Statement of Goals
Past life experiences play a crucial role in determining the dreams and goals of an individual. My past shows that I would not be in college now if I wasn’t presented with the opportunity to study writing. Ever since I was able to grip a pen or pencil I loved to write. Marble notebooks and freshly sharpened pencils amazed me. The notion that I could fill up many pages with my own observations, thoughts, and story creations took over me, so I decided to run with it. I was always very curious about writing as a career. I read novels such as Harry Potter and Lord of the Flies and pondered over the fact that this started out as just an idea, and authors such as J.K Rowling and William Golding started out as aspiring writers. I knew that this dream was actually possible.
When I started high school, creative writing classes were not offered making it hard to learn more about the subject besides from what I searched on the web. However, my school did offer journalism classes. I figured, why not? Maybe I wouldn’t be writing short stories, but it still gave me a writing outlet. I really did love it, which was why I took those classes for several years. I loved seeing my own byline in the newspaper every month. After four years of learning the art of journalism, I started out at Rowan University majoring in journalism. This turned out to be a big mistake. I quickly learned that creative writing, and learning about the actual writing craft was my passion, not investigative reporting and the confines of newspaper writing. I ended up wasting around nine credits of my time. Soon after some research, I found that Rowan had a writing arts department so I quickly switched to the major and found myself a home.
Now three years later, I am a junior, aspiring expert of media communication, freelance writer and hopefully soon-to-be graduate school student. Since freshman year my goals for school have changed. This to me is not uncommon. My father made me realize that earning two degrees can only help my schooling in the long run. I may want to go to graduate school for something other then writing, but I am still an avid ‘journaler’ always writing poetry and short stories.
In the long run I would love to teach on the college level. But since baby steps seem like the best idea, I first want to graduate Rowan University with both a degree in writing arts and communication studies, with concentrations in creative writing and new media. Once I graduate I want to quickly move onto graduate school at a university with a communications program focused on new media so I don’t loose the momentum of learning that I currently have. I also believe that looking at jobs besides teaching would be in my best interest since professor positions are very competitive. I have a significant amount of interest in a career in publishing as well, so I would like to spend time now researching what opportunities are available for positions after graduate school.
Overall, I still want to practice the craft of writing, which can be used both in teaching communications and in a publishing career. I have a feeling that later on in life, these goals of mine might change due to my indecisive and flustered nature, so for now, I want to focus on my grades and classes. I want to prove to my professors and myself that I am a writer and that I can succeed in multiple majors: communications and writing arts.
When I started high school, creative writing classes were not offered making it hard to learn more about the subject besides from what I searched on the web. However, my school did offer journalism classes. I figured, why not? Maybe I wouldn’t be writing short stories, but it still gave me a writing outlet. I really did love it, which was why I took those classes for several years. I loved seeing my own byline in the newspaper every month. After four years of learning the art of journalism, I started out at Rowan University majoring in journalism. This turned out to be a big mistake. I quickly learned that creative writing, and learning about the actual writing craft was my passion, not investigative reporting and the confines of newspaper writing. I ended up wasting around nine credits of my time. Soon after some research, I found that Rowan had a writing arts department so I quickly switched to the major and found myself a home.
Now three years later, I am a junior, aspiring expert of media communication, freelance writer and hopefully soon-to-be graduate school student. Since freshman year my goals for school have changed. This to me is not uncommon. My father made me realize that earning two degrees can only help my schooling in the long run. I may want to go to graduate school for something other then writing, but I am still an avid ‘journaler’ always writing poetry and short stories.
In the long run I would love to teach on the college level. But since baby steps seem like the best idea, I first want to graduate Rowan University with both a degree in writing arts and communication studies, with concentrations in creative writing and new media. Once I graduate I want to quickly move onto graduate school at a university with a communications program focused on new media so I don’t loose the momentum of learning that I currently have. I also believe that looking at jobs besides teaching would be in my best interest since professor positions are very competitive. I have a significant amount of interest in a career in publishing as well, so I would like to spend time now researching what opportunities are available for positions after graduate school.
Overall, I still want to practice the craft of writing, which can be used both in teaching communications and in a publishing career. I have a feeling that later on in life, these goals of mine might change due to my indecisive and flustered nature, so for now, I want to focus on my grades and classes. I want to prove to my professors and myself that I am a writer and that I can succeed in multiple majors: communications and writing arts.