[6] She attended Raritan High School from 2001 to 2005, where she played softball, ran track, and was a four-year varsity soccer letter winner.
[7] She went on to major in sociology at William Paterson University, where she also played as a midfielder on their Division III women's soccer team.
[4] Giancola debuted on the MTV reality show Jersey Shore in August 2009 as Sammi Sweetheart.
[12][13] In 2015, Giancola became a co-host on the podcast called Just Sayin, where she joins relationship expert Siggy Flicker and TV host Clare Galterio to discuss their respective personal lives and celebrity rumors.
[14] Sammi began a volatile on-off relationship with castmate Ronnie Ortiz-Magro during Jersey Shore's original run from 2009 to 2012.