My McNair Cohort
So, another organization that I am involved with is the McNair Scholars program. This program was named after NASA astronaut Ronald E. McNair. Each of us was tasked with researching throughout the summer, and presenting our topic in a board presentation. McNair Scholars usually targets individuals in the science field, so an English major like myself had some creative room to research what was most interesting to me.
My research topic was writing a novel. I studies authors like George R.R. Martin and J.K. Rowling, and from their works, I learned how to craft my own novel with my own story. I didn’t finish writing the novel (I am still in the process) but I did finish a great deal of it this past summer. Presenting something that is so near and dear to my heart was a challenge. I was greatly afraid that someone was going to harshly critique my work. It turned out that there was a handful that complimented me.
The takeaway, dive head first into challenging yourself. You just might be surprised at the results.
Me presenting my novel
McNair Scholars
