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Jordyn Anderson

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Bio

First and foremost, I am an environmental activist and a reader. For the past year I have been actively trying to bring new ideas to my state legislature with the environmental group Florida Zero Hour. With this group I have helped craft a Pledge and create a community that educates on the climate crisis, and I cannot wait to see our efforts pay off! I also have always valued the knowledge we can get from books and I read, constantly. This bolsters my academic drive, which I have prided myself on during my school career. When I am not helping contact sponsors, doing school, or acting as Secretary for Key Club (a community service organization), I run a platform for the bookish community and am partnered with companies such as Penguin Teen, an imprint of Random House.

Education

Timber Creek High School

High School
2017 - 2021

Miscellaneous

  • Desired degree level:

    Bachelor's degree program

  • Graduate schools of interest:

  • Transfer schools of interest:

  • Majors of interest:

    • English Language and Literature, General
  • Not planning to go to medical school
  • Career

    • Dream career field:

      Publishing

    • Dream career goals:

      Editor

    • Content Creator

      King's College London
      2022 – Present2 years
    • Bookseller

      Barnes & Noble
      2022 – 2022
    • Host

      Ethos Vegan Kitchen
      2021 – 2021

    Research

    • Timber Creek High School — Researcher
      2020 – 2021

    Arts

    • Russian Academy of Ballet

      Dance
      Swan Lake, The Nutcracker, The Little Mermaid, Snow White , Faust , Don Quixote
      2007 – 2015

    Public services

    • Volunteering

      Key Club — volunteer and secretary
      2017 – 2021
    • Public Service (Politics)

      Student Government Association — Senator/Environmental Committee Lead
      2017 – 2021
    • Advocacy

      Florida Zero Hour — Partnerships Leader
      2020 – 2021

    Future Interests

    Advocacy

    Volunteering

    Nikhil Desai "Favorite Film" Scholarship
    “I’m being chased by Walt Whitman!” That is the feeling of the Dead Poets Society; a 1950’s boarding school, rebellious boys with a thirst for knowledge, a new English teacher who defies the curriculum and shows them there is more to the world than their parents’ ambitions. Dead Poets Society is my all-time favorite film. As an aspiring English major, this film has been a major influence on my life. I have always been an avid reader, but the lessons Keating teaches the boys of Welton Academy resonated with me and left me craving more. This film is also rampant with the "dark academia" aesthetic; from the elite boarding school setting to the secret poetry meetings. I find myself inspired by this aesthetic, pushed to do more, be more, as Charlie Dalton might say. The film itself is a beautiful bildungsroman, both aesthetically and in its themes. The filmography and direction are so organic; the boys are always moving and everything feels fluid and real. In the shower room, it's chaotic but everyone is doing something, moving around and making plans, yet Todd is there, stilling the scene and grounding it. Everyone is in constant motion and it is so lovely and real and raw. It fits with the message of making your own way in the world, exploring yourself, and embracing art. I really feel like I am right there with them. The Dead Poets Society is art from all angles. Whether you watch it at face value and see a sweet but tragic coming of age story, fixate on the prose, or dive into the subtext of Neil’s relationship with both Todd and his father, the entirety of the film is a celebration of the humanities and individuality. There truly aren't enough words to show my love.