i'm still flip flopping between psychology and communications so idk about my major yet.minor i'm really thinking about music management but it depends on where i end up going. i have so many dreams though.one is to become a music manager, another is to become a magazine editor, and i want to manage a rec center and do psychology at the same time...lol
OOOOOOOO I see you being a go-getta!
To be in the communications profession or music biz you have to be a go-getta and have something unique about you.
Because everybody is trying to do it nowadays.
You seem verrrry independent. Good luck with everyyyything.
thanks.i wouldn't be where i am today if i weren't a go getter because, trust me, the school im at now basically taught me to fight for survival.alot of those kids dropped out already.so its seein your dreams and realizing sky's the limit.but my profession might change.who knows.what r u tryna do?
As far as me,
I've been flip flopping as well and communications and broadcasting keeps coming up on my list.
But at this point I think I want to be an english major, with a minor MAYBE in pre-law.
NOOOOOOO WAYYYY do I wanna be a lawyer...no way no how!
But look at all of the major and successful business people out there..they all majored in English and pre-law.
I'm trying to be the next Deborah Lee
the next Oprah. . .
I want to be in control of a large business. CEO/President...
So with these big goals, I must be ambitious and graduate at the top of my class (undergrad and grad)
I can't wait til my real life starts to begin
yea my moms wanted me to be a lawyer i was like "huh?sike!"but i feel you.i applied to tnstate knowin oprah came from there.lol.but even though obama the prez some people think its coo now but it really isnt.to get to the top we needa strive for the best.i mean, really, that recent political comic with the chimp spoke 1000 words..
exactly!!!
strive strive strive
That's why I'm going into college saying that I WILL BE THE VALEDICTORIAN OF THIS SCHOOL.
You gotta have that mindset nowadays.
Because ppl just dont care. It sounds like you went to a rough school.
I'm blessed to have went to a verrrry diverse school that roughened me up...
And not just physically, but academically. I'm grateful to have went to a school that had at least 10 AP classes for the kids to take and to have a local community college right down the street with professors willing to come and teach college courses to high school students.
But it was sad when I sat through those 7 AP courses and 3 college courses and see that I'm the only black...
But as far as you, I'm glad to meet (even if it is over the net lol) an ambitious black young woman like yourself, because at my school there aint many.
I have a black friend now who hasnt even applied to a school yet, but yet and still she says she wants to go to college..LIKE WTF?!
Lazzzzy
So with that ESSAY being said,
young black women like yourself and I, must push other young people to pursue dreams and quit being lazy.
We would both serve ourselves a disservice if we let our other brothers and sisters fall by the wayside.
I criticize myself a lot because I see so many women in my class of 09 falling off and I just sit there and let it happen.
lol, the whole talk of ambitious and go-getta women led me to write that essay.
But I challenge you and myself both to go make a difference.
Even if it's just going around school asking kids about their futures and doing anything we can to help.
There's nothing enlightening about shrinking ourselves so others around us won't feel inadequate. We must meet those people eye to eye.
LOL, I'm finished now forreal. (I go off on rants a lot, because in so many ways this youth is so dissapointing)
AMEN!yea i did go to a college prep high school for two years(catholic private) but tuition was MAD expensive so i had to settle with my local public school starting my junior year.MISTAKE!or was it..because it showed me that i'm not always going to be surrounded by people who want to better their lives so I guess it really changed my outlook on things
It started with my first counselor when I first transferred to that school telllin ME that I was only capable of community college and that's what did it. Compared to other youth, I find myself quite intelligent and for him to tell me that I wasn't going to college, to write off my future for me soley because i was BLACK was like 12 stabs in the heart.
but i wouldn't exactly blame him. The black females at my school act under-educated almost as if they didn't come to school for education. Most of the students act that way now that I think about it. But I am so sick of people assuming that I will be a part of the stereotypes just because others are. And this guy didn't even know me!I had literally just stepped into his office. I don't need to get caught up in sterotypes because education is the ONLY key to the future for african americans (unless u spit hard or ball hard) but even so..Diddy went to Howard, Oprah went to TNstate. More of the sucessful people that we know received an education.
