Meeting Ms. Downey really opened my eyes to the opportunities of networking at Cornell. She explained how the main was to be successful is through the advice and mentorship of others. And as students at Cornell we must use all our resources, and expand our mentorship networks in order to be successful. She advised us all to make at least two connection per semester, one with a professor and one with a staff member. She also said that many of limit ourselves to the age range or academic field of our connections, however, she says that we must have a diverse group of people in our network to be successful. All this information was extremely valuable to me as I had not realized how much our personal network is important in individual success. Also, I have always been troubled by starting the initial conversation to build a connection with other, be it professors or other peers. However Ms. Downey reminded us that everyone at Cornell, and around us, is willing to lend all the information they have to help another person. So with, Ms. Downey’s words, I myself will try to reach out and make more connections during my time at Cornell.