Question #1:Family doesn't take my life or my career choice seriously?I'm a writer. I have published in academic and a couple of more mainstream magazines/journals. I worked hard in high school and received a scholarship to a top 10 liberal arts college. I completed my MFA in creative writing, MA in English, and I'm currently in my last two years (hopefully) of my PHD. I have two completed manuscripts that I have faith in (and so do my professors). I know that job prospects for writers are incredibly competitive in academia and outside of academia. I know that for all the years put into getting all of my degrees, they probably won't translate into a higher income like some other more "marketable" degrees might. I know that most writers (even successful ones) don't make nearly as much money as people think. But I don't want to do anything else. Writing and analyzing literature is my passion. It seems like every time I go home or call my family, they are trying to convince me to abandon what I've been working toward. They've never made an effort to read any of my stories or articles. I don't know. It just makes me incredibly depressed sometimes that my family doesn't acknowledge me.Question #2:Google Mapping my future. Help? (Screenwriting, College, and finance issues!)?Hey all. I'm a high school student interested in film making, producing, and mostly- screenwriting: the genius behind it all. I've got a while before everything falls into place, so I'd like some help- what do I have to do NOW to get where I want to be in the FUTURE?Where I want to be, more specifically, is having attended a University in Kansas, possibly Ivy League after that, and moving on to creating wonderful things with my writing capabilities. Can I have some sincere input please? Anything- high school courses, scholarship opportunities, I just need something to go on. I have the starting and ending destination, now I need the map in between (hence the creative title hehe) Question #3:A writer's question - please help? What should I do?It's been a week since I've been back to university and out of the blue I've been hit with sudden inspiration, energy and passion to write all over again.I'm really happy because I don't get these highs all that often, so I want to tap into that energy as soon as possible. The only problem is that since the first day of coming back we've been bombarded with so much hw. Each time I get something done and out of the way, something new is thrown in my face. I keep telling myself: "As soon as I'm done, I'll get to work on my writing" but when I'm done with my hw I'm either too tired to write or I've got something else to take care of. I know myself properly; I very rarely get these creative periods of passion, and I want to ride the lightning before I lose it again. At the same time I feel very bad if I leave my homework on the side since I'm on the scholarship and also an honour student; so I don't want to start getting lazy. I thought I'd be free by the weekend but one of our professors threw something big on us to get done for next class. I'm real stumped guys and girls; I'm tied between two swings. On the one hand I could leave my homework and go write instead. On the other hand I could leave the writing and do my homework/assignments/whatever. Either way it's a lose-lose scenario for me because at the back of my mind I feel guilty and bad for neglecting either one of these things, depending on what path I choose (and when I feel guilty, I am unfocused and therefore my work is unsatisfactory.) How can I prioritize my time? Thanks :) Thanks everyone. See the thing is I already do outline any ideas and such that crosses my mind; I have a special folder called random dump where I just pour out any ideas I have. The reason I do that is because of the fact that I mostly have no passion or enthusiam to write, so I just list down my ideas in the hopes that I can return to them at a later point and work on them :( Unfortunately now that I've started university that very same inspirtation I've been searching for finally settles in. My hand is itching to get things done, but to me my academics is more important because being a successful and published writer is a hard ambition; at least I can put that dream on the side and pursue a better, more stead-fast/stable career that I'm really interested in (childhood psychology btw, in case anyone was interested.) So, in short, I just feel very torn. I honestly don't know how to prioritize myself. I even took a ride to clear my mind but I just came back wanting to write even more Question #4:College Questions (where to go, what to major, etc)?Ok, I'm already going to an art school (like the school in Fame) and my specialty is creative writing. I'm really