If someone were to ask me, “If you could go back in time, would you change your major?” my response would be, “Not at all.”

As a current broadcasting major at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke, broadcasting has become a part of my life in more ways than I can count. Not only has my major made a huge impact in my life, but it has become a part of who I am.

As a kid, I would constantly watch TV; whether it was sitcoms, news, sports, or movies – it was on my television screen, letting my curiosity run wild. I desired to know how television worked. I wanted to know how the news anchors read their scripts to how the cameras were being operated in sports to how they make movies.

I would always tell my mom, “Mom, one day I will learn all about what happens behind the camera and one day I will tell you.”

And she would always respond saying, “I know you will, honey.”

With no surprise, she was right.

Since my first broadcasting class during freshman year, I would call my mom and tell her what I’ve learned in my broadcasting classes and how television worked. And until this day as a senior, I still inform her of all my experiences behind-the-scenes and even in front of the camera.

Throughout my college involvement, I have learned hidden talents about myself; I didn’t know existed until I was a broadcasting major.

I have the hidden talent of telling a story through visuals. I have mastered the craft of editing videos and putting together a project that is entertaining and mind-blowing.

I have the hidden talent of broadcast and journalism writing. In contrast to English writing, writing for mass communications gives majors the freedom to be informal while writing, as if you were having a conversation. I never use to like writing, but now I’m eager to write and let my personality show through paper.

I have the hidden talent of creativity. I always knew I was creative, but never realized how creative I could be until I was pressured to be more creative. Being a broadcasting major, it’s all about creativity and it made me realize I was holding back my creativity from the world and wasn’t using it to my full potential.

I’ll admit, I never thought about being a broadcasting major when I was a kid.

I would always say “I wanted to be a teacher” or “I wanted to be an actress.” But that all changed in sixth grade; however, my heart knew exactly what I wanted to major in since I was little.

Television has continuously been a apart of who I am as a person and continues to make me a better broadcaster as well.

Even though, it took me awhile to figure it out; the old saying goes, “it’s better late than never.”