Forensic Science Personal Statement

This caught my attention right away and hooked me in. Along with being a topic I was quite interested in (reference to last nonfiction book report), the first two sentences got me wondering. What could be told from a murdered person’s body? I already had a lot of background information from research and watching shows on mystery and homicide but this question led to a million answers. Some answers were cause of death, manner of death. time of death, weapon used, etc, all of which were related because this was sparked from the thought of a dead person and my ideas. From this, I read on to determine what could be told from an expert’s point of view.

When i grow older an ideal career would be a Forensic Technicians. Forensic Technician aids criminal investigations by collecting and analyzing evidence. Many technicians specialize in either CSI (crime scene investigation) or laboratory analysis. Most forensic science technicians will devote lot of time in their careers writing reports running tests and working at crime scenes. It is important for today's youth to to understand the education and training, requirements,skills,or talents needed to succeed in your career in life to make the decision of what you want to be in your life.

Forensic science technicians collect, identify, classify, and analyze physical evidence related to criminal investigations, perform tests on weapons or substances, such as fiber, hair, and tissue to determine significance to investigation. They may testify as expert witnesses on evidence or crime laboratory techniques and serve as specialists in area of expertise, such as ballistics, fingerprinting, handwriting, or biochemistry. Forensic science technicians use biological evidence collection kits, footprint lifters, specimen collection containers, still cameras and tape measurers. They also use analytical or scientific software, computer aided design CAD software, data base user interface and query software, graphics or photo imaging software,

Throughout life as a whole, a variety of different decisions need to be made in order to progress in any way. One of the selections that seems to influence how life plays out is the occupation that you choose. Because this is something that is hard to change and impacts life so much, it is important to take a look at multiple choices in order to find the perfect fit. For me personally, choosing between becoming a coroner or a forensic science technician has me at a loss. Though there are many similarities between these two careers, they are extraordinarily unique in their own ways.

Following university, I determined it was right for me to gain further skills in a non-medical background using my degree specialty. As a forensic examiner enhanced my professional communication, problem solving and teamworking skills, through the pressures felt on time critical cases, learning the importance of confidentiality and professional integrity. Nevertheless, I maintained a contact with medicine, interpreting medical reports for some cases and relating these to my own examinations. Discovering some of the less pleasant aspects of the medical profession has not deterred my commitment to medicine.

Forensic science technicians reconstruct crimes scenes, by collecting evidence to figure out what occured. They have to analyze and interpret data, both physical and intellectual types. The data is analyzed by observing and testing to solve cases. Along with studying data, theses technicians inspect evidence material, through various testing, like dusting for fingerprints. Skills that are good to have in this job are precision, organization, reading comprehension, and listening.

“You must see dead bodies and gruesome crime scenes!” is what many think about when it comes to being a forensic science technician. They do much more than just crime scenes. After comparing Texas A&M University, Texas Tech University, and the University of Texas of Arlington based on my criteria of strength of program, cost of tuition, and distance from home, Texas A&M University would be the best choice in helping me pursue a career as a forensic science technician. The most important attribute of being in that specific career path is to have diversity and flexibility in your lifestyle.

For me, school is more than just grades, and while undoubtedly it is a large component, I want to soak up all the knowledge I can. Being in college it is a time to start understanding and putting into practice what you learn. My goal is that by enjoying the learning process my grades will follow, and so far they have. With my college degree I plan on pursuing a career in psychology, and ultimately want to get my Ph.D. in forensic psychology. To be honest it took me a while to find my career path. I waited nine years after graduating high school to continue my education and psychology had always stuck in the back of my mind during that time. I also realized subjects such as law and criminology piqued my interest. When I first started at community

Born and raised in Philadelphia, I am the fourth of six children. Having done very little traveling outside of the confinements of my city, I aspire to explore more. Since a young girl I have had the dream of moving to California and basking in the sun all day, occasionally going to work as a forensic scientist. By the age of 16, I knew this would no longer be an option for me. My parents had split during my senior year of high school.

Since I was very young, I have always wanted to enter the Criminal Justice field. Between my father’s job as a Corrections Officer, and my constant reading of Marjorie Weinman Sharmat’s “Nate the Great” books, I knew I wanted a similar career where I help out my community by contributing to the Criminal Justice system. I found out later in school that I also loved learning about science and anatomy (Though, I can’t say dissecting an elk heart was all that pleasant). It wasn’t until high school that I discovered a career path that would satisfy my love of science and criminal justice; Forensics. I took a couple Forensics classes and became hooked.

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Psychology has always had a direct impact on my life for many years for example, I myself have had counselling sessions for anxiety. Experiencing this has given me a desire to work with people in understanding their behaviour and how their minds work to be able to empower individuals to lead better lives. My own personal experience with anxiety has also intrigued me into thinking why I think the way I do and what can be put into action to improve my circumstances.

I don’t really understand how everyone seems to have they’re life together. I mean we’re 18 years old how could anyone possibly know what they want? I can’t even figure out what I want for breakfast in the morning. Some of my friends already know where they are going to college and what they want to be studying. I have always seen myself being a teacher but I put that thought in the back of my mind once I took forensics class and that sparked my interest enough for me do a 360 from teaching and let forensics to be what I go to college for even though I am not sure what a career in forensics consist of.

When in physics class have you ever thought about the careers that have to do with the subject? Believe it or not there is some very interesting jobs that involve science. Forensic science is one of the most interesting on the list, this career is just astounding because it is a type of science where you get to investigate crime scenes. Forensic scientist. A forensic scientist is a person that assists in criminal investigations by analyzing and gathering information from the crime scenes.

Throughout my life, I have always wanted to be in law enforcement. I know it is cliché, but watching shows inspired my interest in the field. I realized that I wanted to do something to help people. However, being a police officer was not my first choice. Because of my love of science, I realized that forensic science was what I wanted to do.