New York Post Rangers reporter Mollie Walker shares how one of the biggest disappointments of her college search ultimately helped shape an unforgettable chapter of her life.
Growing up, Walker had her heart set on attending the University of Maryland. She loved the Big Ten atmosphere, the campus lifestyle, and the journalism opportunities Maryland offered.
There was just one problem.
Maryland was the only school she didn’t get into.
After visiting several other colleges and feeling that none were the right fit, she decided to give UMass Amherst a look — a university that hadn’t initially been on her radar.
The moment she stepped onto campus, she knew.
And what followed was something she never could have predicted.
During Walker’s four years at UMass, the school’s hockey program was developing into a nationally recognized powerhouse. Years later, while covering the New York Rangers, she would encounter former UMass players in the very NHL locker room she now covers professionally.
What began as a disappointing college rejection became an experience she wouldn’t trade.
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