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This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at U Iowa chapter.

Name: Sam Saltess
Year: Junior
Hometown: Palatine, IL
High School: Palatine High School
Major/Minor: Journalism/Mass Communication with a Certificate in Fundraising and Philanthropic Communication
Status: Taken
Motto: “You Live and You Learn”
Dream Job: PR pro at a big firm in New York City or Chicago, handling celebrities, athletes, and big-name companies.
Favorite Music: OAR, Coldplay, Ellie Goulding
Favorite TV show(s): Modern Family, Dexter
Favorite Hawkeye Sport to Watch: Gymnastics. Not so much football this year.
Favorite Hang-Out Spot at Iowa: The River Room at the IMU. U-billing lunch and dinner? Count me in.
One thing on my bucket list: Swim with dolphins…yea, I’ve never swam with dolphins.
If I could hang out with any celebrity for a day it would be: Mila Kunis because if she’s half as cool as she is in “Friends With Benefits,” we’d be best friends.
If I could travel anywhere in the world it would be: I’ve never been out of the country, so I’d take a Euro-trip!
Plans after Iowa: Put on my big-girl pants and start working/doing more PR internships in Chicago!

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Emily is a junior at the University of Iowa and is studying Journalism and Pre-Law with a minor in Health Communication. She has been a part of the Her Campus University of Iowa team since it was founded in 2010 and is a member of Ed on Campus. She has grown to love magazine writing and editing and if she somehow can't land her dream job (to be Carrie Bradshaw), she wouldn't mind settling for a job in the magazine industry. If nothing else, she hopes to attend law school somewhere in the Bay Area out West, her favorite place to be. Since the age of 15, Emily spent her summers in California, doing internships and falling in love with San Francisco. Some of her other interests include her 4-month-old longhaired wiener dog Henry, blogging, celebrity gossip, sushi, Private Practice, fro-yo, being a journalism nerd, and anything involving good conversation with good people. Although she's not exactly sure of her plans for the future, she knows journalism will somehow be the driving force in her career.