Importance Of Being A Senior At Endicott College

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It is a bit surreal to think that I will be a senior at Endicott College in the fall. It feels as if just yesterday that I was 17-years-old, applying to colleges and hoping that once I secured a face-to-face interview, that I would be able to explain why my grades suffered my freshman year of high school. I was hoping that once in an interview that a reputable college would take a chance on me, to take into consideration the bullying I endured, for me to showcase my academic abilities. Endicott was that school. In 2013, I graduated Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School and never looked back. With the help from Jewish Big Brother Big Sister, I was able to express my true abilities and embark on my college adventure. I was 18-years-old when …show more content…
Being declared the Vice President of the Communication’s department’s Lambda Pi Eta this past Fall was not only an honor but an amazing opportunity. A part of being inducted into the Lambda Pi Eta’s honor society included giving a speech to the rest of the society’s members, as well as the department’s dean and professors. During this speech I included how I came to the decision that I wanted to become a Journalism major as well as what events occurred that lead me to this decision. I also included how my public speaking skills have improved drastically since I gave my first speech to a room of Jewish Big Brother Big Sister donors, as well as Joe Kennedy, back in 2013, going into my freshman year at …show more content…
During a news broadcast I am able to talk about all of the events going on on campus, as well as stories that I may propose to the club’s leading professor to approve. Although the stories that I cover are not hard hitting nor am I viewed by many, just local broadcast watchers, being a part of ECTV is a wonderful learning and practicing opportunity for becoming a better aspiring news anchor. The club meets about once a week, twice if there is a lot happening that week. I have been a member of the club since my freshman

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