Becoming A Writer: A Self Analysis

A defining moment in my life was during my freshman year in high school. When I was younger, I did not think very highly of myself. I was a respectful student who made good grades in school, but I never believed I was on the same level as some of the other students. Eventually, my mindset would change when I took English I with Ms. Kastes.
In class, I excelled. I was a good reader who could remember the content very well and I also was a good writer. English class actually motivated me to be a more confident student. My experience in the class was great, but the last day of school changed my life. On the final day, awards are given out students who excelled in academics and athletics. I did not expect to receive an award, but I was surprised to receive the medal for having the highest GPA in English. I was proud of myself that day and it motivated to work harder and believe in myself. The next year I was determined to find a career that consisted mostly writing and reading, and after researching and taking endless interest inventory quizzes online, I decided to become a journalist. It was the career field that seemed like a good fit. I worked on the student newspaper in elementary school and I read articles on sites such as Huffington Post and New York Times. …show more content…
Everyone around me was motivating me to become a journalist and the school had classes to help enhance my reporting skills, but I started to have anxiety when I met actual journalists. They told me the problems they had with editors and how their stories were cut and changed. I understood some of their struggles because my teacher would censor our stories if they did not agree with the standards of the Catholic Church, so I wondered if journalism was the right choice for me. I decided it was best was to tell people I wanted to be a journalist and still research a backup career, and soon my backup career became my main