tentative steps.

I am currently in the process of applying for another scholarship because I am broke and would like to not be thousands in debt in two years. So I was filling out the application and it asks you to give a short bio in less than 100 words, including your career goals and activities and other mindless things.

Some examples I have floating around in my head:
"Mary Johnson is a third-year Political Science major and is pursuing College and Departmental Honors. She was recently nominated to be on the Board of Regents. She also participates in Mock Trial, Amnesty International, and Project Literacy. After graduation, she plans to go to Harvard Law School and become a professional whose life is consumed with case law and nice shoes."

"Nancy Ho is a first-year Biology major, currently studying nanotechnology with her mentor, Professor Norris. After graduation, she plans to go to UCLA Medical School and become a plastic surgeon. She enjoys studying with all of her free time and never goes out on Friday nights."

And then there's me:
"Carrie is a second-year English and Communication Studies student. She spends most of her time in the Daily Bruin office, pretending that the real world can be contained in 18 pages which are printed daily. After graduation, she plans to avoid going to grad school and taking tests for a while. Instead, she will probably end up staying in L.A. where she can spend the next five years deciding whether or not she should have gone to grad school and what subject she might have studied there. She will probably hold about 3 different jobs, which will be fun at first, but then her interest will wane with time. In time, though, she will finally get the guts to move to New York for graduate school, end up hating that, and move back to San Francisco, where she will work for a sleek, specialty magazine in the city."

Mostly, though, I just think summing up your life plans in 100 words is stupid. Also stupid: having a life plan. It's good to have a vague idea of where you want to go, but I get so sick of overachievers.

Nonetheless, I should probably pretend to have one for this scholarship. I could really use the money.