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Thanks to anyone who responds. I am a marketing student at a local community college. I am pretty close to graduating with an associate degree in the spring. I started an internship at the college I am attending about two months ago, working on their faculty and staff newsletter. Basically what I do is edit submissions from staff and faculty as well as work with the other intern to shoot and edit video for the newsletter. Since I have been there I have had some doubts starting to creep in, but don't really feel like fear, but more of a gut feeling that I may have headed down the wrong career path.
I question how much of a grasp I really have on grammar even though I have received some very generous compliments on my nonfiction writing. The other intern who has actually worked in the newspaper business for over 20 years as a writer, copyeditor, editor and has pretty much taken over, which is what I guess you would expect. But I feel when I am there my brain just shuts down. I really do a lot of stupid stuff, mostly little things I suppose. I also feel that I take forever to edit some of these submissions, usually the lengthier ones. I also feel like I can't keep up with everything, such as not remembering to put certain submissions in the newsletter multiple times or misunderstanding simple requests. I also tend to get way too wrapped up with the editing process. I think I have some issues with perfectionism and some anxiety. The director is very pleased with how the newsletter is coming along, but that is pretty much because the other intern is a newspaper veteran with decades of experience.
I tried sharing these thoughts with a friend, but she sees me with rose-colored glasses and seems to think everything I do is wonderful. So she isn't really a reliable sounding board I suppose you could say. So, if anyone has read this I would appreciate any constructive feedback, observations, etc.
In case you are wondering, I have done very well in my classes, but this internship is a different story. Have you had the experience of performing well in your program of study, but once you are put in a real-world situation you find yourself struggling? Thanks again to anyone who might have actually read this post.
I question how much of a grasp I really have on grammar even though I have received some very generous compliments on my nonfiction writing. The other intern who has actually worked in the newspaper business for over 20 years as a writer, copyeditor, editor and has pretty much taken over, which is what I guess you would expect. But I feel when I am there my brain just shuts down. I really do a lot of stupid stuff, mostly little things I suppose. I also feel that I take forever to edit some of these submissions, usually the lengthier ones. I also feel like I can't keep up with everything, such as not remembering to put certain submissions in the newsletter multiple times or misunderstanding simple requests. I also tend to get way too wrapped up with the editing process. I think I have some issues with perfectionism and some anxiety. The director is very pleased with how the newsletter is coming along, but that is pretty much because the other intern is a newspaper veteran with decades of experience.
I tried sharing these thoughts with a friend, but she sees me with rose-colored glasses and seems to think everything I do is wonderful. So she isn't really a reliable sounding board I suppose you could say. So, if anyone has read this I would appreciate any constructive feedback, observations, etc.
In case you are wondering, I have done very well in my classes, but this internship is a different story. Have you had the experience of performing well in your program of study, but once you are put in a real-world situation you find yourself struggling? Thanks again to anyone who might have actually read this post.