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Students are often asked, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” but finding the answer becomes increasingly challenging as graduation approaches. Johns Hopkins University students, young adults in the arts and sciences, engineering, and public health, realize they may have been asking themselves and others the wrong questions.

If you are one of them, there’s no need to look further. Here is a collection of voices from students and alumni who have envisioned their future dream selves.

 

 

 

When U Grow Up You want to be a Disney Writer

Lara, a recent grad, reaches out to professional screenwriter Shruthi to untangle the nebulous world of paid writing.

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When U Grow Up You want to be a “Zero to One” mini CEO

Rajat Tiwari, a graduate student in Computer Science Engineering Management, speaks with Dani Dinstein, a Product Manager at PulsePoint Step into …

When U Grow Up You want to be a Superhero Sopranist

Claire Iverson, an undergraduate studying Voice Performance, French and International Studies, speaks with Claire Galloway, Soprano and Diction freelancer.

When U Grow Up You want to be an Upstart Lawyer

Fatima wants to blend entertainment and law into a career and hopes to find insight in how to do so …

When U Grow Up You want to be a Woke Comic

Keidai Lee, a transfer student in Philosophy, Computer Science, Comedy, and Humanity, speaks with Luke Kelly-Clyne moved from Political Science to comedy …

When U Grow Up You want to be an Inventor

Josh is a year away from graduating and can’t pick a path between medicine and entrepreneurship until Sunny swoops in …

When U Grow Up: You want to be a Moral Money Financer

Ethan Seals, a graduate student in Financial Mathematics, speaks with Osei Yiadom, a Senior Financial Analyst at PayPal and resilient, financer …

When U Grow Up: You want to be a Smart Medicine Mogul for Emerging Markets

Ria Golecha, a graduate student studying public health, speaks with Kavi Misri, CEO and Founder of Rose: Smarter Mental Health, a platform …

When U Grow Up: You want to be a Political Risk Reformist

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WHEN U GROW UP MEDIA

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Richard Pedersen, a SAIS graduate student, speaks with