{"id":44601,"date":"2025-12-09T11:49:47","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T16:49:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/?page_id=44601"},"modified":"2025-12-10T17:01:32","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T22:01:32","slug":"success-stories","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/career\/success-stories\/","title":{"rendered":"Success Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>What can College of Communication students expect in the years right after graduation? What part of their college experience served them well? What surprised them?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We asked a few, as part of an ongoing series of interviews with recent COM grads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t<div class=\"related-content related-articles\">\n\t\t<div class=\"related-content__header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"related-content__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\tInterview Series\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"related-content__list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"article-card post-43947 bu-article type-bu-article status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-alumni category-film-television tag-early-career-qa tag-from-com-to-career discipline-type-film-television\">\n\t<div class=\"article-card__link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-card__cat\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"article-card__cat-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"article-card__cat-item-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/category\/alumni\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAlumni\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"article-card__cat-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"article-card__cat-item-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/category\/film-television\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFilm &amp; TV\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"article-card__heading\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article-card__heading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/articles\/from-com-to-career-qa-with-nesa-huda-ms-screenwriting\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"article-card__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\tFrom COM to Career: Q&#038;A With Nesa Huda, MFA Screenwriting\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"article-card__image-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/articles\/from-com-to-career-qa-with-nesa-huda-ms-screenwriting\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-card__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"758\" height=\"460\" src=\"\/com\/files\/2025\/12\/com-to-career-25-huda-758x460.png\" class=\"attachment-bucom_card_large size-bucom_card_large\" alt=\"Woman in halftone in illustration with pencil, open book and clapperboard.\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"article-card__date\">August 9, 2025<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"article-card post-43731 bu-article type-bu-article status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-advertising category-alumni tag-advertising tag-from-com-to-career discipline-type-advertising\">\n\t<div class=\"article-card__link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-card__cat\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"article-card__cat-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"article-card__cat-item-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/category\/advertising\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAdvertising\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"article-card__cat-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"article-card__cat-item-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/category\/alumni\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAlumni\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"article-card__heading\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article-card__heading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/articles\/qa-with-advertising-undergraduate-victoria-rocha\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"article-card__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\tFrom COM to Career: Q&#038;A With Victoria Rocha, BS Advertising\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"article-card__image-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/articles\/qa-with-advertising-undergraduate-victoria-rocha\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-card__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"758\" height=\"460\" src=\"\/com\/files\/2025\/12\/COM_COMtalk_QandA_25-2_BS-AD-Rocha-758x460.png\" class=\"attachment-bucom_card_large size-bucom_card_large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"article-card__date\">August 10, 2025<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"article-card post-44661 bu-article type-bu-article status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-alumni category-media-science tag-from-com-to-career bu-publication-test discipline-type-media-science\">\n\t<div class=\"article-card__link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-card__cat\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"article-card__cat-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"article-card__cat-item-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/category\/alumni\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAlumni\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"article-card__cat-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"article-card__cat-item-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/category\/media-science\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMedia Science\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"article-card__heading\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article-card__heading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/articles\/from-com-to-career-qa-with-sydney-koo-bs-media-science\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"article-card__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\tFrom COM to Career: Q&#038;A With Sydney Koo, BS Media Science\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"article-card__image-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/articles\/from-com-to-career-qa-with-sydney-koo-bs-media-science\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-card__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"758\" height=\"460\" src=\"\/com\/files\/2025\/12\/COM_COMtalk_QandA_25-2_Koo-758x460.png\" class=\"attachment-bucom_card_large size-bucom_card_large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"article-card__date\">September 1, 2025<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"article-card post-43952 bu-article type-bu-article status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-advertising category-alumni tag-early-career-qa tag-from-com-to-career discipline-type-advertising\">\n\t<div class=\"article-card__link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-card__cat\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"article-card__cat-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"article-card__cat-item-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/category\/advertising\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAdvertising\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"article-card__cat-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"article-card__cat-item-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/category\/alumni\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAlumni\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"article-card__heading\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article-card__heading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/articles\/from-com-to-career-qa-with-niharika-verma-ms-advertising\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"article-card__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\tFrom COM to Career: Q&#038;A With Niharika Verma, MS Advertising\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"article-card__image-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/articles\/from-com-to-career-qa-with-niharika-verma-ms-advertising\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-card__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"758\" height=\"460\" src=\"\/com\/files\/2025\/12\/com-to-career-niharika-verma-758x460.png\" class=\"attachment-bucom_card_large size-bucom_card_large\" alt=\"Smiling portrait\/illustration of Niharika Verma with various screen in the background.\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"article-card__date\">September 3, 2025<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"article-card post-43724 bu-article type-bu-article status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-alumni category-journalism tag-early-career-qa tag-from-com-to-career discipline-type-journalism\">\n\t<div class=\"article-card__link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-card__cat\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"article-card__cat-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"article-card__cat-item-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/category\/alumni\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAlumni\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"article-card__cat-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"article-card__cat-item-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/category\/journalism\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJournalism\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"article-card__heading\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article-card__heading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/articles\/from-com-to-career-qa-with-investigative-journalist-k-sophie-will-bs-journalism\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"article-card__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\tFrom COM to Career: Q&#038;A With Investigative Journalist K. Sophie Will, BS Journalism\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"article-card__image-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/articles\/from-com-to-career-qa-with-investigative-journalist-k-sophie-will-bs-journalism\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-card__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"758\" height=\"460\" src=\"\/com\/files\/2025\/12\/COM_COMtalk_QandA_25-2_Will-758x460.png\" class=\"attachment-bucom_card_large size-bucom_card_large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"article-card__date\">November 10, 2025<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"article-card post-44708 bu-article type-bu-article status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-alumni category-film-television tag-from-com-to-career bu-publication-test discipline-type-film-television\">\n\t<div class=\"article-card__link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-card__cat\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"article-card__cat-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"article-card__cat-item-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/category\/alumni\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAlumni\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"article-card__cat-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"article-card__cat-item-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/category\/film-television\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFilm &amp; TV\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"article-card__heading\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article-card__heading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/articles\/from-com-to-career-qa-with-kaylee-benson-ms-television\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"article-card__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\tFrom COM to Career: Q&#038;A With Kaylee Benson, MS Television\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"article-card__image-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/articles\/from-com-to-career-qa-with-kaylee-benson-ms-television\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-card__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"758\" height=\"460\" src=\"\/com\/files\/2025\/12\/COM_COMtalk_QandA_25-2_MS-TV-Benson-758x460.png\" class=\"attachment-bucom_card_large size-bucom_card_large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"article-card__date\">July 10, 2025<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"article-card post-44705 bu-article type-bu-article status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-alumni tag-from-com-to-career bu-publication-test\">\n\t<div class=\"article-card__link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-card__cat\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"article-card__cat-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"article-card__cat-item-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/category\/alumni\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAlumni\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"article-card__heading\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article-card__heading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/articles\/from-com-to-career-qa-with-ben-oppenheimer-ms-media-ventures\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"article-card__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\tFrom COM to Career: Q&#038;A With Ben Oppenheimer, MS Media Ventures\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"article-card__image-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/articles\/from-com-to-career-qa-with-ben-oppenheimer-ms-media-ventures\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-card__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"758\" height=\"460\" src=\"\/com\/files\/2025\/12\/COM_COMtalk_QandA_25-2_MS-MV_Oppenheimer-758x460.png\" class=\"attachment-bucom_card_large size-bucom_card_large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"article-card__date\">July 10, 2025<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What can College of Communication students expect in the years right after graduation? 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