liking writing right now, and I'm really good at it, but I havent really tried anything else so I'd like to go to a college where I dont have to immediately state my major and could choose between a few different arts. I dont want to have a major college that I want to go to, because I'm afraid that if I pick one, I'll be disappointed if I dont get in. Rather, I'm going to apply to a bunch of schools and check out all of the schools I've been accepted to. I think I'm going to apply to NYU, UCSB (I know its been told to be a party school, but I can get a scholarship on their waterski team and the campus is really pretty), Yale, Columbia... ?? I need a few others. Any ideas? Also, I know that University of Iowa has a good writing program, but I really dont want to go to school in Iowa. Haha.So, do you think that those schools are ok? BTW- this isnt about cost. Cost really isnt an issue for where I go to school. Oh, and also, I'm going to go on independent study for a semester-a year in Germany because I can go to school there for free. Would those schools allow that? I think most schools do, but I'm not sure. So, if you have any ideas for schools to add or take off my list? I dont really have a dream school, so you wont hurt my feelings if you tell me to take one off. Haha. Oh, and one other thing that has always interested me is producing, like, movie and tv producing. What would you major in in college to get a job like that? Sorry, I know thats a lot of Qs, but I need answers!! Haha. Thanks!! :) Oh! And I want a school that offers sororities. I know that sounds kinda protentous, but I've always wanted to be in a sorority and my mom and my grandma were in one and it sounds like so much fun and I feel like it'll keep me grounded while Im there. Question #5:Brain fart: Masters, Bachelor, Associates...?put them order for me from lowest amt of money to highest.how do i get a scholarship? where can i master in creative writing in Texas? Thanks for your time! Question #6:I would love to attend Interlochen arts academy or Idllywild arts academy but.....?I would love to attend one of these schools but the tuition is ALOT of money. Even if i did apply for financial aid and did receive help from the school, we still wouldnt have enough money. My mom is currently unemployed and my fathers company was bought be another company(so im obviously in a tight spot). It is my dream to surround myself in the arts by attending. My question is how i could possibly come up with the rest of the money? Any suggestion is great! And if you have gone to either, how did u pay the tuition?Also, i was thinking of sponsors and scholarships. Is there any good ones out there? Thanks (for a creative writing major by the way) Question #7:Need a title for my paper?I am writing a scholarship essay regarding me being a "miracle baby" and that leading to my choice in becoming a neonatal nurse. i need a creative title.. help please :)Question #8:Can I be awarded a scholarship for creative writing?Of course, being a published writer doesn't hurt one's college applications, but are there specific ones I could win?Question #9:Which college would be best for me?I've begun the search for a college to attend, and as young as I am, I will not be able to afford going to college without at least a partial scholarship, which is why I've begun working on my qualifications and portfolio. I would love to be able to attend Oxford University, and would like to major in creative writing and elementary level teaching. I'm not sure, however, if Oxford offers these courses, and if they do, which college would be best for me to attend. I would also like to know which classes you think I should take to help me get the best education possible in this subject, because I'm completely clueless. It would be helpful if you might be able to provide me with links to information about these courses so I could do research myself. I am extremely grateful for you to take the time to help me.Also, I'm guessing that a lot of people here think Oxford is just a single college, but it's not. It's a bunch of smaller colleges, each with only about a hundred students. I would think that you should do more research on the subject before you answer my question. Also, I'm sorry, but I don't really care which college you go to, I'd like to know which colleges specialize in my career choice and which Oxford colleges specialize in my majors. Question #10:UC Boulder application essay - help, please!?The University of Colorado at Boulder's Flagship 2030 strategic plan promotes exceptional teaching, research, scholarship, creative works, and service distinguishing us as a premier university. We strive to foster a diverse and inclusive community for all that engages each member