Majoring in public relations and choosing it as a career path was something I always had in mind. I grew up watching Sex and the City, and Samantha Jones was always my favorite character. She worked in PR and had her own firm and always just seemed so successful to me. She planned parties for people and companies and it always looked like she was having fun with what she did, and it drew me towards that career. Samantha was also portrayed as a character who was super funny, strong, assertive, successful, and creative, which somehow made me want to have her career even more. The creative side of me was also super interested in PR because I’ve loved hosting parties and coming up with events within my friend group, part-time job, or just wherever an opportunity has presented itself to me. I think I would thrive in an environment where I am able to plan events and be able to portray people or companies in the best possible light to make them successful. I honestly want to work in the sports industry and work closely to specific athletes and teams. I want to find ways to creatively represent them and keep them relevant and portrayed in a good light. I had thought about pursuing journalism for a while, but I ultimately chose PR because it checked more of the boxes of what I wanted to do.
