Well my 10 months of graduate school is winding down. I am sad and happy at the same time. Happy to reach another milestone in my life and sad that my 10 months at Columbia University is coming to an end. I don't know if I'm staying in NYC, I don't know where I'm working and I don't know what my future holds. All I can do is live in the moment.
So currently I'm applying for jobs and finishing up my numerous environmental science assignments. Three stories, nature assignment and a long form magazine article. Multimedia storytelling, on-air skills and audience/engagement are the few classes I have left. I plan to take full advantage of the time that I have left to perform in these classes.
Although the year is coming to an end I will be working harder than ever as I close out my career at Columbia University. Do I have any regrets? No. What did I learn that was most important? I am capable of anything I put my mind too. The People? Everyone has their own unique gifts that can be utilized in an open journalism market. What was the best part? The people of course, never a dull moment. Would I give any advice to future students coming in? Try everything and be open minded to learning new things, 10 months goes a lot faster than you think.
What are my plans afterward? Well that's the most interesting part actually. Going to the career fair made me realize all the potential talents I have and how they can be utilized in a multi platform media company. I have sports experience in all aspects of journalism. I have also done traditional broadcast news which allows me flexibility in the corporate network world. I have a unique skill set including writing, reporting, social media, videography, editing, and producing. Making me extremely versatile and available for more opportunities regardless of where I work. Then my environmental science reporting gives me a lot of freedom to freelance and become my own expert on important science topics. Then you factor in my entrepreneurship ability and constant thirst to become my own boss, I feel extremely confident. Even in talking to other students, I believe thats an important thing that is missing from the conversation, everyone's own unique gifts. People at columbia J school have many gifts including:great editing, investigative experts, html wizards, programming experts etc... As your time comes to an end you begin to grasp the potential of yourself and learning about yourself is the most important thing, especially in your 20's.
Overall I would say use your creativity to the fullest, and enjoy every moment of life because you never get it back and you never know when it could end.
So currently I'm applying for jobs and finishing up my numerous environmental science assignments. Three stories, nature assignment and a long form magazine article. Multimedia storytelling, on-air skills and audience/engagement are the few classes I have left. I plan to take full advantage of the time that I have left to perform in these classes.
Although the year is coming to an end I will be working harder than ever as I close out my career at Columbia University. Do I have any regrets? No. What did I learn that was most important? I am capable of anything I put my mind too. The People? Everyone has their own unique gifts that can be utilized in an open journalism market. What was the best part? The people of course, never a dull moment. Would I give any advice to future students coming in? Try everything and be open minded to learning new things, 10 months goes a lot faster than you think.
What are my plans afterward? Well that's the most interesting part actually. Going to the career fair made me realize all the potential talents I have and how they can be utilized in a multi platform media company. I have sports experience in all aspects of journalism. I have also done traditional broadcast news which allows me flexibility in the corporate network world. I have a unique skill set including writing, reporting, social media, videography, editing, and producing. Making me extremely versatile and available for more opportunities regardless of where I work. Then my environmental science reporting gives me a lot of freedom to freelance and become my own expert on important science topics. Then you factor in my entrepreneurship ability and constant thirst to become my own boss, I feel extremely confident. Even in talking to other students, I believe thats an important thing that is missing from the conversation, everyone's own unique gifts. People at columbia J school have many gifts including:great editing, investigative experts, html wizards, programming experts etc... As your time comes to an end you begin to grasp the potential of yourself and learning about yourself is the most important thing, especially in your 20's.
Overall I would say use your creativity to the fullest, and enjoy every moment of life because you never get it back and you never know when it could end.
