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STUDENT SPOTLIGHT

Julia Snipes lot Ground with Adam Holloway. Adam is hands down
the best teacher I’ve ever had at Middle Georgia. He is
School of Aviation Julia Snipes of Spring- excellent at conveying to his students what is import-
field, VA is a junior major- ant when it comes to flying our aircraft safely.
ing in aviation science and What’s a school-related accomplishment that you’re
management. really proud of?

What made you choose I recently received my commercial pilot certificate.
I can’t thank the Middle Georgia flight department, as
Middle Georgia State Uni- well as my flight instructors Harrison Brown and Ka-
sey Barker, enough for all they have helped me to ac-
versity? complish in the past couple of years.
I learned about Middle When you were little, what book did you love?

Georgia from a couple of I really enjoyed the Hunger Games trilogy as well
Air National Guardsmen as as the Percy Jackson books.
well as airport managers What is your favorite day of the year?
that knew people that came
here to become profession- The Fourth of July! I love fireworks, grilling out,
and having a good time!
al pilots. It didn’t take long for me to realize that this If you could instantly learn another language with-
school was the best option for me for reasons such as out studying it, which one would you pick?
location as well as the cost compared to other avia-
tion universities. I would definitely like to learn Spanish. I’m half
Puerto Rican and people ask me all the time why I
When you were a kid, what did you want to be when don’t speak fluent Spanish. I just never got around to
it.
you grew up? What acquired skill have you always wanted to learn?
I have wanted to be a pilot ever since I was a kid.
I’ve always wanted to learn how to whistle.
My dad is a pilot and aircraft mechanic with two air- What’s on your music playlist right now?
craft of his own and he introduced me to aviation at a
very young age. I have very fond memories of helping “I’m Still Standing” by Elton John, “Kids in Amer-
him at the hangar and flying with him. ica” by Kim Wilde, “Great Balls of Fire” by Jerry Lee
Lewis.
What’s the best class you’ve ever taken?
The best class I’ve ever taken was Commercial Pi-

Brett Andrew McIntosh had at MGA.
What’s a school-related accomplishment that you’re
School of Arts & Letters really proud of?

Brett Andrew McIntosh Presenting at the 2018 National Conference for
of Macon is a junior major- Undergraduate Research and representing MGA in
ing in English. the process was a real treat for me.
What is the best piece of What’s the best piece of advice you would give to a
advice you’ve ever been new MGA freshman?
given about your educa-
tion? Don’t shy away from classes that are outside of
your comfort zone. Pushing yourself is one of the
That it’s never too late! most rewarding aspects of student life.
As a nontraditional student, What book/movie would you change the ending to
returning to school was a if you could?
big transition for me, but I
am grateful to be where I The “fanfiction” and “fan edit” subcultures mystify
am now. me. Why would anyone want to do such a thing? It is
ego run rampant.
When you were a kid, what did you want to be when What is your favorite day of the year?
you grew up?
October 12.
Such a cliché, but a baseball player for the Atlanta If you could only take two books on a desert island,
Braves. which would you take?
What’s the best class you’ve ever taken?
Pale Fire by Vladimir Nabokov and the Collected
Fashion, Literature, and Culture with Dr. Loretta Stories of Jorge Luis Borges.
Clayton was not a class I would normally have grav- What’s on your music playlist right now?
itated toward, but it was without a doubt one of the
most entertaining and educational experiences I have Two albums: Days Have Gone By (John Fahey) and
Live Phish Volume 12: 8/13/96 Noblesville, Indiana.

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