As a child, she found her love of media while making short films with her little sister. But, now that they're both grown up, college sophomore, Caymee Wood has allowed her passion for communications to grow as well.          

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Today, Wood is attending one of the nation's premier Communications schools at Boston University. The current sophomore has traded her fascination with film for the world of television as she pursues a bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism. Whether she’s singing in her Acapella group, Terpischore, applying to internships, or planning her next trip to Europe, this proactive, multi-talented lady is not only making her mark on her university through its clubs and extracurricular activities, but hopes to go on to do the same in the world of media.

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Her fondness for this world first began when she and her younger sister, Grace, would make short films in their Doylestown, Pa. home. Most of them, Wood says, were meant to be funny. Even when the girls made a movie containing a somewhat frightening plot, she spoke of how it was all done in good fun.

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“I remember there was one movie that we made about a serial killer at the door trying to get me and my sister. But, the truth is it wasn't all that scary. We really just wanted to dress up in shady sunglasses and big trench coats!”   

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​However, even at that age Wood made small steps that would prove to only further her love for the communications field. Not only would she and her sister dress up in authentic costumes, but Wood would also take on roles such as writing scripts for their films and thoroughly editing her work.

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Today, her journey of writing continues, though this time through a different medium. Wood says that as she started to grow, her interest in the small screen began to grow as well since. As her interests became more focused, Wood decided to hone in on television because of the array of options she believes she will give herself once she starts actually workingHowever, now she wants to go beyond just writing a simple script.

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“I'd like to do reporting, some on-air work if I can, and I'm also really interested in television production,” says Wood. These plans for a job in television followed her all the way through high school. As she continued to discuss the moment when she decided she would pursue these dreams, she said, “Once me and my parents started thinking about college, during my junior year of high school, I realized that I wanted to work in Communications.” This established passion for Communications was also inspired by a woman who has become a household name. Like thousands of teens across the country, Wood had come to greatly admire one of the current faces of American journalism, Katie Couric. However, another one of Wood's role models is one that actually does not exist in real life.  

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In 2009, the romantic comedy, The Ugly Truth, starring Katherine Heigl and Gerard Butler came to theaters. Wood couldn't even remember the name of the movie's lead actress. What she does remember, however, is the career of Heigl's character. Heigl played the part of Abby Richter, a morning show television producer in Sacramento, Ca. As her eyes grew wider and brighter with every word, Wood fervently talked of how she remembered watching the movie and leaving the theater admiring the Heigl’s character and her career.
 

“I loved how she directed everything that was going on in her workplace.” Seeing a mature, empowered woman running to and fro on the screen lit a fire in her heart as she compared Heigl’s role to the one she hopes to play in her own life.       

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​She has been trying to make this possible while making efforts to break into the world of Communications. Wood has already interned with Boston University’s radio station, WTBU, with the show “Who Knows, Who Cares.” Wood applied with a friend to do the show and talked of how she enjoyed trying something new.

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“I was only thinking of doing TV reporting, but I hadn’t really thought of doing radio.” Unfortunately, the down side to this great opportunity was the timing of the show. “6 a.m. was a bit too early for me so I decided not to continue this semester. I need my eight hours of sleep! I don’t think I could survive without them!” laughed Wood.

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Wood continued to talk of how without her eight hours of rest, she wouldn’t be able to commit to all the other activities she takes part in on campus. And in between all of this, Wood is still able to have the energy to plan for the future that she is preparing herself for.

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“I want to be able to shape the media the way that hundreds of women somehow manage to do everyday in the current world of media. I especially want to do this from a woman’s perspective and hopefully create a successful career while doing so.”