Academic Background and Future Plans

Currently, I am a sophomore. I am an English major with a concentration in professional and creative writing with a double minor in Psychology and Classics. I also have taken or plan to take courses in dance, such as yoga and t'ai chi and foreign language courses in Italian and plan to take courses in Chinese and German. I also study music and perform with the Manhattanville Community Orchestra. I have chosen to study writing because I enjoy expressing myself creatively in various ways through different styles of writing, such as fiction, poetry, plays, and narratives. I have been writing creatively before I started grade school. I just began media writing and have caught on very well; I enjoy it as much as creative writing. I write for various publications on and off campus and am considering making a career out of it. In the future, I plan to go on and study English and Irish literature at the graduate level as well as writing for the mass media on the side. I also would like to teach writing and literature at the university level. Outside of school, I volunteer my time working with children, the elderly, and work at my local public library. I work in the DPI/NGO (or non-governmental organization) office at the United Nations and report on the briefings held every Thursday on issues around the world, such as poverty and domestic violence. To keep myself physically active, I work out regularly at the gym, swim, sail, and participate in different forms of dance.
I took this class so I could have the oppportunity to learn more in-depth about the field of journalism and how to effectively write for the mass media. I hope to take what I will learn from this course with me into my career.