She was part of the Accelerated Master's Program and received her bachelor's and master's degrees in journalism from Northwestern in June 2010. She focused on print journalism for her bachelor's degree and broadcast journalism for her master's degree. For her master's, she covered education in Chicago for the Medill News Service and health in Washington D.C. In D.C., she also covered President Felipe Calderon's visit to the White House and a commencement speech by First Lady Michelle Obama.