College Degree At The University Of Iowa

During and immediately after my undergraduate course, I had the opportunity to work as a volunteer at the American Counseling Association and as a houseparent for an institution that houses mentally ill individuals. The association welcomes students and encourages them to offer voluntary services while they have an opportunity. My experience at the association, as a houseparent, and currently as a paraprofessional for mentally ill adults and children with behavioral problems provided me with a solid footing as well as the necessary resources to prepare for my career in counseling. The experiences gave me an opportunity to attend several conferences and workshops where I had the chance to meet and interact with other professional counselors. These opportunities opened me up and exposed me to numerous challenging situations that helped me to grow both personally and professionally. Interacting with more qualified and experienced people in the association, institution for the mentally ill, and agency that I currently work for has helped me to develop confidence in my work as I sought their assistance and guidance whenever I needed help. The experiences gained while working at the association was helpful to me as I could apply that knowledge and the skills learnt to help my church members. At my church, I was a youth leader and

My high school makes an effort to provide its students with numerous opportunities in order for them to be well prepared for the college environment. Every opportunity that has been supplied to me by the school, I have taken great advantage of it. One program that helped me in the process of determining my passion is College Now. When I took a psychology class the first semester of my junior year, I was intrigued by the facts that I learned. Prior to that I was cognizant of my interest in the medical field, but I was indecisive about what I wanted to do with it . In the culmination of my middle school career where I was surrounded by many acts of violence in my society and realizing other malevolent aspects that occurs in the world in it's entirety, I began to wonder what pushed people to commit such heinous acts. I believed, at the time, that if we found out the psychology behind why people did the things, that we would be able to solve all the problems that occurred in

“Few fields of study offer more career opportunities than does psychology” (Sternburg 3). There are a wide selection of specialties a person could go into with a bachelor’s degree in psychology. In graduate school, which is a must to attend, there is the option to explore the different specialities or to go into the desired specialty without any research of the others. There are also many options within a specific specialty. There is the option to be a teacher, to work for various organizations, be a speaker, to have your own practice, and many others. In the psychology field these options can all be combined. In fact it is expected of psychologists to do more activities involving their specialty than solely sit in an office and listen to patients. There are two specialities that I am interested in however, over the years, these specialties have become very similar. Clinical and counseling psychology have evolved to become one in the same. Someone who specializes in clinical psychology are more

Ironically, I was not always interested in the psychology and counseling field. My first two years of undergraduate school I was a Mathematics major until I took Advanced Calculus and decided that Math was not for me. Then I began taking more and more Psychology courses as electives and realized that I had found the information interesting. After speaking with my father, I made the decision to pursue a career in this field while also following in his footsteps.

I signed up for psychology but instead i got put into a class called sales and marketing. This was a class I did NOT want to take. So i went to my counselor to try and get it changed and she told me that she couldn't do it. I was very disappointed by this but ended up taking the class anyways. Three years later I am in an ap marketing class and wanting to go to college to study for it. It’s amazing how you can find something you love that changes your life all by accident.

My heart remains set on becoming a psychologist and I plan to accomplish that dream in the years to come. For now, I am taking an AP psychology class while I finish my senior year; I decided to get a taste for what the rest of my life will be like. Thankfully, this class has only cleared my vision for becoming a psychologist. I’ve learned that the term “psychology” itself is rather broad. There are many fields and subfields in psychology, not to mention there are psychiatrists and psychoanalysts as well. I’m not sure what field exactly I want to partake in, but I’m hoping that I will be able to make a choice when I attend CU Boulder in the

I have been completely enamored with learning Psychology, it fills me with excitement and joy within the moments I have the opportunity to get engaged with it in some form on campus. I find that I am being pulled from my engagement on campus towards other areas of study such as Political Science and Sustainability. Though I am not bothered by the changing of my major if needed, I am bothered by the inability to gauge whether or not I truly desire to be a major in Psychology as there are so many other forms of engagement in other majors that have the ability to spark interest earlier on in college careers compared to my own. It makes me contemplative on if I am truly gaining the most out of this

The desire for perfection on college applications has caused many to stray away from non-traditional or rigorous subjects, however, my curiosity finally overwhelmed my hesitation and with a mixture of boldness and rashness I circled the words "AP Psychology" for the 2015-2016 school year. By far, Psychology was undoubtedly my favorite academic subject I have ever taken. This wasn't because I earned a 5 on the AP test or enjoyed the mood of the room, but rather because I genuinely craved to learn unlike ever before. To clarify, for the first time, I could utilize the subject into in my daily life. Even for an AP course, I continued to flourish because I wouldn't see assignments as work, but rather as an opportunity to satisfy my own curiosity

The overarching goal I have for pursuing a degree in Industrial/Organizational psychology is to gain experience from specific areas of research in the I/O psychology field. I have had the opportunity to take part in the research of this field throughout my undergraduate degree but have not been able to explore it as in depth as I could through a graduate degree. Completing a Master 's of Applied Science in I/O psychology at the University of Waterloo will allow me to reach this goal as I know that research is an integral part of the program. As such, my current interest in career choices are focused on the teaching and research aspects of being a professor. My recent experience as an Honours Thesis student has demonstrated my passion for research and teaching as I have had the opportunity to conduct my own research and present it in order to teach my classmates about my thesis topic. My previous experience in research has demonstrated that I have the ambition to pursue graduate studies in order to reach my career aspiration. I know that a Master 's of Applied Science in I/O psychology at the University of Waterloo will guide and challenge me to achieve my long-term goal. Throughout my Master 's degree my objective is to work with people and conduct impactful research. I enjoy collaborating and learning from others which will allow for personal development and well-rounded learning. I also aspire to work with people who share the same passion as I do in I/O psychology.

