Do you remember the first time thaty you knew, beyond a shadow of a doubt, what you wanted to do for the rest of your life? Were you five? Fourteen? Are you still waiting for that moment of clarity and assuredness?
I was never the child who answered the question "What do you want to be when you grow up?" the same way twice. It's been doctor, nurse, nun, firefighter, policewoman, teacher, news anchor, and a million other things that I forgot almost as soon as I answered the question.
For the past four years, I've been saying news anchor. And I woke up the other morning and realized that I would hate my job. I chose my major on a whim; my dad told me one day that he thought I'd "look good" reading the news, that I'd be good at it. So I went with that. I was a sophomore in high school, and I had decided that it was about time I figured out where my life was going. Now, nearly five years later, I still have no clue.
I want to stay in journalism, because I'm at one of the best schools for it in the entire country. I think I'm leaning towards either magazine or public relations. The former, because let's face it, I love to write, and creative writing has always been my forte. The latter because...well, to put it politely, I have an immense and innate talent for warping and twisting the truth to make it sound more favorable. I am not a liar. I just know how to spin things.
So to those of you who know me personally, and those who only know me through my writing...what is your opinion (besides the fact that I shouldn't be basing my major and my career choices on something as whimsical as blog comments)?
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you would be fantastic at public relations...you're strong enough to take the shitty parts and you're good with people.
well a.) dont leave.
b.) i think you'd be good at whatever it is you do as long as it involves writing, because frankly, you're incredible at writnig...even when it comes down to writing about emotional/personal stuff..regardless your writing involved deep stuff...and everything ive read..has at least put me beyond my mind so that i could at least reflect on whatever it is you're talking about, even if it hardly reflects on me whatsoever...just please keep writing because you're good at what you're do and i enjoy reading whatever it is you put on, because it's thought provoking and interesting..i couldnt expect more really.
you're burnt out em, keep with it. you'd be great. like I said get your degree in it, you've got a face for TV and a voice for radio. either way you could make a killing and it'd be just like our poli sci class
You're essentially saying, in the words of Little Miss Sunshine, do you what you love and fuck the rest.
Any suggestions? Because I've hit a wall.
I limited myself to those two only because leaving Scripps at this point would be just as bad as dropping out of college. You don't get accepted to one of the top five journalism schools in the country and then say, nah, I think I'll do something else. You just don't.
Writing is my life. It's who I am, it's what I do. I don't claim to be amazing, but I think that with some effort and work I could be pretty good. As long as I'm writing, it doesn't matter what I do. Maybe I'll go into novel-writing, I don't know. I think I'll stick with magazine for a bit and see where it takes me.
And as for doubling, it's almost impossible to do it and still finish in 4 years. Which I have to do, because my scholarship runs out then. I'm double minoring though, so that should open up my options a tad. Hopefully.
Kudos on finding your spot in thet world, however.
im just going to be honest here. you have so much going for you, so many opportunities. i probably wouldnt leave scripps if i were in it. i mean i tried but didnt have the gpa. i think that where you land is where youre meant to be. plans are useless. my plans were: going to LA and becoming a movie star. thats when i was 14, and now im 20, and im not rushing off to LA anytime soon. lol. if youre content where you are, i think thats good. there are so many bigger things to worry about. my main thing though is, i definitely advise you to not drop out of scripps. youre there for a reason. whether or not you know what it is, im sure youll find something soon.
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