(Editor’s Note: this is the first in a series of blog posts by students in different sequences about the stereotypes some people have about other sequences. Watch this video for more information about this series)
Every time I gush that my ultimate goal is to work as a magazine editor in New York City, I typically get an enthusiastic reaction that goes a little something like “Oh my God! So, you want to be like Carrie Bradshaw?” Or “I sooo love that movie the The Devil Wears Prada.” Or “Ahhh! Are you going to meet famous celebrities?”
I’d love to respond that I’ll have more Manolos than Carrie–actually I’d prefer Louboutins!–have a glorified apartment building in the Upper East Side of Manhattan, and become A-Rod’s next new girlfriend. But I sincerely promise you that magazine majors at the Missouri School of Journalism know better.
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