Interview with Nicole Zur

Interview with Nicole Zur

Nicole Zur has always had a passion for the written word. It was this same passion that inspired her to pursue a career in a field she loves.

Nicole’s interest in reading began at an early age, when she began to read at two years old. As a toddler, she would read to her family and babysitters for fun. Over the years, she continued to excel at reading as well as her other pastime, writing.

“Because I like to read so much, naturally, I began to love writing,” Nicole Said. She enrolled in a variety of different classes ranging from business writing and creative writing to the study of British literature. Nicole had found something she enjoyed and excelled at.

Nicole had been going to school a year in a half for a Ph.D. in pharmacy when she decided to switch majors. Many members of her family had a Ph.D. and she felt pressured to earn one herself. “Eventually, I came to accept that pharmacy really wasn't what I wanted, but what my family wanted for me.” Nicole was apprehensive about announcing her decision to her parents, fearing that they wouldn’t support her, but this was not the case. Her parents encouraged her to follow her passion and were surprised that she hadn’t pursued it earlier.

Today, Nicole is majoring in journalism with a minor in public relations. She began taking her undergrad classes this semester, and has two years left before she is finished. Nicole hopes to become a book editor and publish a fiction novel she has been working on.