When I find something that I am passionate about, I will begin to research and find resources to embed this passion into my everyday life. I’ve done this by following blogs that post things about psychology (such as “Psych2go”,”all about psychology” and “psychofactz”), deliberately gone to the sections in bookstores that provide insight into the subject, and read “The UCAS Guide to getting into Psychology” to make sure that I had all the information needed and could make an informed decision about what I want to study. I understand that Psychology is a demanding course but I believe that I can stay focused on the course throughout its entire duration. I know this because of the dedication I’ve put into my extracurricular such as my six years of classical guitar studies, my bronze, silver and gold International Awards and my four years of yearbook, two of which I have been co-editor-in-chief. These extracurriculars have taught me to be realistic about my limitations as an individual and as a student, to be independent about my studies, but still ask for help when required, and most importantly to: observe, analyze and to understand that the best course of actions often differs depending on the situation. With yearbook specifically, I have learnt to listen to my peers and to work hard to make sure everyone feels like their opinion is valid and to make our deadlines. By doing the International Baccalaureate I have learned to self-improve, to be pensive and to be a critical

The next major decision I have awaiting me is the choice of a major. I have previously declared biochemistry as a major, but have recently reopened my major on official transcripts. I am currently in enrolled Career Exploration which, in combination with Life Planning and Decision Making, has and will continue to provide me with insight on this upcoming decision. The goal of the career exploration course is to open up my awareness to other interests and major/career options yet explored, and then to funnel this new awareness back down to final decision. My results from the MBTI and CISS have inspired me to explore recreational therapy. I have realized that I value altruism and would like to incorporate that into my major. I also value adventure and would love to be able to travel and/or work outdoors alongside pristine environments. I plan to continue to expand my list of possible majors to about ten. I will then do some research into what types of careers can spawn off of that major. I want to be able to have a vision of what my life would be like ten years down the road if I choose any given major. My happiness as a value has increased in priority as of late since I learned that it takes so much effort to maintain and even more to regain. Because family is such an

When I began college, I had no idea what I wanted to do. I just knew that I loved people and wanted to form connections and make new friends. This being my only guide, I opted to major in psychology. Truthfully, I told myself I was going to be a criminal profiler like Dr. Sweets from Bones. Spoiler alert:

An important factor in my choice of degree course is that of my career intentions. I hope to use my degree to become a Counselling Psychologist. This career fascinates me as I have interests in the human psyche and strongly enjoy helping others with hope to have a positive effect on their lives. My dad suffering from depression also influenced my goals and played a very significant role in which I have become as a person and amplified my interests into psychology. I was exposed to the aspects of clinical depression and the treatments of it. I saw how medicines and talking therapies really impacted someone close to me, which inspired me to want to help others suffering from mild to severe depression. It shaped me into more of an open- minded person and taught me ways to overcome negative thoughts, and help my dad challenge his feelings in order to better himself. These personal experiences made me realize how much I wanted to help others and pursue a career in Psychology.

Looking back on my higher education experiences from the past five years I cannot believe what I have accomplished. I begin at the University of Cincinnati as a Psychology major and decided I wanted to do more than just study psychology. I have always been interested in Psychology, but I knew there was more out there that I could my degree for. I then discovered Organizational Leadership/Human Resources and I fell in love. I was fascinated with how well psychological principles actually mixed with business and HR. I began to find myself wanting to pursue more than just a certificate in OLHR and decided to look in graduate school. I found the 4+1 bachelors to masters option here at UC for Psychology + MHR. I began taking OLHR courses in combination with my psychology courses and began seeing the connections mold into one field.

Since starting college in 2014 I have changed my major three times. I started out knowing exactly what I wanted to do as a career. I never wanted to merely work or have a job, I’ve always been someone who wanted to enjoy what I do regardless of the challenges or level of difficulty. I started out as a Biology major hoping to go into medical school, everything was set and I enjoyed all the classes I was taking until my second semester when I started chemistry. Technically I did fine, but the class was heavily curved which discouraged me. I also wanted a way to incorporate a degree in Spanish with my medical degree but I was also always interested in political science. So, that next term, because I was so discouraged, I switched majoring in both Political Science and Spanish. I was extremely excited about that choice however I never took any courses in Political Science because that brings us to this current semester when I came to UTC switching again to Psychology.