u/janeaustenreader99

Hi all, I'm a high schooler preparing for college apps (not this upcoming year). I originally planned to major in comms despite my love for journalism because of the broad range of careers it would give me, but then I learned about UMD's renowned College of Journalism.

Is it a bad idea to double major in communications and journalism? And would it even be possible do finish within 4 years considering that they're in different colleges? I also would love to study abroad, but I'm not sure how double majors factor into that.

I'd love for some people to give advice or share their own experience. Thank you!

Hello! My dream is to pursue journalism, but I've been told all my life that it's not stable, so I recently started looking into communications—a broader field.

I was wondering that if I majored in journalism, would that be too narrow to get a job in comms? And vice versa: is comms too broad for journalism?

Edit: I forgot to add my specific career interests. Journalism as stated above, corporate comms (e.g. newsletters, social media), and MAYBE marketing/advertisement. As long as I can write.

Thank you!

Hello! My dream is to pursue journalism, but I've been told all my life that it's not stable, so I recently started looking into communications—a broader field.

I was wondering that if I majored in journalism, would that be too narrow to get a job in comms? And vice versa: is comms too broad for journalism?

Edit: I forgot to add my specific career interests. Journalism as stated above, corporate comms (e.g. newsletters, social media), and MAYBE marketing/advertisement. As long as I can write.

Thank you!

My state school has a top journalism college and I'd love to major in that, but I also want to major in comms so that I have a broad range of careers to pursue. My dream job is to work in journalism, though. Would it be a bad idea to double major in comms and journalism? Can I even apply to undergrad for a double major??

Thanks!

I'm writing my first novel (society is Christian w hidden supernatural elements, medieval culture + tech w a few changes, but brick, wood, and stone buildings—so not completely medieval), and there is a character who is introduced as an innkeeper and horse caretaker, but eventually reveals himself to be the runaway prince who disappeared a year or so ago. My idea is for his alias to be "Ackerly". I came up with the name in middle school for a fanfic I was writing and it stuck with me.

It may sound strange, though. That's why I came up with Rowan as a backup name. Should I change it to Rowan?

Please don't be too rough in the comments. I'm a young writer who just wants input from the audience she is trying to write for. Thanks in advance 🫶

I'll admit that I only read the first book of the series, but two years later I still can't make myself read the second book. Cardan is very clearly depicted as a disgusting bully, and the "oh but he loved her" excuse is complete BS. If it was in the name of love, no fucking way would he torment her. I hate how most of the fandom supports this.

Along with that, broadly, enemies to lovers romanticizes bullying and worse. It instills values in young people that oh, maybe the person bullying or stalking you just has a crush. Pure stupidity.

The writing wasn't even that good, but anyways the dynamic between Jude and Cardan left me with a sick feeling in my stomach. Bullies to lovers is gross.

Hi everyone,

I came up with the amazing idea to start a literary magazine for students in my county because we don't have a platform to share our works of art and literature. I started a Substack blog a month ago, and I really like the layout options the website has.

Should I use Substack to host the magazine website (where submissions will be posted) or is it best if I look into other ways?

Thank you!

My goal is at least 1520 bc I'm aiming for top unis and scholarships, but I got 1460 😭

I'm out of state, if that makes a difference. Thanks in advance!

I took the PSAT last fall (sophomores at my school can take it but the scores don't count for National Merit--we take the PSAT fr in junior year and that's the one that counts) and scored 1400 without studying. 680 reading and 720 math, and my index was 208.

I already learned the math material covered in the PSAT by freshman year, so I have to review it since it's been a hot minute. Any suggestions for what to use to study?

As for reading, I don't know why this happens, but I always score lower on that than math despite being a reader and doing better in that course. How can I improve my skills in that section alongside math before the fall? My state's index cutoff is pretty high, so my goal is at least 1500.

Fyi I took the PSAT last fall (sophomores at my school can take it but the scores don't count for National Merit--we take the PSAT fr in junior year and that's the one that counts) and scored 1400 without studying. 680 reading and 720 math, and my index was 208.

I already learned the math material covered in the SAT by freshman year, so I have to review it since it's been a hot minute. Any suggestions for what to use to study?

