There’s nothing fun about job interviews. The pressure’s on. Butterflies beat their wings in your stomach. You hair is probably out of place, despite your best efforts. Your shoes are just a little uncomfortable, and your pants are freshly-washed and therefore a little tighter than you want them to be. But you also want a …
It was right around this time last year that I underwent a minor surgery to sort out some things that were in disarray. It was also around this time of year that I attended Newhouse’s Master’s Preview Day, which is what ultimately sealed my decision to attend the school. In many respects, I can’t believe …
Many of my classmates came to Newhouse from areas relatively near to Syracuse: central NY, the suburbs of NYC, Pennsylvania, and even Syracuse itself. This being the case, many had already experienced New York City, a world class city and hub of media and culture. As a native Midwesterner, this was not an experience I’ve …
How does an aspiring literary fiction writer convert to advertising? Honestly, I spent four years after earning a B.A. in writing fantasizing about a spot in SU’s exceptionally elite M.F.A. in Fiction program (George Saunders’s “Sea Oak” changed my life — just to have him as a teacher would be the pinnacle of writerly achievement. …