Tony Jackson So Glad I Made It

This time next year I would like to be entering my second year here at Columbia College. I would like to have found an internship for a major magazine and or radio station. I want to be moved out of the dorms and into my own apartment somewhere right next to if not down town. I want to have at least a 3.0 or higher. I I’m going to be involved in as many school programs as possible. I will hopefully be working in the student work program so that I have all the connections and opportunities that I need to be a successfully student.
In 4 years I want to be a graduate of Columbia College and on my way to New York to look for a job at Rolling Stone, Filter, Complex, Honey Mag or Hot 97. Hopefully I will have enough good references on my resume to get a job where I want. I’m going to find an apartment there and freelance for a couple of magazines until I get to the one o really want to work for. In the next four years I want to be successfully.

Day 15 response (Tationa)

For my next year being in Columbia, I plan to accomplish aiming for good grades. I plan to work as hard as I can to pass all my classes and to not half do my work or projects. I really want to make it out there as a fashion designer and if I mess that up, then I will not only mess it up for myself becoming what I want to be and my family who have supported me for doing this. I hope to know more about Columbia and the teachers who will hopefully help me along the way. I also want to get more interactive in school like getting tutoring and joining organizations that could help me in the long run. I will be the same as I was before even coming to Columbia and that is to keep doing my work and make sure that when I need help I go get it from a teacher or the learning studio. I came this far I don’t want to mess it up.
What I plan to accomplish in four years is to be a professional in the fashion industry. When I mean by professional I mean really work hard and know as much as possible. In order to make clothes and sell them you have to really know the ropes of the fashion world. That would mean taking as much fashion classes as possible and working more on my reading, writing, mathematical skills, and communication skills. I feel that that is what I need to know the most before even starting to make a business. I also plan to know about fashion. Maybe a little traveling to learn about other cultures and what really makes beauty. I want to do more also maybe become a makeup artist since the I like the two and they really go good together to really make a business. So hopefully I will become something in four years and become the fashion designer I really wanted to be.

My goals

My goal I wish to accomplish by the same day a year from now would be making A’s and B’s, having a job and creating a good band. I plan on having a great year where I can balance my work and fun. By then I will be familiar with the city and I will hopefully be part of clubs that Columbia offers. I also hope that my band gets noticed quickly; therefore we can have gigs regularly. I plan on becoming a more independent person and I will focus strongly on my major which will hopefully guide me in the right direction. I hope to also keep in touch with all of my friends in Florida and most especially, my band. Our plan as a band is to remain together and tour over the summer.
In the next four years I have many plans and one of these is to become a professional musician that is actively part of the music industry. I plan on graduating from college either from Columbia College or Berklee (in Boston). I will hopefully make a living off of playing live concerts, become a recording engineer or give music lessons. I can’t determine exactly what I am going to do, but I know my friends and Columbia will inspire me to do something “big” in life I just don’t know what it is yet.

Sam Johnson

I will be done with my freshman year at Columbia and will be entering my sophmore year. All my classes will be complete and my GPA will be high. I plan on knowing everybody at Columbia that I need to know involving music. Doing a lot of networking with a lot of teachers here at Columbia to reach my goal. I also plan on recording my first professional record with a major artist.
In four years I plan on having my degree in Music Business. I will have all my connects and would have networked with all the people I would have need to at Columbia. Which I think a little before my fouth year here at Columbia, I would have reached one of my ultimate goals besides graduating, which is to go on tour with a major artist. Before I even leave Columbia, I want my career lined up before I get my diploma. So everything will be in order when I get it and I can jump right into my field.

Antonio- Aftermath (1-4 years later)

i have high hopes about this fall semester. by this time next year i should be done with my first year in college and going into my second. i have no idea what the future holds so i'm not going to make any promises to anyone. however, i did tell myself and everyone around me that i'm going to try hard to succeed in college. so that's what i'm going to do, otherwise i wouldn't be here and i would have saved some money. i just want this to be all over so i can relax and have nothing to worry about, knowing that i'm going to be okay and set ofr graduation.

four years from now i plan on having my degree in audio production. still don't know what i want my career to be but atleast i'll have something to fall back on thanks to my degree. i really want to get discovered but i know that there's a slim chance of that happening, that sounds like a movie. however, the thought that it is possible brightens my whole life up whenever i think of it. i plan on staying in Chicago, if i do move i want to move to Atlanta with my cousin and my sister. that's also an opportunity. who knows? maybe my life will be completely different from what i want it to be. only time will tell, so right now i'm just sitting back taking life day by day until a door opens up for me.

