Why am I in Bridge?

In my essay that I submitted to Columbia admissions, I talked about how I had a huge passion for video editing and never let a single obstacle to come in my way. I have worked on many projects in my past and I want to continue to press forward my desire to become a video editor.





I believe they saw my determination, and passion that I have for editing videos. This passion was so large I started to put everything before it, even my school work.

In high school I didn't take my studies seriously. I would put my homework aside if I was working on a video for someone. If I'm not editing a video then I'm watching some TV, and I can't get enough of psych on Netflix!

Not only did I have the pressure of making video for clients, I would be asked to make videos for my school, which didn't help me at all. I found myself working on a new video project almost everyday leaving about 3 hours left for studying, and doing my homework. My school also didn't help us by making a 95 on a test a B+ (85 C+ etc) (Just saying)


The bridge program has really opened my eyes to see that this is real. Without the proper education you will get nowhere in life. If a company had to make a decision between someone with a lot of experience with no college education, where as to a person with some experience, they would choose the person with the college degree hands down. This is because they can see they are fully committed to what they are doing, so committed that they went out to spend thousands of dollars to be educated on the subject. They feel a since of dedication to the person with the college degree. I regret not taking high school seriously, I know I have the potential to excel in anything I do I just need the same determination I have in editing videos as I do in my school work.

I now have full determination to become a Columbia College student. I no longer edit videos till I'm done with my work, and I don't even turn on the TV. My father, who is an attorney, is the only one in my family of 4 to finish college. My sister is 21, and my mother is..... Lets just say shes my mother and doesn't have her degree either. I feel as if it is my duty to follow my dads footsteps and finish college.