Personal Statement: I grew up on the South Side of Chicago, despite the negative connotations associated with where I was raised, I love my city and everything it shaped me to be. My mother made it her duty to make sure I attended the best schools and too make sure I was rounded in as many aspects as possible. She instilled in me that anything I put my mind to I can do it; to this day she tells me all the time how much she loves to see the motivated person I am continue to strive for my dreams. If I could give two words to describe myself, they would be driven and passionate. When I want something, I won’t let anything get in my way and stop me, if obstacles come my way I face them without fear and overcome them to the best of my ability. …show more content…
My high school was one of the top three high schools in the city and required an entrance exam. I took all honors courses throughout my four years there and felt like I was in constant competition with my classmates – we all averaged a 4.0 GPA or above. My freshman year of high school, I wanted to go to Harvard and to be just a lawyer – obviously since then my plans have changed. Syracuse University was my first-choice school and I applied Early Decision. When I originally applied for Syracuse University, I wanted to be a magazine major and a psychology minor. I wanted to go down that path, initially, because I like writing and I think psychology is interesting and fun. The summer before my freshman year started I had an epiphany after thinking about an essay I’d read in my high school English class about if you want to be a writer you must read; I began to think of hobbies I had and how I could turn them into careers and I realized I watch a lot of movies and it only made sense that I’d be a filmmaker. A filmmaker isn’t the only thing I wanted to be however, I also want to pursue a career in the law profession as an Entertainment lawyer. How I came to be a Television, Radio, & Film and Psychology Major with an Information Management and Technology minor honestly stemmed from trying to make hobbies into a career