Future_Jamahl Jackson

A year from now i want to be still attending columbia and hopefully a working intern for a photography company or a photojouranalism firm.I Want to have a portfoilio that i can show to everyone to show how i have progressed from high school to college.I want to show my family that its not hard to succed all you have to do work hard and do what is needed of you.I want to go back to St.Louis and show everyone that its cool to be smart.
In 4 years i want to be a still in school. I want to have my bachelors in photography.Then i want to go on and get my BFA in Photography as well.I believe that if you go hard you will be succesfull.I think that I will be succesful as lontg as I dont slack off and i try hard.I will be succesful.
I think that the bridge plus program has been so good because I will have learned so many skills and i think that I will be a better student and a better overall studier.I plan on taking advantages of all that columbia has to offer.

Last day respone by Dacia Hill

Dear Dacia,

I just wanted to let you know that you can do anything you set your mind to. By this time next year i would like to see you singing more that you care to be. I want to to enjoy writing and singing because i know they make you happy. Take you writing skills as far as you can. Learn everything you can and you should feel proud and confident about the things you write about. Keep your grades up and work hard. As for singing stay in a choir. Take up piano and use you gift. Show people how passionate you are and how much it means to you. I want you to make some great friends and continue to be who you are. Don't get wrapped up in what other think, say or do. Be Yourself at all times. Get a job also.

In four years, if you decide to stay here you should have made a name for yourself. Show respect to all and be proud of who you are. Find internships for journalism and music and take chances with them. You she be able to express yourself freely in ways that will amaze others. You should have written as much as you could and don't waste it. Get to know everyone and let them know who you are. Stay in the choir and take your voice to new levels never let the gift go. you should have learned how to play an instrument ans use it to your advantage. Join clubs and make a way for yourself. Have fun what what you do and make sure to always enjoy it.

Day 16 Response: Kiarah Lazo

Next year around this time I would love to know tons of other photographers at Columbia. With those people we will have done a lot of photo shoots and I’m well known for my amazing talent. I would be feeling like I’m on top of the world because I just made it through my first year at Columbia. Hopefully I will be working a few jobs dealing with photography and also art. My realistic drawing skill will have improved. I will be a leader in the making for Centro Sin Fronteras and also organizing even more protest if this SB1070 continues. I shall never give in till this madness is over.
In four years around this time I will be a Columbia graduate! Once I graduate I will hopefully be a professional photographer. I will know absolutely everything there is to know about photography. I was actually asked this question not too long ago by a family member and the first thing I said was make a photo copy of both my high school and college diploma and super glue them to my dad’s store window. Why you may ask, well he was the only person who doubted in me. He thought I was going to drop out of high school and become a nobody. We no longer speak, so I rather speak to him through action. He’ll come outside with this serious look on his face; I’ll be standing tall with my fist held high and say, “I am a strong individual, I stand up for what’s right and you sir…you will always be wrong in my eyes because look at what I have accomplished. I didn’t need your negativity in my life and well I've made it this far without, and i shall continue to keep moving forward.”

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Four Years for Friday. last day bridge program (sean Mackenna)

now that i have passed the bridge program i feel like i can do anything i set my mind too. going into my real classes now i want to be able to look back and see a the progress ive made. starting with photography i want to have one of my pictures in a show or ad or something that other people can see it. i know this is aiming high but i know if i work hard it will be easy. as far as my journalism part goes. im hoping to learn a lot more about it and also get something published. my writing now is pretty good but i know i can improve and do a lot better then my papers now. being able to go to a college with the things i want to do is going be a good experience for me. ive learned a lot through bridge and a year from now when i look back on bridge im just gonna think... wow i used to suck. theirs always room for improvement.

in four years i want to be at the point where i have a job that i enjoy using my college degree. i want to travel to places like Darfur and Burma and uncover the truth about what is really going on there. going to Burma has always been a dream of mine and being able to go there with my camera and my journal would be a life changing event for me. id be taking pictures of the horrible things going on and writing down what Ive seen and hopefully my voice and my pictures will change the minds of enough people to get America involved and help these people that need it and help the Burmese take their country back so the Future kids don't have to go through what Friday and all the other kids had to go through. with all the experience ill have from Columbia my pictures should be able to tell the story well enough. if that doesn't work then i know my words will be able to make a change

Where I Want to Be

Dear Self,

About one year from now I would like to be entering my sophomore year. Hopefully by this time next year i would have made some strong connections in the Journalism Department. I also want to have at least a 3.3 GPA because in high school I basically bullshitted my way through and just did the bare minimum to pass the class. I would also like to have started doing a little bit more theater maybe be in a production or two. I also would like to be living in an off campus apartment or in the dorms.

