Boston Globe immigration reporter Maria Sacchetti's visit. (Click to see everybody.)

10 suggestions from Maria:

1) If you have a goal, go for it first. Then reassess.
2) Do your best to tell the true story.
3) Don't assume you know; be humble.
4) Work at your writing  -- a foreign language if you're trying to learn one --  every day.
5) Appeal everything.
6) Go to job fairs. Wear a suit. Stand in line. Be nice. They might not hire you (but they might remember you).
7) Embrace math. Math is essential.
8) Always be careful and well-prepared when you travel abroad for a story. You don't want anything bad to happen. "Because then you can't tell the story."
9) Do your expenses. 
10) Have fun. Learn salsa dancing, photography. Keep learning.