It Smells Like Teen Spirit
I am constantly in the move, anticipating time, I am always waiting for the next big thing. Maybe it deals with the obvious fact that I am a curious teenager. My Senior year has reached its peak. I am trying to keep my balance with ACT scores, college deadlines, grades, scholarships, work, and my social life. Senoritis has taken control making this year very challenging. The Searcy High School councilor, Mrs. Rodey, met with the all the senior English classes in the cafeteria one Thursday. She gave out thick packets with very interesting facts such as student loans, college deadlines with their requirements, GPA’s, and graduation. Now that this is all hitting reality, it is a bit frightening. Figuring out what college to attend, and what I most likely want to pursue in life. I get this impatient feeling at times that I may not get accepted into the college I want. I order to prevent that, I plan on raising my ACT score by taking the ACT as many times as I can until the end of June. I have even thought about taking the SAT in November or December and start applying to my top colleges as soon as possible. I’ve dreamed of attending college in a big city. There is just something about the atmosphere in a big city. I love the noise, people, and the great opportunities for art culture that are available. I’m quite of an artsy person. In eighth grade, I met my passion: photography. A family friend got me a pocket camera. Because of that pocket camera, I found myself. I would go around and take pictures with that pocket camera every where I went. Then, when I turned sixteen, my mom bought me a Kodak with a bigger lens and better zooming. It was because of the camera that I started seeing what I was really capable of doing. I went everywhere with that thing. It was almost like a necessity. I did some of my best work with that camera. I signed up for Yearbook my Junior year because my English teacher, Ms. Brown, encouraged me. She mention that I could be great help to the staff and that is how I started learning about Canon. I’ve been using Canon ever since and won an award last year for one of the top sport pictures at ASPA. I want to attend a good art college and pursue something with photography. So far, I’ve taken two senior pictures and have been asked by more then five people to take theirs. I only charge about sixty dollars to take the pictures and edit them, which in my opinion is a good price. What I want to do is start my own photography business or work for a music magazine. Going into an internship is definitely something I’ve considered as part of my future plans. Somewhere like Chicago or Seattle. I would love to see Seattle someday or go back to Chicago. This is it, I have started my life.
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