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"I did my term papers the day they were assigned."

My Life in Learning
February 15, 2022
Nicole Lapin

Nicole Lapin is a New York Times bestselling author and financial expert with appearances on NBC, CNN, Bloomberg, MSNBC, and The Today Show. Her highly anticipated book, Miss Independent, is out now!  Check out Nicole's life in learning and throwback work ID!

  1. Primary School: Eldorado Emerson in Orange, CA
  2. High School: Los Angeles County High School for the Arts
  3. University + major: Northwestern University, Evanston, IL + journalism and political science double major
  4. Learning-related photo and story behind it: This was my first work ID for a job I had in college as a news reporter in Lexington, Kentucky. I was equal parts excited and terrified!

  5. In school I excelled at: Math
  6. In school I struggled with: English
  7. After school you could find me: In ballet
  8. Troublemaker or Teacher's Pet? A combo of both
  9. You'd be surprised to learn that in school I... did my term papers the day they were assigned not the night before.
  10. In high school people thought I would grow up to be a: F-up
  11. Favorite teacher/professor and why: My Russian literature professor in college who taught us the meaning of life.
  12. Favorite book: Anna Karenina
  13. First job: local news reporter
  14. If I could do any job, it would be: a poet
  15. The course I'd most like to take today: Psychology
  16. If I could have any celebrity as a teacher, I’d pick: Tiffany Haddish
  17. Today I learn the most from: My puppy
  18. Do you learn best by reading, listening or doing? Doing
  19. Best piece of career advice I ever received: Whether you think you can or you can’t, you’re right.
  20. My personal superpower is: Everything I think is a weakness.