Ap Psychology Personal Statement Examples

Flashback to 2006, it’s the midst of fall and recess have just begun. The red and whites of the Danish flag blows in the cool wind and inside a girl from second grade puts on her cozy red coat, anticipating the joy of playing in the colorful falling leaves and inhaling the crisp autumn air, but before opening the door, a boy approaches her and says “Your boots are ugly.”  The girl takes a second to think and then replies the boy with a cold “thank you,” she then proceeds to go on with a smile on her face, as if nothing had just happened to her. This girl with the rather unconventional reply was me, and the reason this story is so significant is not necessarily due to what an observer would have witnessed that day, but instead the thinking that led me to do what I did.

I am interested in researching about neuroscience because I have always found the brain to be a fascinating organ. No other organ controls the entire body in the way that the brain does, but there are still many discoveries yet to be made about it. The brain has always been of interest to me and I have spent extensive time learning about it, but I would like to get to research about the brain in a lab this summer through the OKSTARS

Lawrence fiddled with a toy while listening to the radio. After the broadcast was over, he softly mumbled something, though he generally kept to himself. I listened closely since his autism typically prevented Lawrence from stringing even two words together. He had recited the entire radio program, virtually word for word, even mimicking the tone of the broadcaster's voice. My jaw dropped. At that moment I knew that I wanted to learn more about Lawrence’s autism condition so that I could help him grow, but I also hoped to dedicate myself to studying the brain both from a physiological and psychological standpoint.

I desire to begin my career in psychiatry, and your opening particularly interested me due to the positive word I received from Jane Rutherford within your company. I graduated as a valedictorian within my class at the East Tennessee State University, have a Bachelor of Science degree in biology, and worked my full residency in both the Johnson City Medical Center and the psychiatric ward within the Woodridge Hospital, as is listed in the enclosed resume. I have ample experience working with patients and easing their problems in addition to being acclimated to a hospital environment, allowing a seamless transition.I have fellowship training in various fields,

Thus, I firmly believe that an integration of various academic disciplines is the most accurate approach to psychopathologies. Likewise, neuroscience is a multidisciplinary science that is primarily concerned with the study of the structure and function of the nervous system. Hence, the Neuroscience major seems to fit my passions and ardor very well.

Colleges seems like the best way to get ready, prepared, and strive for my most favorable career. I haven’t decided about my major in college, but biological science seems interesting. For my career I want to be a neurosurgeon, also known as a brain surgeon. I expect to learn on how to perform surgery to repair the damage to the nervous system including the brain, the spinal cord and blood vessels that feed neurological structures. I expect to begin with a four-year bachelor degree, next with four years of medical school, than one year of internship and six to eight years or residency. In college I’m looking for on how the brain works, the illustration of the brain, the tools and machines that help the heart beat of the person. I know that

My goal is to work in the medical field. I believe that majoring in Neuroscience will help me reach that goal by preparing me with a wide range of classes across multiple disciplines. It will also enable me to explore biology and psychology more deeply, both of which I love.

While taking PYSYCH 491, my professor did an incredible job of discussing the four major fields practiced within clinical psychology: clinical, neuropsychology, forensic, and industrial/organization. It wasn’t until we really began to discuss the duties and academic course work of a neuropsychologist that I found where my passion lay within the field. Not only was I drawn to the type of cases neuropsychologists work on, and the type of jobs they can have within the medical field, I was enthralled by the type of academic opportunities available to the Ph.D.’s in this field. Ever since high school I remember being enamored by neuroscience, more specifically

This, I led me too a love of psychology. How wonderful was it that there was a whole science devoted just to that one mystical organ? Studying the brain, we can unlock the doors to human

My primary minor is medicine as I plan to go to medical school after college. The pull-factor of medicine is, of course saving people's lives, but also discovering and defeating the microscopic elements that can consume us alive. The mere ability of these invisible particles to completely destroy us is truly humbling. That is why the study and practice of medicine is a dignifying and self-driven cause. Psychology is another minor I have chosen to apply for. I believe that the brain is the most powerful organ of the body, which I had begun to appreciate after participating in a neuro-based summer camp in Texas. In this program, I not only learned the anatomy and physiology of the brain, but also the effects the brain has other parts of the body. Without the brain, we wouldn’t be able to perform an act as simple as swallowing. But the most interesting aspect of the brain is its cognitive abilities. The endless variability of the brain’s cognition makes the study of neurology a bottomless water glass for my unquenchable thirst for knowledge. Finally, as England is home to such fine literature as that of Shakespeare, and Oxford itself has contributed much to the English language and its

I chose Neuroscience as my major because I have always been interested in how the brain works and I have a theory that I want to explore. When I first applied to University of Texas at Dallas, however, my major was Psychology. So how did I end up being a Neuroscience major? Well, the answer is that I came across an article on CNN about how monks in Tibet could warm up their body hot enough to dry a wet towel, and a group of Neuroscientist were conducting tests on how it’s possible. This had me thinking if the monks could control their body temperature at will, what else could be possible if we just understand the brain a little better. This was the theory that I stated in my first sentence, I believe that if we just understand the brain a little

During my first and second years, I excelled in anatomy and neurology, to the point when as a third year, I was selected as one of 8 neuroanatomy teaching assistants to teach second year students neuroanatomy and physiology. Neurology was the perfect field in which I was able to use my strengths in hands-on learning and identifying how the structure tied so explicitly with function. I could see more easily the connection between the complex and beautiful architecture that is the nervous system with its intricate function that carries out how our bodies move, feel, and process

Education has always been something that I am passionate about, there is no question which cannot be answered. I am passionate about many topics, but psychology in particular, is the field of study I am most interested in. Psychology helps understand why people do what they do and why we are how we are. In my opinion, the brain is a computer; the most complex part of our body. Psychology is a relatively young science, meaning there is information yet to be discovered.

My intended major is Neuroscience/Biopsychology. The way the brain works is something that has fascinated me from a very young age. I have always been intrigued with why our brain makes us do certain things and also, how certain chemicals that are released in our brains end up affecting us in a certain way. The day that I found out that one of my closest family members was diagnosed with depression was the day that my fascination grew even more. From that day on I became intrigued with how someone can go from being happy one moment to being unhappy the next.

Neuroscience has long been a subject of my curiosity and I have worked hard in hopes that I