This is me, Annie Brown. My adventures around Maryland brought me to this beautiful sunflower field in Jarrettsville last fall.
Greetings, readers!
The third week of classes on the Hill begins this week, and since the school year is relatively new, I figured it would be a good idea to introduce myself to you all again sooner rather than later.
My name is Annie, I’m a senior, and this is my third year blogging for McDaniel’s Office of Admissions. I’m an English major and a writing minor, so part of what I love about this job is having this opportunity to write for an audience. But more importantly, what I also love about this job is that by reading my blog posts and the posts of other McBloggers, prospective students and their families can get a feel for what McDaniel College is all about–an especially wonderful opportunity for people who might not be able to come see McDaniel in person.
When I was in the process of choosing which college I would go to, I was very interested in attending a small liberal arts college that would give me lots of flexibility in what courses and subjects I could take and one with an English major that offered courses beyond just the standard literature courses that are out there at colleges and universities throughout the country. I wanted to be an involved student, and I wanted to have professors that are involved in my life. With McDaniel, I have found all of those things and more. Being at a small school has been a great fit for me, I’ve taken classes in a variety of disciplines, and the English department, which offers lots of courses in rhetoric, composition, and new media, is full of faculty whom I can’t imagine my life without, as they have enriched my life in so many ways. McDaniel has become my home, and it’s strange and frightening (but also exciting!) to think about how this time next year, I will be off in the “real world” doing I can only imagine what. But over the past three years, McDaniel has prepared me for real world life, and the preparations will continue–at full speed!–this year.
Outside of the classroom, I can be found working as a peer tutor at McDaniel’s writing center, a place where all McDaniel students can go to receive writing help in all types and disciplines of writing. It’s a job that’s taught me a lot about writing and myself.
I’ve also been a member of the McDaniel Free Press since my first year on the Hill, and this year, in addition to occasionally writing articles, I’m serving as web editor. I’ve also been an active member of Contrast, the campus literary magazine, and this year, I’ll be serving as co-editor. I’m a member of McDaniel’s Honors Program and I’ve also been inducted into the Alpha Lambda Delta and Lambda Iota Tau honor societies.
In my free time, I enjoy writing, Tumblr, baking, spending time with my friends and housemates, and trying to catch my breath from all of the many things I do on the Hill!
I hope that as I document my final year on the Hill, the stories I share with you will help you learn why McDaniel is a truly wonderful place to become educated for life.
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