Ryan
I like turtles
5 Years, 4 Schools, 3 states, 2 degrees, 1 graduation
I did it! Bachelor of Fine Arts in Film Production and Bachelor of Arts in PR/Advertising graduating Cum Laude!!! For those of you who have been with me from the beginning, I guess you can’t help but laugh at the “four schools” part (NYU, Savannah College of Art and Design, Richmond University in London, and Chapman University). It’s been one hell of a ride, and I cherish every memory.
As for the future, I’ve been very fortunate to make many contacts and it looks like it’s coming down to a marketing job in LA (I’ll tell more when it happens). But for now, I’m taking the summer off to do the things that I know I will never have another chance to do after I start working - if I end up working at a cheese factory in Canada for a month, hey, fine by me.
I want to thank everyone on this board for their support and kind words over the past five years…I mean, after all, if it weren’t for you guys I wouldn’t have met Chris Webber. So sit back, and enjoy some observations and memories I’ve made from college.
Most Embarrassing Moment
In my intro to PR class, our teacher had a policy that if your cell phone went off during a lecture, he would make you get in front of the class and sing a song of his choosing (I think we all know how this story is going to end). Well, one day, a girl’s cell phone text message alert went off. She happened to be sitting directly behind me, and when her text went off, I immediately looked at my phone to make sure it wasn’t me. My professor saw me looking at my phone... “Ryan, you know our policy” he said. I was about to point out the girl behind me, but she was really cute and looked as if she would die if she had to sing in front of the class. I had to sing “love in an elevator” by Aerosmith per request of my teacher.
Best Class Memory
I had a screenwriting class during my first year at Chapman with a teacher who commuted from LA. About 10 minutes into the class someone from the front office came into the room and told us that Julie (our teacher) was stuck in traffic and might not make it to class. For some odd reason, I decided to take over class, and assigned people to read screenplays, etc. Surprisingly, everyone stayed, and Julie showed up about five minutes before class ended with everyone still in class. As you can imagine, she was extremely pleased, and told me that this is the kind of thing that makes her proud to be a teacher. She ended up writing me a very considerate recommendation.
Best quote from a teacher:
“Americans are stupid. You are all stupid. You have billions of dollars. You can spend the money on health care, or education. But what do you do?” He pauses and looks around the room “......you go to the moon”
Advice for prospective college students:
Study abroad, take the classes that you think you’ll hate and go on as many “undi-runs” as you can.
What you might not know......
· Cell phones are the most important electronic device in our lives
· Halloween is no longer about dressing up. It’s about what girl can wear the least amount of clothing.
· Every residence hall is activated by your student ID card. Keys no longer exist.
· Sushi is the most popular place to take a date
· You know you had too much to drink if you wake up the next morning and have 20 new "friend requests" on facebook.
· Facebook is the #1 form of e-mailing.
· If someone doesn’t get back to you within an hour, they are considered “impossible to get a hold of”
· AIM (instant massager) becomes your #1 form of communication while living in the dorms.
· If given a choice, most of my friends would rather have internet than TV
· If a classroom lacks a projector, 6-speaker sound, and wireless internet, it’s considered “out of date”
· Finals have created a black market for Aderholt, Dextrin, and Straterra.
· The average student probably knows around three phone numbers by heart
· The last time I saw a CD in someone’s car was three years ago.
· Radio’s and alarm clocks are nowhere to be seen – we just use our cell phones.
· Oh yeah, to this day I haven’t seen a single newspaper in anyone’s room. Ever.
The Fam
(JSin, I swear to god if you say one thing about you know who....)
Seriously mom!?! STOP!!
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