Reflection

Since January, I have absorbed more information than the three previous years. Coming into the program I was quite possibly the least likely candidate. I didn’t finish culinary management due to a back injury and luckily realised that hospitality was not right either. All I knew was that I wanted something that let me interact with people. I wanted a life that I could do something I thought was impossible; actually pursuing my passions.


Since then, the courses that seemed so intimidating in the first few weeks have transformed into a much more rewarding, enthralling experience. I believe that Copy Editing alone improved my writing more than any amount of classes I thought possible. Realizing that there was an entire world open to me, challenging me to use my writing, I was more excited than ever before.

Throughout the year there have definitely been some difficult periods, but the overall experience is always rewarding. Persevering with Public Relations will be the best decision I’ve ever made.
Even though it’s harder than anything I’ve been a part of before, never once did I have the desire to stop. Every project, assignment and challenge has been a hurdle to test me. The classes themselves have been my favourite part of the program. As much as I enjoyed the networking, students and facilities, the overall highlight for me was the classes.

Though I feel the overall flow of the assignments throughout the year is in serious need of revision, those 16 classes will stay with me for the rest of my life. The experience that I am walking away with is the something I feel very privileged to have. I am 21 years old, with little to know experience in the industry. All I want to do in my life is write and enjoy it.

That is impractical though. So, the next closest thing I could hope to do is improve a company, a person, a movie. I can use my writing for more things than I’d ever considered in December.
This course has been a stepping stone, a turning point and an epiphany that I have been searching for since the world opened its doors, stepping out of highschool five years ago.