Career Prospectus Research Essay I love art and design. I plan on going to Baker to get a degree in Graphic Design. I learned through research and my internship that graphic design is what I want to do and what I enjoy doing. I love being able to be artistic and creative. Through research, I learned what I want to do and my plan for how to get there. Who are they? Graphic design is my passion. My freshman year, I received an art award that inspired me to continue taking art classes and made me focus on careers that include art. Then I got my internship at Allied Media and discovered that I really love graphic design. Through this internship I learned many important values ​​needed to be a Graphic Designer, many of which I already possessed. As David Frost said: “Don't aim for success if you want it; just do what you love and believe in, and it will come naturally,” proving that as long as you love doing it, even if it doesn't make as much as other careers, it will pay off. Doing my internship gave me the experience to know what it's like to be a graphic designer and its work routine, such as hours and work patterns, and I know they don't earn a lot of money, but as long as you love doing it, it will pay off. I'm willing to go wherever my career takes me as long as I love doing it, I can be happy anywhere. I have always loved art and design and I love creativity. I have studied art since primary school and have always loved everything that allowed me to be creative. My internship motivated me towards graphic design, teaching me the values ​​I need, showing me that I love it and that I'm good at it. Where am I going? I want to become a graphic designer. When I was looking for a career, I looked into Arts and Communications, as I love being creative and graphic…middle of the road…students. The Graphic Design program at Baker is called Digital Media Design and is available in Associates and Bachelors. The degree can take just over 4 years because they use quarters rather than semesters. A minimum GPA of 2.0 is required to graduate. For a bachelor's degree it would cost $10,800 for tuition and $1,500 for books. I would live at home to save money and also take most of my classes online so I could work at my own pace and save on gas. Graphic design may not be the best paying job compared to others, but because I love doing it, it will pay off in the end. Through researching this career, I found that I was ready to get a good start and get a job in this career. I have a year of experience from my internship and will get more in college, giving me a great head start. Graphic Design is a great choice for me.