I'm glad I met someone like you too(online).hah!And I feel going to an HBCU will light my fire. We need to be surrounded by more people such as ourselves. Where i'm at wont cut it at all.The passing grade is a D-...enough said. I will not lower my standards because other students have and an HBCU is an outlet for youth to meet one another. Youth to meet others who value knowledge and their futures
Striving is a must gurl!thats it.haha.i feel u on the rants
See, you had it just a little bit rougher than I did. A teacher never directly told me that I would not be successful or only go to a community college, but sometimes as a student you just know that's what a teacher is thinking.
As an outsider looking in on your academic career, as far as schools is concerned, I can say that you transferring to that public school was truly a blessing.
It taught you how to be strong, how to strive for better so you would not be in situations like that all of the time, and most importantly that you can overcome any obstacle.
I agree with you a lot in your post, but when you got to your concluding statement and you stated, "We need to be surrounded by more people such as ourselves," kind of threw me off a tad.
I don't think running from these people will solve the problem.
Intelligent women, like yourself, need to help these women in any way possible, instead of throwing them by the wayside and not knowing their full potential or life story. (this is not including those that act ignorant just because they think it's the "in" thing to do).
I'm blessed to be a diverse person, and that worked out perfectly for me because my high school is extremely diverse as far as personalities, nationalities, and socio-economic status.
One day you might see me hanging with the football, basketball, and other other jock sport players, just chillin.
Other days you might catch me with the preps and rich kids.
Next with the Gothics.
Next with the nerds.
Next with you typical black kids.
And this will bless me so much in the future.
Senior superlatives already voted me the most likable and the most likely to succeed, and that's because of my diversity and ability to treat every kind of group with respect.
It amazes me when I see the loudest most ignorant ghetto girl walking down the hall and the next minute she'll come talk to me and suddenly her whole demeanor changes. She begins to talk with some intelligence and dignity. This is a compliment to myself.
With that being said, I don't think you should just run away from these people who made you the intelligent woman you are today. You should try to help them in any way possible. I have found when you love people and have the desire to make a profound, positive impact upon them, then will you have accomplished the meaning to live.
So, basically what I'm saying is just to challenge yourself. It might be hard, because it was for me the first time I tried. But just find one of those ignorant black kids and just drill them with questions. Not in a mean way, but a genuine way. The first time I did it I found the boy to be a whole different person from what I judged him to be. He was a gang member and everything. But he explained to me why and I did all that I could to help him change that around and in august he will be going to Fisk University.
So don't be a "sellout" and leave your community behind without helping those that need the help and want it.
btw, I see that you keep mentioning TSU, grrrreat school. It's right down the road from me. Never a dull moment there.
Oh no.yea that kinda sounded bad.hah.no the people that tend to want to be my friend are the ones who need the nuturing and babying.I guess i'm saying this because I was apart of my schools Peer Advocacy Program and being a school advocate exposes you to many different people. I think my decision to look at another major was based on the fact that I dont know if i'm ready to carry other peoples situations on my back.Some of the kids I helped caused me emotional distress as well and i'm debating on whether or not I can do that for the rest of my life. But thats what you give up in order to be a leader and make an impact so i guess it will just take time
But I am fond of helping others. Thats what I was meant to do. I would never turn against my community like that so I meant it as personal experience with people who are close to me in my life. The ones who feel that if they dont know where their going then I shouldnt either. Those are the people who bring me down and I cant live like that.So I understand what your saying and apologize if it may have sounded negative.hah.Its more towards certain people then my community as a whole because really, my community isnt even half as bad as other places could be.
And I agree.I surround myself with different people and dont judge others by first appearances because I know how it feels (Do onto others as you would like to be treated)There will always be people who will not fit your desired way of living but we have to live above it.Its amazing how some people are just misunderstood like you stated but on the other hand, some people look to be misunderstood..its complicated.You would have to live here.lol
Yea i'm not even from tennessee but ever since I got in, my uncle down in memphis has been tellin me how great it is.lol.but idk well c.because you know we r still waiting on other schools
