I had the privilege of doing an undergraduate and a graduate degree in nutrition from Bastyr. The Bastyr name helped me immensely in securing rotations for my distance internship that I organized through the University of Houston (but completed in the greater Seattle area). I was well-equipped to step into a counseling role after my grad program due to my experience in the Bastyr Clinic and courses such as motivational interviewing. In my opinion, these were the most valuable parts of the graduate program and set me apart as a new dietitian in the field.