in opportunities for academic excellence, leadership, and a deeper understanding of the world in which we live. Given the statement above, how do you think you could enrich our diverse and inclusive community and what are your hopes for your college experience?Ok... I believe I'm fairly good at writing essays... but I'm pretty stumped as to how to go about writing this one. I feel like it's SO vague of a subject to write about. Any suggestions or help would be nice. Thanks! ^_^ Question #11:Scholarships for Wiccans and pagans?I'm looking for a scholar ship to the UK for wiccans and pagans, I've been a solitary pagan for nearly 4 years and I wouldn't mind joining a coven up there, but I also want to go to collage for creative writing, I'm an American citizen and I love my country but the UK has so many answers for me and I'd love to study thereQuestion #12:What do you think of my writing? (Please be honesy, criticism is wonderful.)?Ed earnestly watched the last seconds ticking by on the Quartz clock. The office noise (ringing phones, dirty keyboards, and the ever wheezing Janice that sat in the cubicle behind him) had slowly died down as the day dragged on. The only noise, aside from Janice's cursed respiratory system, was the humming of blank computer monitors. Everyone was ready to go. Everyone was watching the clock. 5:29. It hung there, on the far, piss yellow wall. Ed hated the walls in this place. Hell, he was pretty sure he hated the entire building. On the opposite wall "TekSolutions: Here because we care." was laminated in a big, blue font. His fucking mantra. Every time an angry of customer called because his computer wouldn't turn on, or because he wasn't getting a wireless signal, or some other 'un-solvable' problem, Ed would start and end the conversation with that phrase.Teksolutions: Here because we care. Ed speaking how may I help you today? Well Ed, you could start by fucking off with that corny introduction. The shit was golden. It hadn't been Ed's lifelong desire to go into tech support. It had especially not been his goal to work in a place with piss colored walls. But this is where life took him, and he reluctantly accepted it. At first with high hopes that this was only a means to and end, but two years later that hope rarely interfered with life as usual. His real dream had been writing. Characters, and small sections of plots were always rolling around in his head. In highschool, he had excelled in English and Creative Writing, enough to earn a scholarship (meagre, but still it was money) to Terrance Brown University, but his mother died a month before he was to enroll. He took a break from school, and was still taking that break two years later. After his mother died, he never made a serious attempt to pursue writing. A few shitty poems that ended up getting trashed was as far as his writing ever went. Ed liked description, he would even go as far to think (but never say aloud) he had a knack for it. But it seemed most people didn't have time for it in real conversation, and he never made time to write, so slowly that spark faded. He looked at the clock again. Ten seconds and he was out of Pisstown. Thank God. When he got home, he would phone his dad, then down a few beers while watching Sinbad re-runs. Damn he loved Sinbad. 'Maybe write a little something, or at least try, Ed.' But if he wrote more shit, he would only get angry. Fuck it, another night. That was his attitude these days. Big Ol' Procrastinatin', Rather Be Masturbatin' Ed. I didn't realize it would edit out the cussing. I think you will porbably be able to use your imagination. Also I mispelled honest. Sorry The cussing is refelcting his attitude. And if you read any Stephen King (you know, just a bestselling author) he write with that language. If it isnt overused, it makes it more real. And yes I over used piss. Ed (whose name is Edmund, is that too old fashioned? Fuck that, a name is a name) hates the walls. Alot. Question #13:Are there any good scholarships out there for writing or acting?I am applying to college for the spring semester and I am on the search for any good scholarships in the creative writing or acting field. Thanks for the help!Question #14:freaking out?!?!?!?! please help me!?So today was my first day of school as a sophmore, this is my scheduale:1. geometry 2. honors english 3. bio 4. creative writing 5. honors spanish 2 6. ap world history. The history teacher really freaked me out saying how hard the class was and how demanding and all the amount of work needed. Im very big on sports. i play volleyball, basketball and do track. I'm really scared that i'm way in over my head. Do you think that's too much for me to handle? I really wanna get into a good school, but i want a sports scholarship, so suggestions? ideas? feedback? please? Question #15:Questions regarding admission to SFU?I'm a grade 12 student from BC and I'm planning to go to SFU. I have a few questions regarding admission directly from high school.1. Can Creative Writing 12 replace English 12 for admission? 