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Growing up I never had a set idea of what I wanted to be or do in
the future. I always knew I wanted to do something great and exciting,
but that was it. As a teenager, I always told myself to just enjoy life
and not to worry about the future just yet. I was very much into
basketball and yes I received good grades, but not to help me in the
future, but because that was what my parents expected from me. As a
sophomore, I now feel like I have a better understanding of what I would
like to do in the future, however, this was not the case my first year
of college. I was very stressed out as to what I wanted to major in and
it did not help that every time I talked to someone, especially family
members, I still had no answers to give them to the same question they
were constantly asking, “What is your major?” I avoided this question as
best I could but knew time was running out and I needed to make a
decision soon if I was planning on graduating in four years.
That summer before entering my sophomore year, I really wanted to
find an internship in anything to help me decide what my major ought to
be. I talked to some people and family friends and later was introduced
to my best friend’s uncle, who works at a small international news
station. He told me they needed some help and were looking for an
intern. Although I was never really into the news or politics, I
decided to take the internship. I was only supposed to be there for the
summer, but it has now been seven months. I guess I must have made a
good impression because they did not mind it when I asked if they would
like me to stay longer; in fact they seemed very pleased. I loved it
the first day I got there and I still love it. I was entranced by the
news because I did not realize how many problems there were and still
are going on around the world and how many people are unaware of them.
Yes, the commute is tough and it takes up a lot of time, especially with
school, but it is one of the greatest experiences I have ever had. Now I
am very much into what is going on around the world and feel it is my
duty to inform my classmates, community, family, etc.
Even though I have taken an interest in journalism, surprisingly, I
have chosen my major to be marketing with a minor in electronic
journalism. I would have liked to double major with the two, but my
adviser advised me not to do that unless I planned on staying at school
for a long time. I was confused at first as to what to do, but as I
talked to many people from my co-workers, to friends, to family, they
all seemed to be saying that in the journalism field experience and
contacts are what really matter. The reason I chose marketing was
because I felt it went well with journalism in the sense that you need
to market to your guests why they should appear and be interviewed at
your news station rather than another. Also I feel that I can always
fall back on the marketing degree if I decide journalism is not for me
anymore.
With these two things combined this will make me a well-rounded
person and give me many options out of college. So although I do not
have a specific career choice, I have a better idea of what I would like
to be doing after college. I am also planning on going to graduate
school after undergraduate so I feel that I am still young and have
time. I have always been a strong believer and still am of how
everything happens for a reason and decided to put my life in God’s
hands and go with the flow and hope for the best. I have been doing
this and have been happy and feel I am on the right path. Yes, sometimes
I begin to question the decisions I have made, but that is part of life
and you just have to hope for the best!
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