Can I develop a spike in my Junior year?
I'm first-gen and low-income, so my mom pushed me to try to get into a "traditional" career so I could have a middle-class life. So she pushed me towards STEM, and wanted me to be a doctor. Pleasant to say, no. I want to develop a spike in the humanities, with a focus on writing/ Journalism and subsets in History, Music, and Theatre. My school is also making it to where students can re-do this year next year. So since I'm a Junior this year, I can be a Junior next year.
Current ECs:
-Reynolds Young Writers Workshop
-Writing for "100 Days in Appalachia"
-Journalism Fellowship
-National History Day(1 year, Made it to State but COVID happened)
Hopeful ECs (The way I view it is that if I cast the net wide, I may get some fish. My problem is my low GPA.)
-Great Jewish Books Program (applied, waiting for a decision)
-National History Day (again)
-Local/ School Theatre
-School Band
-School Choir
-Community Service Project (long idea, too big to explain)
-Young Arts
-Lipscomb ENGAGE Program (applied, waiting for a decision.)
-National History Academy
-Questbridge Prep Scholars
-Scholastic Art and Writers Awards
-Looking for Playwriting Competitions
-ISSCY
-Some more pre-college programs for schools I'm interested in (such as Barnard Pre-College, Tufts Pre-College, etc.)
-Iowa Young Writers Studio
-Boston University Journalism Institute/ Princeton University Journalism Institute
-Sewanee Young Writers Conference
-TASP (Since I'll be a Junior next year)
-Hoping to start a Newspaper and Book Club Next Year (since all my school has is frickin' Sci Oly and Academic Team)
tbh i feel like your academic interests are SO broad haha! maybe narrow it down more? but still, your ECs are pretty diverse and impressive.
You may not know me, but my advice as a friend is that you should follow what your heart tells you to do. Don't stress yourself and aim towards your goal. As I am, my goal is to become a medical doctor,it may be hard but I am taking life easy, not stressing myself. I see you are aiming towards writing and journalism, but what i want you to do is to believe in God that he will make you to become the best journalist in the world . May God help you.
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