Prompt:
Brief Personal Statement (required of all applicants) - In 250-300 words, tell us more about you and why you are considering VCU
Ideas/comments/advice/revisions would be greatly appreciated.
If someone had an idea, one that was insightful, and intriguing; you should notice them. If someone raised their voice way out loud, screaming until their eyes were bleeding; you would notice them. Chicago allusion aside, my parents should have named me Amos, because through out my life my creative opinions and thoughts have been constantly tossed into the hoop above the trashcan. Even a sophomore at my previous high school, I could be seen in the theater after rehearsals taking notes. Occasionally we would run into a problem with the way we executed a scene, so I tried to suggest resolutions. My ideas were relevant, and sometimes out of the box, but always got a thumbs down with out any explanation from my director. What made it worse was later, one of my fellow actors would suggest, verbatim, my same idea. My director would rant on and on about how she should of thought of that. I must have had something in my teeth that day. I could understand compromising ideas, but blatantly dismissing someone's thought is like a theoretical slap in the face. Frankly, I was tired of it so I stood up for myself confronted her. For standing up for what I believe in, I was temporarily suspended from theater.
Hopefully, by attending VCU, I can finally have my creative voice heard, as well as expanding my pallet. I want it to be recognized, but that does not mean intention is to be louder or better than anyone. I want to be in an environment with people of similar mindsets, working toward a common goal. I want to taste the creative juices of others and have others taste my own.Call me the connoisseur of creative juices. Maybe at VCU, people will know I am there.
Brief Personal Statement (required of all applicants) - In 250-300 words, tell us more about you and why you are considering VCU
Ideas/comments/advice/revisions would be greatly appreciated.
If someone had an idea, one that was insightful, and intriguing; you should notice them. If someone raised their voice way out loud, screaming until their eyes were bleeding; you would notice them. Chicago allusion aside, my parents should have named me Amos, because through out my life my creative opinions and thoughts have been constantly tossed into the hoop above the trashcan. Even a sophomore at my previous high school, I could be seen in the theater after rehearsals taking notes. Occasionally we would run into a problem with the way we executed a scene, so I tried to suggest resolutions. My ideas were relevant, and sometimes out of the box, but always got a thumbs down with out any explanation from my director. What made it worse was later, one of my fellow actors would suggest, verbatim, my same idea. My director would rant on and on about how she should of thought of that. I must have had something in my teeth that day. I could understand compromising ideas, but blatantly dismissing someone's thought is like a theoretical slap in the face. Frankly, I was tired of it so I stood up for myself confronted her. For standing up for what I believe in, I was temporarily suspended from theater.
Hopefully, by attending VCU, I can finally have my creative voice heard, as well as expanding my pallet. I want it to be recognized, but that does not mean intention is to be louder or better than anyone. I want to be in an environment with people of similar mindsets, working toward a common goal. I want to taste the creative juices of others and have others taste my own.Call me the connoisseur of creative juices. Maybe at VCU, people will know I am there.
