My name is Samantha (Sammie) Paul. I am a junior advertising major with a minor in computational technology. I love my major for a lot of reasons, but what made me want to dedicate my life to the advertising/media field is the ability to go virtually anywhere with it. It doesn't corner me in. I have the opportunity to not only go anywhere in the world and have a job but even in agencies, I could potentially wear a lot of hats. I tend to get bored easily, so I wanted to find a field where I am always learning and always doing something. Although I aspire to be a UI/UX designer, I love how my field leads me to a wide range of possibilities if I happen to change my mind.
The best class I took last semester was probably French II. My teacher was amazing and incredibly helpful, and everyone in my class acted as a team. We usually helped each other every day and formed a study group.
My biggest accomplishment last semester was being promoted to an art director in Lindsey+Asp, the on-campus advertising agency. The agency has given me a lot of experience. I really enjoy applying myself in that environment, so to be recognized for that was rewarding.
I didn't do many exciting things over the same. I was taking two online classes, so it wasn't too eventful. However, I did visit Austin, TX pretty often for being a die-hard Sooner. One of my best friends lives in Austin, so I spent the weekend with her in June.
I am a huge 80s movies junkie. My all-time favorite movie is When Harry Met Sally... I have seen it AT LEAST a hundred times, and I could quote it verbatim. I also enjoyed La La Land, The Martian, and Horrible Bosses. I don't really have a favorite t.v. show but I binge a lot of shows. Most recently I binged Handmaid's Tale and How to Get Away with Murder. Both phenomenal. As far as books go I love psychological thrillers (Gone Girl, I Hunt Killers, etc).
So music. I love music. Obsessed with it really. Which is odd because I have zero musical talent. I warn everyone I have a terrible singing voice but I am proud of the fact I recognize that and it won't stop me from belting every Taylor Swift song at the top of my lungs. Speaking of Taylor Swift, I am a total Swiftie™. I know all of her songs just from the first two chords in the intro. Other favorites include Lorde, The Band CAMINO, Julia Michaels, Post Malone, and many others. I never close myself off from new music. I try to give every artist a chance, and I try to not avoid any genre.
I change my career goals pretty often, but all of my career goals tend to lean into the media industry in some form. As of right now, I aspire to be a UI/UX designer. I love graphic design, creating websites and mixing art with technology. If I could land a job in that sort of field in the next five years I would be incredibly fulfilled.
I have two pets. One of them is my baby, my pride, and joy. The other is my dog. I got my cat when I was five. Lemme tell you it was a mistake handing a five-year-old a six-week-old, white kitten and asking her to name it because little me and all my creativity could only come up with Snowball. However, over the years Snowball has grown to be a more golden and I have grown to call him by several different names. My favorites are Pizza Roll, Toasted Marshmellow, and Mr. Snowball (he is distinguished now he deserves the title). My other pet is my dog, Mickey. He is a very friendly, but energetic Boston Terrier mix. I love him but I am definitely more of a cat person.
Caption: Pizza Roll/Snowball/Toasted Marshmellow pictured in his most usual state. (Mickey not pictured because I do not have any of him, unfortunately).
I enjoy a lot of different hobbies. I am an avid swimmer, I like to bake and paint (usually watercolors).
So that is a general introduction to me.
Cheers!
