Then:
Did you consider yourself an ugly duckling in high school?
Absolutely! I was terribly shy, even though I got along with all my classmates. But I was terrified of asking girls out. I did not like how I looked, to the point where I for the most part banned pictures of me. There are not many from that time period. .
Now:
When and how did you officially “swan?”
I swanned during college, particularly junior and senior years. I stopped playing things safe and started following my heart, and not just my head. I grew to like all aspects of myself more. I knew that my original career path, engineering, was not going to make me happy, so I started pursuing entertainment. This new abandon flowed into all aspects of my life, the personal and emotional as well as the career.
Advice:
What advice would you give to the Before you?:
Don’t worry so much about the grades. Still try hard, but enjoy those high school years more. Take chances, especially emotionally–don’t be so shy!