This week started with the major bummer of finding out our UNT trip had been cancelled. As much as I understand there was really nothing that could have been done, I was still really looking forward to going and after getting confirmations from all of the classes I was planning on attending, I was excited about the schedule I had worked out. The good news is that Coach Goff did say she would work to reschedule the trip, maybe sometime in February. Apart from that bump in the road, I was able to schedule an informational interview with a family and divorce lawyer in Frisco on Wednesday. The turn around was really fast, because she was really busy with only this slot as a cancellation, but Ms. Turner, the lawyer I interviewed, was really interesting to talk to because of her more unconventional path to family law. Also, things just keep being due in ISM these days, and for the most part I think I'm doing better about staying on top of the work than I have been in past weeks. Next Tuesday I also have another informational interview (my 5th!) with an actual nonprofit lawyer. Even though I've somewhat pivoted away from all of that at this point, I'm so excited for the opportunity to talk to an attorney in the actual field I had originally planned on pursuing. It was a really fast week, but informative and fulfilling at the same time.
Next week is the UNT Field and in all honesty I'm beginning to feel really overwhelmed with ISM. Not as much with everything that's due, because for the most part I've been able to keep on top of my work, however the looming due date for having interviews finished is really stressing me out. I was hoping I would be able to get one done this coming Wednesday with a professor at UNT, but unfortunately no one has written me back yet, including most of the professors of classes I am hoping to sit in on. I really hope that I'll get some replies within the next few hours, because otherwise I will need to find new classes to go to. As far as everything else going on, I feel like family and divorce law is becoming a bigger and bigger interest for me as I'm having trouble finding alternatives in law. Even though nonprofit and immigration law is still really fascinating, it's proving quite difficult to pursue this year, and with the deadline hanging over my head with when things need to get done, the pressure is making me want to focus on family and divorce instead. There are lots of professionals in family and divorce law, making it much more accessible for interviews and mentorships. I hope this week is going to go well, not only with the UNT Field Trip, but also with my interview scheduling and overall ISM progress.
This was a really strange week for ISM. With the PSAT on Wednesday, and no school on Monday, I was actually only in the ISM class once this week. Still, I am trying to always get things done as the amount of stuff due this six weeks is staggering. I wrote three thank you notes for the people I interviewed at the Business Symposium last week, and one additional one for my interview with Ms. Albano last Friday. I also had two assessments due on Friday, one Research and my first Interview Assessment, which I wrote about my interview with Ms. Armstrong back in September. I really think that I need to make it a priority to get ahead in ISM because with my other classes demanding so much of me in addition to everything due in ISM, I know it'll be easy to fall behind if I can't stay on top of my work. I still need to schedule two more interviews, which although I still have a few weeks to complete, weeks are going by faster than I could expect, so I know I really need to get on it. Overall, I didn't get that much done this week just because it was so busy and thrown-off, but it was a transition week that signified how much I need to get ahead on the things that are due. Also, as I continue to struggle finding people to interview in nonprofit or human rights law, I feel now more than ever that family and divorce law would be a good field for me to study this year in ISM.
This week was probably the week that has most fully signified being in the ISM program. Wednesday was the Business Symposium at Independence High School, and it was incredible. It was at first a little bizarre, seeing hundreds of professionally-dressed high school juniors and seniors all in one place, but after getting there and signing in, I got to fully experience everything the symposium had to offer. I actually got three interviews, because I got pulled down for an extra one at the beginning of the symposium, and they were probably my favorite part of the day. I ended up talking a lot, even though I thought the interviews were more so supposed to me interviewing them. Other than that, we attended this talk about branding yourself and working towards your true goal in life by the owner and founder of Tumbleweed TexStyles. It was so great, listening to other people talk about my role in the professional world, because it really opened up a sense of how connected we can all be with valuable networking and a strong role in the professional world. There was also an Alumni room, which was relaxed and still informative, showing how ISM students continue to use their skills after high school firsthand. Outside of the Symposium, I have another interview this week, and am now working to finalize the scheduling of my fifth one. It's been a great week, and I can't wait to keep doing interviews!
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