Corey Holcomb
Most career coaches will tell you — keep your resume to one page. But for College of Charleston School of Business senior Corey Holcomb ‘25 that’s nearly impossible.
Holcomb is not only a triple major in Economics, Finance, and Commercial Real Estate Finance, he’s also the President of the Real Estate Club, an economics and finance tutor, and a member of the esteemed Market Process Scholars and Schottland Scholars programs.
In addition to finding a second home in the business school, Holcomb spent the last four years working weekends as a valet with the Parking Management Company; is the recipient of multiple academic scholarships, awards, and recognitions, including The Fanchon Morrow Condon Memorial Outstanding Economics Student Award; and worked as an intern for both Boehead Investments and Wells Fargo.
Despite following his own advice to “get involved early and often,” Holcomb didn’t always plan on pursuing three out of the business school’s 11 majors.
His father’s background in real estate was what first led Holcomb to consider it as a major. Ever the pragmatist, he thought that studying finance alongside real estate would further set him up for success after graduation.
As for economics, that was more of a happy accident. Freshman year, Holcomb took Dr. Calvin Blackwell’s Econ 200 course on a whim and it just so happened to be his favorite class. “I truly fell in love with econ after that.”
One class led to another and soon he had enough credits for an economics minor. By junior year — thanks to some high school and summer course credits — Holcomb was eligible to graduate early.
But “early graduate” was not something he was interested in having on his CV.
“I didn’t want to leave [the College] any sooner than I needed to. So I was like, all right, well, let’s make the economics minor a major,” Holcomb said.
His academic duo officially became a trio.
Of the many extra-curriculars Holcomb has picked up over the course of his college career, joining the Market Process Scholars was his first. The program, which is directed by economics professor Dr. Peter Calcagno, exposes exceptional students to diverse academic and business leaders in the field of economics.
In addition to building one-on-one relationships with economic experts, Holcomb says the Market Process Scholars learn how to apply economic theory in the real world — exploring classroom concepts at a much deeper, nuanced level.
But for all of the great things Holcomb had to say about the Market Process Scholars program, he admits that he has an extra special place in his heart for the Schottland Scholars.
The Schottland Scholars is a prestigious leadership program for the 10-12 top-performing seniors in the School of Business. It includes professional development training and assessments, mentorship from C-suite executives, and an infamously difficult application and interview process.
“It’s the hardest interview I’ve ever had,” says Holcomb. “I have a job as a Commercial Banking Analyst with Wells Fargo lined up after graduation, but even that interview was not as hard as my Schottland interview.”
When asked who he admires most professionally, Holcomb says hands-down Schottland mentor, Bill Finn. “I would love to emulate Bill in the future. Not only his financial acumen, but also his patience and commitment to giving back.”
For now, Holcomb’s only commitment is to make some space on his resume for a bright professional future.
