Melissa's Blog

1st Blog:

Hi everyone, my name is Melissa Gold and I am a sophomore here at UMBC. I am an undecided major and even though I’ve had an entire year to think about what I might want to study I’m still as unsure as ever. I signed up for AMST 222 because this particular area of American Studies seems fascinating to me. I think in this day and age, and especially in American culture the media has such a powerful and far-reaching influence that it would be more than worth while to learn about it. After earning my undergraduate degree(and if I ever decide on a major) I hope to go to law school not only because it seems to be the popular thing to do in my family, but also because I think a law degree gives you a lot of options career-wise.

I grew up in Columbia, Maryland and attended Glenelg Country School. Growing up I was very athletic and spend most of my time swimming or playing soccer. When I was a junior in high school I unexpectedly had to move to Utah for a year. When I came back, to make a long story short, they wouldn’t accept my academic credits so I ended up having to repeat my junior year. Probably the hardest thing I ever had to do was watch my entire class graduate and stay behind an entire year while they escaping to college without me.

These days I spend most of my time working. I’m a waitress at Johnny’s Bistro on Main Street in Ellicott City (FYI-the food is really good!). It’s my first year trying to balance both work and school and I admit it’s harder than I thought. I have a whole newfound respect for anyone who does this without getting fired and/or sleeping through all of their classes.

Hope everyone has a fun semester.