Aaron
DICKENS
A
VIA: NEW YORK CITY
NEW YORK
BY MAIN STREET SQUARE
"JOURNALISM FOR ME IS ABOUT HELPING PEOPLE. IT'S ALL ABOUT ENSURING A BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE FOR PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY."
aron Dickens grew up in Los Gatos, California and wanted to pursue an education at University of Southern California. However, a low grade in AP Probability and Statistics class changed Aaron’s fortune. “I was a straight A student and after getting a D+, USC rejected me. I had already been accepted to NYU so I reached out to them and moved to New York City at 18 years old without knowing a single person,” Dickens said. And so Aaron adjusted his plans and moved cross country to pursue his dream in journalism.
28 ELEVATE • JULY 2021