<p>I am currently at a highly competitive school in NC. For the most part, I make decent grades (84-90s).
This past year, I have had traumatic events happen in my life. My mother has been deathly ill since October of 2009 with a disease doctor’s say should have taken her life after only 6 weeks. In the time of her illness and hospitalization, I lost my focus on school and did my best to take care of things at home. My grades unfortunately took a turn for the worst and definitely reflect my life at home.
I am now working to get back on track to get all As for the final marking period of this school year.
I have a love for writing and am a natural public speaker. I have dreams of becoming a broadcast journalist for a major network, but before this can happen, I plan on studying Communications or Journalism at a 4 year school, then attending grad school at a school such as American University, USC, or NYU.
My school’s grading scale is different from many other schools and I am aware that my GPA will differ in other states. In NC, I have a 3.2 weighted GPA and on a ten point scale, I have a 3.55/3.6 GPA
I am an assistant dance teacher at a YMCA, a volunteer Sunday School teacher for 3 years, an active member and international competitor of DECA, an active member of the Interact-Rotary Club, and I take part in various volunteer projects.
In conducting research on good journalism/communications programs, I find that the best programs may be a little out of my reach. I would greatly appreciate advice as to where might be a good place for me to look.
I do not need to stay in-state, but with the expensive medical bills, I am going to have to find a school which will not burden my bank account :)</p>