The path to success is rarely a straight line.
Just ask Arizona State University graduate student Emily Hinsberger.
Emily’s journey to earn her Bachelor of Science degree in psychology from ASU’s Barrett Honors College in spring 2022, and beginning her Master of Counseling program in the fall, took a few twists and turns along the way as unexpected obstacles emerged.
In high school, the Phoenix native was an exceptional athlete. She ran sprints and threw shot-put in varsity track and field, practiced Jujitsu, Muay Thai and Judo martial arts at a local Tempe gym, and was a competitive saber fencer at the national level. Her plans to become a college athlete were right in front of her.
“I was going to go to college on an athletic scholarship.
Everything seemed to be falling into place for me. This is where