Four years from now I would love to be preparing for graduation and entering my job field as a journalist of some sort. I would also like to live in a different city maybe Philadelphia or New York. I've always wanted to live East. I would also like to have a nice car and an apartment thats worth inviting company over to see. I would also like to have lost at least 30 pounds. Thats about all I want.

GOALS & DREAMS

Next year around this time i plan to be getting ready for my fall classes going into my sophomore year. Hopefully i will come out the mind set of waiting to the last minute when iv am trying to get something done. Like my homework or any other things i have to do. I want to have my same job that i will starting on Sept 7 working as a part time student. Learning to manage my money as an young adult should do. I also plan to be out of my mother house on my own in my own apartment getting the experience of being on my own. I want to learn to depend on my self and not running to my mother when i am in the need of something that's not that serious. I have to learn the responsibilities of being an adult and mostly i want the experience.

Four years from now (2014) i plan to graduate and hopefully with god's help and by the summer my children clothing line will be dropping in the stores, From new born babies to toddlers.
The name of my store will be (KIMI'S) how this name came about i have no clue. when my clothing line starts making progress next it my big time dream my day care. i know that will take a little bit of time to get in order so until that happen i will be teaching preschool.

The Future-Jorgina Kelly

By this time next year I want to be going into my sophomore year at Columbia College. I also want to be involved in different activities and independent projects. I want to have this year’s college intuition paid off. I want to be in my own apartment. I want to have a good and maintainable job that can help me get through school year.

In four years I want to start my career as a Marketing Executive or an Advertiser. If I don’t become one of those titles then I want to be in Atlanta working for Tyler Perry Studios. I would be a Director or Producer working with Producer, Writer, Director and Actor, Tyler Perry. I want to be in my condo with a Chrysler 300, red Corvette, Convertible Benz or an Aston Martin.

Day 15 Future Goals {{Sherrae'}}

This time next year I would like to be well equipped and ready for my sophomore year. I want to be involved with school activities. I want to help the incoming freshman get ready for their first year at Columbia College. I want to me new people and get to know as many staff as I can. I want to be living in a decent apartment, and be able to afford it. I would also probably taking some extra classes to be ahead or right where I need to be in my education. I want my GPA to increase. I would probably take another ballet class to keep my body in shape over the summer.
Four years from now I want to be graduating. I want to have my job. Not looking for a job! I want to have it waiting for me while in my last couple of moths of my senior year. I want to be at an Arts High school teaching dance or at a big dance studio teaching. If not teaching, at least dancing with the Alvin Ailey Dance Company. I would also like to be setting goal for the next for years of my life.

Day 16 Last Response to Aaron/ Arianna King

This time next year I want to be considered a sophomore. Seeing that happen will be awesome. For my First semester I will only take 12 credit hours. But, for my second semester I will take on 15 credit hours and try to take a summer course that will help me become a sophomore. I know some may feel that you need to take your time and go through it as you go. But, It just dawned on me that maybe I need to push my way through and do what I have to do in order to get to the next step in my life. I may fail on my way but I will make it through the problem times.


Four years from now I see myself Graduating and starting my new path. My new path will consist of a job at a local radio station doing some type of desk job. Because, I know will not be able to become music manager right on the spot. If Radio does not work out for me I will then seek to continue my education at a college out of state and get my grad degree at a university for Advertising or Business Management. I hope that I can look back from then to now and say that I did what I had to do to be successful. I may not get to where my dreams are and even more. But, as long as I put in the extra effort that I ask from myself then I know I should be happy with anything I end up with.

THE ROAD TO SUCCESS LIES WITHIN!

Bridge program

Attending Columbia College’s Bridge program really helped prepare myself for what I have yet to face in the future. I have a few worries but there’s nothing I am particularly fretting over. I am just anxious to start the actual school year. I know classes will be difficult, and there will be lots of homework, but I am ready and willing to face these challenges to my full potential. If I try in all of my classes I am positive I will pass my classes. I am also in a relationship at the moment and I have been getting sidetracked with figuring out what my girlfriend and I are going to do. There isn’t much more that I’m worried about, other than passing all of my classes and making the right friends. Something I am excited about is starting a band. I am anxiously waiting for new students to arrive to see if I can find a group of dedicated/hard working musicians that are willing to make a band. I have been waiting years and years for this moment and I am going to give it my all. I love everything about this school and Chicago in general, and I hope I stay in this city, because I truly believe this place is for me. The bridge program was a great transition and I couldn’t have asked for better teachers than Aaron and Katrina.

