When Freshman Advantage was over at the end of June, it meant that I was to go on to the next adventure in my life - being an intern at Fox 2 news in St. Louis.
Woah.
I've had internships before, but this one felt....different. I was excited and nervous (of course) but more than ready to prove myself at a place where I knew I was going to learn and grow so much.
Side-note: I may or may not have driven to Chicago after FA to visit a friend before I started my internship. I may or may not have done it because I was so nervous excited about starting. And it may or may not have been planned less than a week before I went. Hey, I'm a college student...road trips are to be expected!
I'm lucky enough to have family in St. Louis who graciously housed me during my internship, which lasted until I came back to school for Community Adviser (CA) training. That was about six weeks of having another adult (that's not a word I associate myself with just yet - eek) living with and wreaking havoc on your normal routine, even though I promised they wouldn't even notice me. Kind of hard to hide in your room when your adorable niece and nephew are yelling up the stairs at you to come down and play (just saying). But I digress. My sister and her family were awesome in letting me interrupt their lives for the summer and I really appreciated it (still do).
My sister is also the reason I was even able to have an internship to begin with - she has worked at Fox 2 for quite a few years now as a producer/writer/director and I am in no way ashamed of the fact that she helped me land the internship - thanks Peggy! If there is any advice that I can give someone, it is to not feel bad about networking with someone! As long as you put your best efforts forward and work hard, people will not mind putting a good word in for you.
The experience was amazing and I would do it all over again in a heartbeat. I was able to work with so many different people and personalities, gain knowledge in news broadcasting, and network. I worked with producers, directors, editors, writers, reporters, and pretty much every other job one could have at a news station; the one area I spent most of my time in however, was with the web crew.
I learned how to upload content, updated all of the social media sites, and learned new media aspects - it was an invaluable experience. Definitely showed me that I would love a job doing interactive web media or something along those lines. I now also get this awesome internship to put on my resume which I'm hopeful will prove useful in the (very near) future.
So that was basically my summer, in two blog posts! What did you do over the summer? Make sure to comment down below!
Have a great Wednesday!
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Sally Jane
This summer was one of daring adventures, fun-in-the-sun, and pretty much living out of my car. When school ended, I headed home to Minnesota for a month and when that month was over, it was back to school for Freshman Advantage!
An awesome program, Freshman Advantage is open to all incoming freshmen students at William Woods, an opportunity to not only earn 7 credit hours, but also meet other students and make some pretty fantastic memories!
I was lucky enough to be a mentor this year along with 11 other current students and we had a BLAST! Split into four groups with three mentors each, the groups had around 10 students – my group’s name was the Screech Owls, our color was green, and it was pretty much the best group to be in! While Freshman Advantage was only three weeks long, I can definitely see the positive impact it had on the students that attended and looking around, it’s safe to say that the friendships made at Freshman Advantage are still going strong.
All packed up and ready to head to Missouri!
Scavenger Hunt!
Rollerblading
Working hard in the classroom
Some of the Screech Owls
FA students helping the community of Fulton by cleaning up a river front!
Banquet dinner!
Even WWU Admissions getting in on the fun at FA!
FA 2012 Design
So my month of June was packed with new friends and great times! I would definitely do it all over again if I had the chance.
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Sally Jane
