Carin Marcusen:
CLASS OF 1996
Bethel High SchoolClass of 1996
Shawnee, OK
University of Oklahoma - LawClass of 2003
Norman, OK
Oklahoma State University - BusinessClass of 2000
Stillwater, OK
US Air Force Academy Class of 2000
Colorado springs, CO
Carin's Story
Life
Life's been good to me so far. After FINALLY finishing school, I've got a good job that I find challenging and rewarding. Plus, I really like the people I work with, which helps a lot. Outside of work, I've gotten to do some traveling this year. In March, I went to Las Vegas with some friends from work for a bachelorette trip and, in July, I went to Norway to visit my dad's side of the family. Both trips were lots of fun (despite the travel problems!). I just got back from Austin. I went down with a friend of mine to ACL, which would have been a lot more fun if it had been about 15 degrees cooler! I still ride horses (I've got 3) but don't compete near so seriously as I did in high school. Now, it's mostly just a fun way to relax and have fun away from my rather stressful job. And, frankly, I really just enjoy seeing the horses standing out there in the pasture waiting for me when I get home from work each day. They're so easy to please - little food and they're happy! lol
College
After high school, I went to the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, CO for a year and half before I realized that I preferred to live my OWN life. I still keep in touch with many of the friends I made there and have much respect for those serving in our military. I started at Oklahoma State in January 1998 and graduated with my bachelor's degree in May 2000. I worked hard but I also had a lot of fun at OSU! From there, I decided to go directly on to law school (while I still used to being a poor student!). I ended up ...Expand for more
at OU. Law school itself wasn't much fun but I did get involved in a lot of activities and made some really good friends. I finished there in May 2003 and finally entered the full time workforce with the same firm I had interned with.
Workplace
After I left USAFA and came "home" to Oklahoma, I took the first job I could find in Stillwater to help work my way through OSU. Unfortunately, that was at McDonald's. No, I didn't actually flip the burgers but I still came home after each shift smelling like them! Luckily though, after only a few months, I was able to find a better job on campus. I worked in the office of the dean of the College of Business for two years--answering phones and doing general clerical-type stuff. It was a relaxed atmosphere and a really great way to get to know the professors (OSU might be "big" school but you don't have to be "just a number"). The summer before I graduated, I had an internship at a bank. It was a good learning experience but it convinced me that I should continue on with school (I had been debating whether to go straight on to law school or work for a while then go back). I interned at a law firm in downtown OKC for two years while in law school and although I had other job offers other places, when all was said and done, I ended up staying put here in Oklahoma and am still working at the same firm (it's been over 4 years now--time flies!). I'm an attorney now and mostly work on the plaintiff's side of things. Litigation's exciting, often hectic but I really love it!
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