It's 11:55 p.m. and your heart is beating out of your chest. You now begin to sweat so profusely that your hand starts to slip off the mouse.There's only five minutes left to export your package. Will you make it? Let's face it. You love being a Broadcast major, but sometimes, it can become quite stressful. It seems like all of your other friends are enjoying their hour classes while you sit in lab for twice as long. You swear that there isn't another soul in the world who can relate to your problems. Well, I'm here to tell you that you aren't alone.
These are the common struggles that every broadcast student can relate to:
1. Trying to cover a story off-campus without a car.
You are so desperate that any form of transportation seems to be a viable option at this point. Yes, even riding a giant grizzly bear.
2. Completely butchering a live broadcast.
You swear that you read the script over enough times, but apparently not. You leave the listeners wondering if you even know your own name. And I'm Ron Burgundy?
3. Relying on that one person for an interview, but they don't call you back.
Email after email, phone call after phone call, still no response. You sit and stare at your phone so hard hoping that your non-existent telepathic powers will make it ring. After waiting for hours, you have finally accepted the fact that you're an ultimate failure. Now, the feeling of regret begins to settle in. Why? Why did I not call two other people?
4. When the newsroom becomes a disaster.
Someone forgot to upload their SOT to the class file, and there's only a minute until showtime. It went from laughing and smiling, to screaming and fighting in a matter of seconds.
5. When you forget to turn the mic on.
This might be one of the stupidest mistakes ever, yet somehow we've all done it at least a million times. The worst part is, we usually don't even realize it until we're finished with the interview. You are in complete disbelief. What do you mean there's no sound?
6. Taking notes during press conferences.
There are so many distractions, yet you're determined to get every single word. Write peasant! Write! Faster! Faster!
7. Trying to decipher your notes from the press conference.
You finally make your way back to class and realize that you have no idea what this piece of paper says. Why do bad things happen to good people?
Although we may get very few hours of sleep, I still firmly believe that our major is unlike any other. At the end of the day, we always feel some sense of accomplishment. Plus, we get to be a part of a pretty special crew. Am I right?
