not scared anymore. - Hardeep Gambhir's Spaceship
grade 12 in high school, like many of us, i was mega-confused about what major to choose and what unis to apply to. i had always liked video editing, graphic design, hosting events, writing, leading and managing fun projects. i was always “internet-smart” equivalent to “street-smart” where i knew all the ways to download pirated games, i knew how to hack different software, and port Windows games to Mac. Thanks for reading Hardeep Gambhir's Spaceship! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. but i never understood what major would align with these interests and skills (barely). art? because of my videography interests? business? because of my knack for project management? computer science? because i was internet smart? finally, i decided film production was the closest to the major that used my talents. “maybe i could be a director” i thought, because some career tests said so, even though i had never made a short film before the film i made for my supplementary app
tldr: i talk about prestige chasing and some life decisions i took — grade 12 in high school, like many of us, i was mega-confused about what major to choose and what unis to apply to. i had always liked video editing, graphic design, hosting events, writing, leading and managing fun projects. i was always “internet-smart” equivalent to “street-smart” where i knew all the ways to download pirated games, i knew how to hack different software, and port Windows games to Mac. but i never understood what major would align with these interests and skills (barely). art? because of my…
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