I also heard about needing to study SAT vocab, but is it really that bad? The practice exams I took were fine. Maybe it's because I'm a reader so I already know most of these words. Idk. How can I improve my reading skills alongside math before the August SAT?

I'm a high school student in a STEM program (not my main interest) and at a loss for what to pursue after graduation. Science communication is the first career that has grabbed my eye in years. I love writing, but I know it's extremely difficult to make a living from it, and this seems like a solid balance. My main concern is whether this is actually a stable career path. By the way, it would most likely be focused on biology or medicine.

I know I have time, but I want a general direction for next year so I can strengthen my background and not panic over my college applications.

For those of you in the field or similar industries:

• Is medical writing a stable field?
• What subtypes are there of it?
• What should I be doing in HS and college to prepare for this?
• Would I even be hired straight out of uni?

Thank you!

P.S. I'm in a STEM program that is nationally recognized and accepts only ~120 8th grade applicants out of hundreds

This is what I have so far:

• Assistant Literary Editor for my school's lit mag (10th grade)
• Writer for the program's annual magazine/quasi-yearbook (9th, 10th)
• Currently writing a novel (10.7k words rn but I'll hopefully finish it by senior year)
• Occasional member of biotech club (10th)
• also I have a C in precalc sem 1, a B in precalc sem 2, then a C for precalc sem 3, and most likely another C for calc sem 1. I kinda struggle with math, but especially during tests bc my mind blanks and I panic. So that drags down my gpa (3.82 uw / 4.71 w) and transcript.

As you can see, it's not enough. I'll most likely be editor-in-chief of the lit mag and maybe the program publication, as well as a writer for the school newspaper in senior year.

I'm applying for SNHS but I'm not sure if I'll get in. Can't do NHS because I have 0 leadership experience. My program requires us to have a summer internship the summer before senior year--aka next summer--and we dedicate the first semester of senior year to write a paper and presentation about the project we worked on (I'll probably do something medical).

Before you ask why I'm doing humanities things while in a STEM program, let me make it clear that I only realized my true passion a few months ago, but I don't want to leave the program after 2 years.

I'm not really aiming for T20s, just the 20-50 range roughly. I want to go to a pretty decent school. Not sure about my major (might apply undeclared) but I'll minor in creative writing or journalism. As much as I don't want to pursue science, I fear that any other route would not give me a stable career. So I might major in a bio-related field 😔

With that, can someone please give me advice on how to improve my ECs in the next year? I'm applying to writing contests this year but have no clue what to do for science, especially considering that I can't do anything this summer and there aren't many school year internships.

Title. My plan is to go into college as undeclared major and minor in creative writing or journalism (is that possible?). I'm a rising junior so I have a year left before it's application season, but I want to have an idea about it now.

I'm a high school student and at a loss for what to pursue after graduation. Science communication is the first career that has grabbed my eye in years. I love writing, but I know it's extremely difficult to make a living from it, and this seems like a solid balance. My main concern is whether this is actually a stable career path. By the way, it would most likely be focused on biology, but I definitely would not mind writing about space (for NASA, I hope!).

I know I have time, but I want a general direction for next year so I can strengthen my background and not panic over my college applications.

For those of you in the field or in similar industries:

• Is science communication a stable field?
• What should I be doing in HS and college to prepare for this?
• Would I even be hired straight out of uni?

Thank you!

I'm a high school student and at a loss for what to pursue after graduation. Science communication is the first career that has grabbed my eye in years. I love writing, but I know it's extremely difficult to make a living from it, and this seems like a solid balance. My main concern is whether this is actually a stable career path.

I know I have time, but I want a general direction for next year so I can strengthen my background and not panic over my college applications.

For those of you in the field or in similar industries:

• Is science communication a stable field?
• What should I be doing in HS and college to prepare for this?
• Would I even be hired straight out of uni?

Thank you!

the frqs were NOWHERE as difficult as the ones my teachers gave me this year. I got a freaking B last semester but this test did not match the class rigor at all. I'm not complaining about an easy 4 or 5, but damn last year must've been bad if they made questions this easy. I didn't even study at all and just spent yesterday and today scrolling and gaming 💔