My name is Mallory and I am a junior here, at UMBC. I should be graduating this year but, I am a transfer from Frostburg State and lost a few credits in the transfer. I am an outgoing, friendly, family oriented girl who is always up for having a good time. I enjoy hanging out with my friends and family, shopping, running, writing, swimming, dancing and am always open to trying new things. As I said above, I love shopping whether it is for me or for other people, it is by far my favorite thing to do. Shopping online, although dangerous for me, still helps me cope with stress.(haha). http://www.bloomingdales.com/ and http://www.nordstroms.com/ are my two favorite sites. I'm a really good listener and love meeting new people. If I could give advice to my classmates and anyone reading this post, for that matter, I would say: “Do what you love, love what you do.” Happiness is what matters.
College was never an option for me; it was more of a priority. My parents always said that I could do whatever I wanted in life, as long as I had a degree under my belt. They always taught me that having an education is one of the most important aspects to being an independent person. As a freshman in college, my priorities were very different from what they are today. My main priority was to have a good time, which unfortunately involved no schoolwork. Once I entered my second semester at UMBC, my whole outlook changed when my grades dropped. I started thinking about my goals and realized that I wasn’t in college to waste my parent’s money on partying. I finally became conscious of the fact that I am here to retain as much knowledge as I can so one day I can apply it to my career. Besides the facts and information that I have learned in all my classes, college has most of all, given me the passion and the desire to set goals and achieve them. Now, when it comes to school, I am very hardworking and dedicated to getting good grades and learning all about my major, Communications.
I am taking American Studies 222 because it looked like an interesting class that would get me ready and more involved in my field. I have changed my major many times and think that I have finally found what interests me. I hope that by taking this class I become more educated about world news and how the history of the media is involved with it. I am taking two other American Studies courses this semester and am happy to say that I am intrigued by all three of them. This proves that I am one step closer to my goal which is to one day be a successful, independent, woman who loves what she does.
College was never an option for me; it was more of a priority. My parents always said that I could do whatever I wanted in life, as long as I had a degree under my belt. They always taught me that having an education is one of the most important aspects to being an independent person. As a freshman in college, my priorities were very different from what they are today. My main priority was to have a good time, which unfortunately involved no schoolwork. Once I entered my second semester at UMBC, my whole outlook changed when my grades dropped. I started thinking about my goals and realized that I wasn’t in college to waste my parent’s money on partying. I finally became conscious of the fact that I am here to retain as much knowledge as I can so one day I can apply it to my career. Besides the facts and information that I have learned in all my classes, college has most of all, given me the passion and the desire to set goals and achieve them. Now, when it comes to school, I am very hardworking and dedicated to getting good grades and learning all about my major, Communications.
I am taking American Studies 222 because it looked like an interesting class that would get me ready and more involved in my field. I have changed my major many times and think that I have finally found what interests me. I hope that by taking this class I become more educated about world news and how the history of the media is involved with it. I am taking two other American Studies courses this semester and am happy to say that I am intrigued by all three of them. This proves that I am one step closer to my goal which is to one day be a successful, independent, woman who loves what she does.
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