Brandon Clark

Student

“Ten years from now? I’ll be on the cover of Fortune 500 Magazine saying, SMC is where it all got started!”

Coming to SMC, reports Brandon Clark, was a very popular decision with his family in Agoura. “My folks are really happy about this, because they’ve seen me go from being a kid who was getting into trouble to someone who makes responsible decisions,” he says. “And I’m happy about being here, because there’s such a lot of vibrant activity on the campus.”

But Brandon adds that he had some real growing to do when he first got to SMC. “I was just 17 when I came to college, and I was a little intimidated. I found that I had a bit of trouble with older people and socializing,” says Brandon. But through luck—and asking the right questions—he made his way to a class that was to prove a real turnaround for him. “I’ve got an Interpersonal Communication class with Ms. Feinberg, and she’s a wonderful teacher. She’s there for her students, and I love going to that class. She makes it exciting every time,” says Brandon. “We’ve learned how to see everything from other peoples’ perspectives and how to be a good listener. Because of this one class," he adds, “I find myself being a lot more personal. I don’t put up walls any more, and I understand myself and my relationships a lot better.”

Brandon plans on transferring to NYU to study Business. “But that’ll come after all the classes that I’m taking in a specialized school for digital editing,” he says. “I definitely want to be in the film and television industry, but I’m also attracted to fashion. I feel I’ve got a lot of options and the time to figure it all out. But I do want to end up with my own company someday. That’s my dream.”

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