{"id":656,"date":"2020-03-19T09:42:36","date_gmt":"2020-03-19T14:42:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/schieffercollege.tcu.edu\/communication\/?post_type=student_work&#038;p=656"},"modified":"2020-03-19T09:42:55","modified_gmt":"2020-03-19T14:42:55","slug":"class-of-2020-take-5-with-annie-dorfman","status":"publish","type":"student_work","link":"https:\/\/schieffercollege.tcu.edu\/communication\/student_work\/class-of-2020-take-5-with-annie-dorfman\/","title":{"rendered":"CLASS OF 2020: Take 5 with Annie Dorfman"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Name: Annie Dorfman<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559740&quot;:480}\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Major: Communication S<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">tudies<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559740&quot;:480}\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Hometown:<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Palm Beach Gardens, <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Florida<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559740&quot;:480}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Why did you <\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">decide<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> to major in <\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Communication Studies?<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">To be completely honest, I really wasn\u2019t sure I wanted to be a communication studies major when coming to <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Texas Christian University<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. I knew I was good at speaking in front of people and thought I cou<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ld easily switch if I needed to.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Howeve<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">r, as you can see, I never left!<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">What is a common misconception about your major?<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This really<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> gets me heated. Communication Studies is <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">challenging, especially at the beginning. I d<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">on\u2019t think people realize that <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the major<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> is ch<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">allenging <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">and<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">allows<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> students to <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">choose from an array of jobs post-graduation.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Have you studied abroad?\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Yes, <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I went to Granada, Spain, for<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> five weeks.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> It was the best. None of us knew <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">each other prior to the trip, but<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> we all got super<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> close. Now, I<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> even<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> babysit for the children of my professor\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">who<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">came on the trip with us.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Overall, it forced me <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">to be independent and go out of my comfort zone, which I know I will take into the future.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">What are you involved with on campus?\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I\u2019m in <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Sen<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">se<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">less<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Acts of Comedy, which is <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">a<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">n on-campus improvisation group.<\/span>\u00a0<span data-contrast=\"auto\">I\u2019m<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> also the<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">p<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">resident<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> of my sorority<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">These experiences have <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">dramatically increased my confidence and sense of leadership. <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I have become a<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> better speaker, <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">as well as a better listener.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">What a<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">re your plans after graduation?<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">No plans yet.<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">Job searching as we speak.<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">My dream job is to be a Saturday Night Live actor.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Click <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><a href=\"https:\/\/schieffercollege.tcu.edu\/communication\/\">here<\/a> for more information on the Communication Studies department.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":657,"template":"","class_list":["post-656","student_work","type-student_work","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","sw_category-communication-studies"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>CLASS OF 2020: Take 5 with Annie Dorfman - Communication Studies<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/schieffercollege.tcu.edu\/communication\/student_work\/class-of-2020-take-5-with-annie-dorfman\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"CLASS OF 2020: Take 5 with Annie Dorfman - Communication Studies\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Name: Annie Dorfman Major: Communication Studies Hometown: Palm Beach Gardens, Florida\u00a0 Why did you decide to major in Communication Studies? 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