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Portrait of Chyina Powell

Honor Society® member

Chyina Powell

  • Stetson University Deland
  • Creative Writing in Fiction
  • Class of 2016
  • Akron, Ohio

Member since June 2016

Education

  • University of Pennsylvania

    Creative Writing

    2016 – 2017

  • Stetson University

    English

    2012 – 2016

  • Stetson University

    Business Administration

    2012 – 2016

Honors and awards

  • Sullivan Award

    This award was given to me for the best Drama writing submitted to the contest at my school. I won this award as a freshman and it also made me a Sullivan scholar which allowed me multiple opportunities during my undergraduate career.

  • Magna Cum Laude

    I received this award on the day of my graduation for having a cumulative GPA over 3.7

Goals and interests

Career goal

My career, not just my job, is going to be in editing. I plan on becoming an editor for a company such as Penguin or Harlequin.

Graduate school interests

I am actually enrolled in the University of Pennsylvania for the fall of 2016.

Outside the classroom

My hobbies include reading, writing, going to the gym and talking about other cultures with my friends.

Languages

  • English (US) Advanced
  • Spanish Intermediate
  • Portuguese (Brasil) Beginner