INTERVIEWS AND PHOTOS BY MADI TORTORA, CONTRIBUTOR
What was your dream job as a kid and why or why not did you continue to pursue it in college?
Sienna Vargas, 18, Chelsea, nursing
“Well, at first I wanted to be a vet because everyone wants to be that. Then, I wanted to be a doctor or maybe a famous person. I’m now looking into dermatology, so I guess that’s sort of like a doctor. I just wanted to help people and solve medical mysteries because I love challenges.”
Layla Khorsheed, 19, Ann Arbor, general studies
“I wanted to be a vet. Thinking about it makes me remember how in second grade, we drew ourselves as what job we would do when we were older, and I drew myself as a vet with lots of dogs and cats. Now I’m looking at architecture. As I got older I just drifted off and had different interests.”
Chanel Stitt, 17, Ypsilanti, journalism
“I wanted to be a makeup artist and have my own cosmetics line. My parents didn’t want me to do makeup, so I didn’t really go into that. I kind of want to start my own magazine and then have a makeup section in the magazine.”
Kirstin Cunningham, 17, Canton, journalism
“I wanted to be the basic things, like a teacher or a vet. I just kind of decided that they weren’t for me, and I didn’t like all of the aspects of them. I still don’t really know what I want to do though.”
Keely Grace, 16, Dexter, business
“What I wanted to be changed every year, but I’ve always wanted to be the hot wife of some rich guy. I mean, I still want to be that, but I want to be financially stable and have my own money or maybe a CEO of something.”
Susannah Pakala, 16, Ypsilanti, nursing
“I wanted to be a vet really bad because I love pets, but then I realized I would have to deal with sick pets and I didn’t want to do that, but then I realized I didn’t even want to really do that anyway.”
Shaelyn Edwards, 18, Brighton, general studies
“I really wanted to be a teacher or a firefighter. I always wanted to be one of those. When I grew up I was like, no, because of what came with the job. I always imagined it as so glamorous but it really wasn’t.”
Dakota Lalko, 18, Brighton, general studies
“I wanted to be a lot of things as I grew up. I had every five year old’s dream of being a rockstar. I changed my mind when I got older. It wasn’t really realistic.”
