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Comment on Company? Agency? Non-Profit? Grad School? by Jamie Kim

Jamie Kim — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 20:45:31 +0000

Hi Amanda. You really hit home with this post. As ridiculous as it may seem, I find it very difficult to let go of things and just do what I want to do after graduation. Ideally, I would like to travel or doing something abroad. Ideally, I would like to move to the east coast and work for a PR agency in the city. Ideally, I’d like to figure out my future without the outside influences that you stated in your post.

I guess I’ll eventually figure it out. And I wish you the best of luck deciding your future as well.

Thanks again for the honest post.

Jamie

Comment on Company? Agency? Non-Profit? Grad School? by Rachel Todd

Rachel Todd — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 20:40:48 +0000

The only person you have to please is yourself – I couldn’t have put it better. I am having the dilemma that I have a marketing degree and will hopefully have a PR MA under my belt by the Autumn. So whats a girl to do? I want to work in the North East which may mean that I have to start in marketing to ensure that I get a job straight away, but I am worried about what people will think. Why do an MA if you aren’t going to use it? But like you say surely it does not matter aslong as I am happy and successful in what I do.

Best of Luck

Rachel

Comment on Company? Agency? Non-Profit? Grad School? by mynameisb

mynameisb — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 00:21:00 +0000

Amanda:

This post really gets to the heart of the struggle I’m in right now. I have friends pulling me in several different directions and, although I know what I want, I fear alienating people by making what they consider to be the “wrong” choice.

It’s refreshing to hear from someone who is experiencing the same existential crisis. I don’t know (definitively) where I’ll be in three months, nor what I’ll be doing. But I hope for the best and continue to enjoy my college experience until then.

Great advice.

Branden

Comment on Being the Only Student of Color in PR Classes by tiffanyderville

tiffanyderville — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 19:39:28 +0000

Amanda,

Thank you for addressing this topic. We need more racial and ethnic diversity in our classes. The “ignorant remarks, stereotypical statements or blatantly racist comments” that people make need to be corrected. I doubt anyone would intentionally make offensive comments about race or ethnicity — not in a classroom or other professional setting.

Sometimes talking about issues of diversity can be tricky. Even saying “students of color” suggests that white is not a color.

We need more discussion about this topic. Thank you for contributing your experience and insight.

Tiffany

Comment on Company? Agency? Non-Profit? Grad School? by Dan Oltersdorf

Dan Oltersdorf — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 16:46:38 +0000

Hello! Great post. I completely agree about the option of working in student housing. I am a partner in a national student housing firm called Campus Advantage (http://www.campusadv.com). We manage on and off campus student housing around the country.

Both undergraduate and graduate students find that positions as CAs (Community Assistants) can not only be a good way to take care of expenses, but also gain some tremendous real world experience as peer leaders, providing resources, referrals, crisis management, along with business sense with marketing, leasing, sales, and even budgeting responsibilities.

Most RA/CA positions don’t provide tuition, but graduate assistantships can be very helpful in that way. I had my graduate school tuition and rent covered working as a Residence Hall director.

One bit of advice is not to enter into one of these positions without some serious thought and consideration. While they are among the very best experiences you can get as a student, they also are time consuming and challenging positions. If you do it “just for the rent”, you’ll likely not feel it is worth it, and you will also miss out on some of the other benefits such as your professional development and the impact you can have in the lives of students.

For those looking at these positions, also check out http://www.residentassistant.com for some good resources in this area!

Good luck, and feel free to contact me at ResidentAssistant.com if you have questions about careers or stints in student housing.

Comment on Being the Only Student of Color in PR Classes by erinshizuewilliams

erinshizuewilliams — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 09:14:40 +0000

Don’t forget about me!

I think it’s a compliment if someone would tell you that you are “over-sensitive.” That just means you don’t let things that are inappropriate slide and I think that’s commendable!

Also, I think it’s awesome that you would blog about a controversial topic and really put yourself out there.

See you in class soon!

Comment on Student Stress by bigwhitewall

bigwhitewall — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 12:19:05 +0000

We have a lot of college students on bigwhitewall.com that are suffering from all sorts of stress. As it is an anonymous site where you can talk openly and honestly about what is on your mind – many have found they are able to work through their issues through self expression and peer support from others in similar situations. So if you are going to throw your cover over your head – it may help to take your computer and Internet connection with you!

Comment on Student Stress by Katie Carcamo

Katie Carcamo — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 07:34:17 +0000

I absolutely agree with you! Stress really gets to me and I’ve realized that I am incredibly stressed out all the time. I barely have stress free days because I have so much going on in my life. I have school, work, a boyfriend, job applications, internship applications and a dog I have to walk! It doesn’t seem like much on paper but let me tell you, it’s definitely a lot in life. Sometimes I feel like I can’t even make it through the day but I know I have to so I do. I will definitely check out the About.com link because I could certainly use some help in the de-stressing department.

Comment on About by bibomedia

bibomedia — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 06:25:27 +0000

Have a nice day !

Comment on The Eternal “Professional” Look of PR by Dress to Impress « Kellycrow’s Weblog

Dress to Impress « Kellycrow’s Weblog — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 07:41:20 +0000

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