Top 10 Reasons to Apply for Press Corps

May 13, 2021
Shayna Kotler

North Potomac, Maryland, United States

Class of 2022

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10. It’s Chill

The due dates aren’t hard to keep up with because they give you a lot of time to finish your piece.

9. Be BBYO Famous

Have you ever gotten an article you wrote published on a website? Well, now you have the chance! Everyone will know your name and see your articles on the website which is so cool.

8. Fun International Leadership Opportunity

Everyone wants to get involved in BBYO internationally, so why not enjoy what you're doing!

7. Another Thing to Put on Your Platform

We all need more stuff to put on our platforms to make us stand out, and Press Corps is the perfect way to do it!

6. Befriend BBYO Staff

We all know and love BBYO staff and dream of being their friends. If you join our team, you can have the opportunity to work with them and get to know them!

5. A Welcoming Community

Everyone is so friendly and nice! When you join the group everyone texts to welcome you in. We also have monthly hangouts where we all just talk and have fun together.

4. Great Opportunities

Press Corps gave me one of the best opportunities in my life, which was being able to go live on BBYO insider. I wouldn’t have gotten that chance without it.

3. Make Friends

I have gotten to know and become friends with so many cool and awesome people through this committee. It’s so great because we are all interested in writing and of course BBYO!

2. Cool Experience for Future Journalists

If you want to be a Journalist, then Press Corps is the place for you! They let you write about anything you want and show you what it’s like to get an article you wrote posted on a website!

Number 1 is... Good Experience in General

I have had so many positive moments in Press Corps and I would not trade this experience for anything. Even if you don’t want to be a journalist and you just like to write, then you should definitely join the team!

Shayna Kotler is a BBG from Northern Region East: DC and lives for musical theatre and making her friends happy. She also loves scrunchies.

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