Why Converse College? A question that I received from many of my peers and even my teachers at my high school. The most simple answer is, it's closest to home. As I applied to schools throughout my senior year of high school, my goal was to get as far away from my home, Atlanta, as possible. I wanted to experience new things, see new parts of the country and just embark on the new journey of college being completely independent and away from anyone I knew. But as the college decision deadline of May 1st slowly crept up, I realized that my ideal picture of this new chapter of life wasn't the most ethical as finances and travel were a very important factor to my decision.
        Music has always been a vital part of my life seeing as though my mom had her own radio show when were lived in Connecticut starting when I was about 3 or 4 years old. Through her, I got to experience a world of music and technology that not very many people my age knew about. I came to fall in love with music and it's power and developed an ear and overall talent for it myself, and I know that through Converse, my talent will only be used for the better; to push me beyond my mental limits and to guide and encourage me to use my gift to my full potential.
        Design. Personally, I feel as though my way of thinking and executing my thoughts and ideas is a lot different than those around me. I often times find myself purposely doing things the complete opposite way that others do, just to see if I can achieve the same outcome. I find that as we were all designed differently and we each have unique ways of processing and producing our thoughts and creations, my creations are seen as "exceptionally different" or something that others wouldn't imagine. I like the fact that my music, poetry, lyrics and art make people think. I like that we were all designed differently but I love that many see me as far different than the rest.
        Balance is something that I have always struggled with. My dreams and my current capabilities don't ever coincide with each other and it always leaves me extremely frustrated. One moment I will have a dream of producing a plethora of albums and winning Grammys for my hard work and dedication but the next moment when I go to my computer, I'm not be able to put a simple beat together. It discourages me. Infuriates me. It makes me want to give up. But then I realize, there isn't really much else that I am good at. I need to work on balancing my emotions when I am faced with my reality. I need to work on turning my anger into a drive to work for what I and not allow it to take over my entire body. Balance between my dreams and my capabilities is what I need to work on the most.