2. Can Calculus 12 mark be used for admission average calculation? 3. Does SFU give out scholarships that contain monetary values for AP scholars? Looking forward for some answers. Thank you! Question #16:How do I tell my parents that instead of staying the U.S. to attend college,I want to go to Scotland to study?In two years, I'll be out of high school. Im seriously contemplating the idea of attending college for creative writing and journalism in Scotland. I live in the U.S. right now. I don't like it here very much. Not to mention for as long as I can remember, I've always wanted to move and live in Scotland. The problem is... my parents. For starters, my older sister is 40,000 dollars in debt with student loans to a college she no longer attends, she switched to another one. My parents dont want me making the same mistake.They think I should go to a cheap little university, and i understand that, we aren't rich, but its not what i want to do. I dont want to disappoint them, but i feel that if I tell them that I want to leave here and go to Scotland, they will flip their lids. I know its going to take time and money that i dont have, but i think if i can save anyway that i can, and apply for loans and scholarships, i might be able to pull off my dream. Now all I have to do is tell my parents. Which brings me back to the question, How do I tell my them?Question #17:A couple of Harvard questions?I'm 13 and I really want to go to Harvard, or an Ivy League school when I grow up. I live in the Philippines, and I want to go to Harvard to take creative writing. English is my first language, and I love New York.. I've been there several times. My mom's a single mom, she's a retired and just gets money from this business we have.We're doing quite well, I think because we go to Europe and America every year. She said she can send me to Harvard with her money, but I don't want to. I want to get a scholarship so she won't have to use the money on me, because she's spent so much money on me already. I'm very good at writing, and get straight A's in English, but I fail in math. So my questions: 1.) Do you have to be a genius at Math to get a scholarship into Harvard for the 1st and 2nd year? 2.) Do you still have to pay money if you get a scholarship into Harvard? Please help! :) I'd really appreciate it! Question #18:Can i get into Duke, UNC chapel Hill, UVA, UMICH, Tufts, Georgetown?starting off, i'd like to add that i have not been doing so well in school these days, however, i plan to continue and keep on getting my grades up senior year.i am currently junior, attending a GREAT school in NY. (goes in nation's top 50) my 9th grade courses are... Math A/B - A- Digital music 1 and 2 - A+ Biology R - B- Gym - A- Spanish 1 - A+ Composition - B+ Global History H - B- English H - B 10th grade.. Global history 2H - B+ Spanish 2H - B+ Math B/R - A- English 10H - B B/W Photo 1 - A- Health - A Intro to Psych - B+ Chemistry R - A- Phys Ed - A 11th grade.. AP Chemistry - B (got a 3 on the exam) Phys Ed - B+ Pre Calc R - B+ Spanish 3H - B+ AP US History - B- (got a 2, ik horrible, but im prob gonna cancel it or send it, depends on what ppl recommend, and plus its not my major topic so i dont think it matters cos i know someone whos gotten into cornell with a 2 on an AP) Physics R - B+ English H - B+ 12th grade i am planning to take AP Biology AP Economics AP Calculus Modern gothic lit / Creative writing SUPA forensics (it's a College level course, affiliated with Syracuse University) Statistics R Spanish 4H Gym Participation in Government The schools that i am interested are... 1. Duke University 2. UNC Chapel Hill 3. University of Virginia 4. University of Michigan 5. Tufts University 6. Boston College 7. SUNY Binghamton 8. Lehigh University 9. Georgetown (only because i could get a alumni/scholarship sponsor recommendation) 10. Vanderbilt University I do have some safety schools, which i will look into later on. Currently, my SAT scores are very low around 1900s, but it will definitely go up in October, i can guarantee 2000+ or even 2100. I know that if i want to go to a competitive school, i should have all As, but for me, English was a big problem. I came from Korea in 5th grade, and graduated Middle school here. I understand that i should have mastered the English language by now, but education wise, it was very difficult. Speaking however, was no problem whatsoever. I lost my accent as soon as the beginning