I’m Ellie (studyblr @queernotes), a 21-year-old rising Junior at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor! This will be my second semester here after taking a year off from school. I went to Bowdoin College right out of high school, and after a year decided that wasn’t the right fit for me. I am majoring in English Language and Literature with a concentration in Creative Writing, and I’ve spent most of this summer working on developing the plot and characters for a fantasy YA series I’m writing. Other than English, I’m really interested in linguistics, space science, neuroscience, and psychology, and might pursue a Cognitive Science minor with a linguistics-track.
I am a cis girl using she/her pronouns and I am about to celebrate my first anniversary with my amazing girlfriend. She is currently teaching me some Chinese, since she is half-Chinese and her mom speaks better Chinese than English. My biggest interests are listening to music (EDM, Electropop, Indie, Alternative, and Pop), writing (fantasy, sci-fi, and personal essays), and watching Netflix (currently re-watching The L Word with my gf). I’m pretty new to the studyblr community, which I joined to try to bring my GPA up for the second half of my time here at U of M.
I realize I am the oldest person so far in this network??? (Correct me if I’m wrong!) And though I’m not by any means saying that makes me more experienced, I do want to stress that if any of you ever have any questions or want to talk or need advice, I am always here for you guys <3 I went through my fair share of really tough experiences, and it took me a while to get to the point in my life that I’m in. So please, if you’re struggling and feel overwhelmed or scared or whatever, know you’re never as alone as you first think.