Day 14 bridge(taiona jones)

I wouldn’t change anything about the bridge program to be honest. I found this program simple. My only problem was my mathematics class, but everything was ok. All I needed to do was to give effort in both math and English class and that was my only problem. I really liked the lectures because you really get know about certain classes. The lectures also appealed to the students and how we can go from high school level work to college level work. This program has really helped me a lot especially in my writing. I wasn’t so sure about my writing because I thought it didn’t sound right or probably didn’t make any sense in my opinion. Having my English professor go over my essay really helped me become a better writer. The teacher sorted out my mistakes and now I feel more confident in my work.
One thing I would change is to eliminate the museum visits. The lectures were interesting however the museum visits are boring. I would want to go somewhere interesting. Maybe walk around the school and know about the departments and how to get there. I know that you should learn this on your own but since we are new students, we should know more about Columbia and what Columbia has to offer. I feel that lectures weren’t good enough to know about the school. I feel that it’s pointless to go to a museum and just do work about that one art piece like the first museum visit to the art museum. I feel that it doesn’t benefit us. It was nice being in this school just to get a taste of what Columbia looks like but I feel that maybe just change the field trip activity.

day 14 Responce Aug 24

I really liked the bridge program as a whole. I think the writing assignment should be a bit harder to push people starting on the first week. If it starts hard then it gives people a better understanding of what we should expect when school begins. I think the blogs were a great idea but i feel like i was writing for no one to see. I put my all in them and only who saw.I really like the conference's it was good to talk one on one. I likes the workshops the gave me a level of confidence. It was good to share and show every one what i could do. I think the partner workshop was nice to do also because i felt relaxed with the student. Over all you tow are a great pair!

Day 14 Feedback {{Sherrae'}}

One thing I like about the Bridge Program was the writing. Even though it was a lot of writing, I was pushed to the best of my ability. It gave me a chance not only to grow as a writer, but as a college ready to student. It also gave me a way to express myself through writing. Also I liked using juxtapositions in my paper. This was something new for me and I was glad I learned it. Compare and Contrasting is hard for me to do when it comes to writes papers, and using the book help a lot.
I didn't really dislike anything, because to me this was an experience. I was a little irritated with going to the museums a seeing art that i didn't at all see as art. In my opinion, some of the art was pointless, but to the artist it could have had a deeper meaning than what I actually saw it as.

Day 14 Response: Kiarah Lazo

These past four weeks have truly been a great experience. Before I came to the bridge program I was scared and felt unprepared to start something new. Once I stepped foot in the building of Columbia, I felt home. I have to admit I wasn’t do so well in the beginning because I wasn’t used to writing papers everyday or actually doing all my math problems. The only thing I would change is the time frame. I would have loved if this program ran until 5 o’clock in the afternoon. I learned so much that I wish I had more time and enjoy this experience even more.
The one thing I loved and wouldn’t change is the people here at Columbia. I’ve dealt with really cool people back in Pilsen in high school but the people here are a different story. These students are unique in many ways. I’ve never been around such a large crowd who love art the way I do. I actually met an interesting person who loves photography and is majoring in it just like myself. It’s great to met people with the same interest and it is also great to meet new people to learn new things. Columbia is the place for me.

Bridge

I have to say that the Bridge Program was a very positive experience for me overall. I really enjoyed the class and everyone for the most part was very welcoming and friendly. I made quite a few friends during this experience. The one thing I can say I did take from this experience is Columbia is not your ordinary school. Actually when I first walked into English I couldnt believe some man with like 1000 tattoos was our teacher. The whole time I was in high school my teachers stressed that tattoos weren't professional however you contradicted that statement because I've gotten more out of this class than I've gotten out of any English class that I ever took in high school. In some respects you showed me it was okay to be different and show individuality. This also showed me at Columbia anything can happen.

The only thing I would actually change about the program is making the post lecture discussions shorter. There were many days I didnt want to be bothered and just wanted to go home and enjoy the rest of my day. Sometimes I felt the lectures weren't important enough to actually have an intelligent discussion about especially the one about Zombies because we all know zombies arent real. I'm actually glad I was given the opportunity to be apart of the Bridge Program because it gave me a more in depth look at what college is all about. The last thing I would change is the times I would make it a little later in the day because I am not a morning person LOL.