Photo by Amanda Lewis
Campus Current photo editor Nicholas Taylor, a first- year education student, joined six clubs within his first two weeks at AACC.
After I graduated from high school, I felt unsure about what direction my life was going to go in, but I turned that uncertainty into a challenge for myself.
I decided to say “yes” to every opportunity I was given.
Now, I’m in six student clubs, have a second job and belong to a new friend group.
It began with my random decision to attend a summer program at AACC and later a showcase of the college. These opportunities helped me learn about clubs like the Ambassadors Campus Team and Campus Current, two organizations I would later say “yes” to joining.
When the year began properly I ran into two friends who went to Old Mill High School with me, Chloe and Joanna, and I said “yes” to hanging out with them. We had a blast hanging out and we all said “yes” to joining Amaranth—the student arts journal—and Overcast Improv—another student club—together.
The three of us had so much fun together we decided to say “yes” to forming our own friend group called “the mathletes.” Our secret is that we’re terrible at math.
I continued to meet new people and I said “yes” to being friends with each one of them. Now the mathletes has expanded into a friend group with up to seven people at each meeting.
We hang out almost every day in the library, and being on campus never feels lonely anymore.
I continued my challenge and kept saying “yes,” and more kept coming my way. From becoming secretary of the Game Development Club to getting a job as a student tutor, I was relentless in my quest to take advantage of every opportunity that came my way.
Finally, instead of just saying “yes,” I decided to ignite my own journey and start my own SkillsUSA club at AACC with the many friends I’ve made along the way.
Now, after only a month of saying “yes,” I have become one of the most involved student leaders on campus and have made enough friends to be a math equation.