My parents have always been very proud of me and trust that I make good decisions. But they are very supportive of my decision, both financially and emotionally. Zhang, whose undergraduate work in China was in English language and literature, is a research assistant for Dr. Jacque Lambiase and works 10 hours a week at the NT Daily as a copy assistant. She is also a Mayborn scholarship recipient. In her home country, she explained, it's difficult to get admitted to a university.
Students work awfully hard in middle and high schools.
I didn't have many weekends off when I was in high school. The pressure to get into a university was huge. Once Zhang completes her news-editorial internship this summer and graduates in August, she'll enter the American job market. As a bilingual journalist who is willing to relocate, she may have a competitive edge over some of her colleagues. I hope to find a job with a news organization, either as an editor or a writer.