of 7th grade. Some of my awards are... - my high school scholars award - a bronze medal in Science Olympiad, placed 3rd among 15 different schools, each having about 20-40 members. - national honors society My extracurricular activites 200+ volunteer hours consistency in hospitals and churches taught korean to young children President/Creator of Habitat for Humanity Chapter in my school Dance team part of the JV volleyball team 9th and 10th part of the Varsity track team in 11th Project friendship - basically tutoring in 11th and i will continue some of these clubs, if not join more in 12th grade My weighed GPA right now is a 3.7, which is an A- but i know that it should be well over 4.0 and i am willing to work hard the beginning of my senior year until i apply. I can also get many recommendations from my AP teachers and Math teacher, and I want to major in either med, or something to do with math and science. I also dance, sing and create albums as my hobbie. I plan to send them one of my albums to show them that i am serious about my music. Right now, as i write all this info down, i feel like im reaching for the stars here. Up until now, i thought that having an A- average is pretty solid. but looking at the individual grades of my classes, some of them went up, yet some of them went down. Please help me, and let me know my real chances. don't hesitate to be harsh, so i can wake up and do better. Also take into account that i didn't understand "literal english" well until about 9th grade. I know that Duke is a HIGHLY competitive college, and i know that my chances of getting in are very slim. But it is my dream school, and i really really want to get in. Anyone who's currently a student at Duke or any of the schools that i've listed up there except for Binghamton, Lehigh, and Boston college, will you please let me know how you did it? i honestly, feel like i should have listened to my parents more and not have gone out so much. it feels good to be with friends until you realize you're almost at the end. i apologize if this is so long and it gets boring. thank you so much and let me know please!! xx yes, i am applying to duke early decision, just to prove to them that i will work SO hard once i get admitted. idk what to do really, except to get better grades senior year, but really, i did have a GREAT GPA until the final exams came around and completely brought them all down by 5 pts. I'm really frustrated and disappointed Question #19:What do you think of my 4 year plan? PLEASE Answer =)?I'm good at Science and history and want to be a pulminologist. This plan will net me all the credits I need, although I would like some opinions. I want a 3.5+ GPA and want to get into Texas Tech. I'm also looking for scholarships.My plan so far is to take it slow and work real hard, which is why at the beginning I don't have all-advanced even though I could (It would probably hurt me in the long run). I don't feel like muscling it through with 100 AP classes, I want to use a High GPA instead. Freshman: English 1 Preap Algebra 1 Preap French 1 Biology Preap Comm apps/creative writing Human geography ap Orch 1 Sophmore: English 2 Preap Geometry Preap BCIS (I don't think they have Preap) French 2 Chemistry Preap Medical science careers (No advanced courses) World history AP Junior: English 3 AP Algebra 2 preap/AP Us history AP French 3 Physics preap/AP? This is a toughie =/ CLINICAL ROTATION! Part 2 of rotation Senior: Lit english 4 AP Gov/Economics AP Chemistry AP (Second block) Pre calc, probably AP Clinical Rotation (Second Block) Question #20:Help figuring out scholarship and financial aid options for college?I'm starting to look into colleges and how I'm going to work out the financials. I'm not really sure how much information is needed to determine what all I qualify for, or possibly qualify for, but here is some information:I'm 17 and going to be a senior this year. I plan to attend a school, in state. Which would be in Kentucky. I plan to major in education and possibly minor in creative writing. I got a 27 on my ACT. My best combined scores from all three times I've taken it puts it at a 29. My GPA is 3.6 unweighted and 3.7 weighted. My parents are divorced. My mother alone currently supports me. She's a teacher and has her rank 1. I have four siblings. One of which will quite possibly be attending college the same time I am. My dad served in Iraq and is in the Navy reserves. Based off that information, does anyone know any possible financial aid whether it be scholarships or grants that I could recieve? Any details about anything would be great. Thank you! ** Powered by Yahoo Answers Click link above for correct copyright license. |
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