Writing has been a part of me for as long as I can remember, and without writing, chances are, college would have been an afterthought to me. However, for me, writing was not a subject I immediately fell in love with, it truly took a while before I started to truly embrace writing for what it is. I loved the thought of creating stories, and I was constantly in the library reading authors like John Grisham and Anthony Horowitz. I was inspired by these authors, just creating all sorts of facets of creating a story just seemed incredibly difficult to me, and somehow finding ways to create new stories in virtually a short amount of time awed me.
When I started in high school nearly six years ago, writing was easily one of my weakest subjects; I originally struggled with the concept of writing, as my teachers in middle school obviously did not fill me in of what writing truly is. It took several weeks of tutoring for me to finally get into writing, and while I finally understood it, it still took a while to get into; it was more like a mutual respect for the subject rather than generally liking it.
When I first enrolled into Rowan University, I was, and still am, a History major. Going into my first semester, I suddenly realized my major was largely based on writing essays, those assignments that everyone would groan and complain about in high school when they were assigned. My major also required me to take two Composition courses. While taking these classes, something truly bizarre happened, my complete dislike for essays just suddenly left whenever I was doing work in a Composition class; it just seemed to evaporate into thin air. Writing suddenly became something I enjoyed, rather than vehemently hate.
As of now, I am still a History major; however, I am currently planning to have a dual-major in History and Writing Arts. Currently, I have very little experience in writing, the only two writing classes I have experience in, not counting this one, are both Composition classes, and I am aware that I still have a long way to go in this field. As of now, graduate school is two years away, and while I still have some time to truly make a decision, I also need to look at other possible occupations after I graduate.
I’m not going to lie, two years ago, if I had told myself to become a writing arts major, I probably would have freaked out. As of now, I want to continue in being a writer, and I want to continue to hone my writing skills. Right now, I want to focus on becoming a better, I want to prove to my parents, professors, and myself that I can truly handle being in this field. My father once told me that, “You really have to want something to make it a reality,” and I know from the bottom of my soul, that being a writer is what I want to be.