Going To Graduate School

I am currently employed by the Department of Defense, U.S. Army, and Information Management Command as an Education Technician. Having to advise and assist Soldiers in person, by phone and by internet seeking continued education using military educational benefits has changed my career interest. I decided to pursue my goal in Counseling. I am interested in completing my Master’s program so I can become more competitive in the Education and Counseling field of study. By completing this degree and advancing my knowledge both academically and professionally I will become more competitive to compete in the career field of counseling while working for the federal government.

I have always envisioned myself working with children and their families, but my experiences in college and beyond are what have shaped my enthusiasm for school psychology. At the University of Cincinnati I focused my education on families and children. Although my overall GPA falls just below the mean for your program, as my letters of recommendation indicate, I believe that my major GPA (3.89) and my experiences outside the classroom, give a better indication of my preparedness for graduate school. As a teaching assistant for a Childhood and Adolescence Development course for three semesters, I enjoyed the opportunity to develop a greater understanding of the crucial part development plays in all aspects of a child’s life, as well as the many factors that shape a child’s development.

As I started my college career at Tuskegee University, where I double majored in psychology and English. I was passionate about creating social awareness and helping people, but I was unsure what career I was interested in after graduation. I thought about attending graduate school for Counseling Psychology, but I just was not sure about it. I spoke to a professor in the Counselor Education program at Georgia State University and discussed my interests with her. She suggested I look for a program accredited by Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) School Counseling. I enrolled in the School Counseling program at Clark Atlanta

My name is Courtney Torok and I am currently a senior here at Kennesaw State University. I am graduating this December with a degree in psychology. I am originally from Michigan and moved down here to Georgia with my family just before starting at Kennesaw State University. I started off majoring in chemistry with the intent of applying to some kind of medical program, but eventually found that my passion was psychology. I have always wanted to work in the “helping” field. After graduating, I plan on applying to graduate school for school psychology programs where I will earn both my Master of Science in School Psychology and Specialist in School Psychology degrees. Ideally, I would love to be accepted into a graduate school in Florida, as

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

​When I declared a psychology major during the second year of my undergraduate career, my objective was to attend medical school and eventually become a psychiatrist. I enjoyed the psychology classes in which I was enrolled and found them to compliment the premed curriculum I also wanted to study. I reasoned that a major in psychology would provide insight that could later be useful in my planned studies of psychiatry. Although I decided against going to medical school, psychology remained the primary area of focus of my studies with the ultimate career goal of becoming a clinical psychologist. While my long term professional plans include achieving a PhD and becoming a clinical psychologist. Pursuing a masters degree in

My plans for continued education beyond an associates degree is to obtain a masters and/or doctoral in psychology

Graduating the University of Texas with a Master’s in Counseling Psychology would be a dream come true. I strongly believe this program will give me the tools I need to become an excellent counselor and to launch me to the next level of my career and life. Counseling humans in trouble and curing my thirst for knowledge are my goals which I am sure this program will help me achieve. I can’t wait for my future to take off as I gain more knowledge and pave the way to becoming an excellent counselor for anyone that needs my help as I was helped when I was a young

My interests in Clinical Psychology are aimed toward abnormal psychology and counseling. Psychotherapy comes with the job title of becoming a Clinical Psychologist, which I find the most interesting sector of this profession. While attending San Jose State University I have learned a lot about other careers other than Clinical Psychology, for example – becoming a social worker, human resource management, child psychologist and a probation officer. These are careers I also would consider doing after graduating college.

I would like to Attend Capella University’s Masters Program in School Counseling. I have always known that I wanted to work with children ever since I can remember. Working with children is something that I have always enjoyed doing even if it was tutoring, or just being around them. The reason I want to receive my Master’s Degree in School Counseling is to become a Guidance Counselor. Being a guidance counselor you can make a difference in a child’s life, whether it’s talking to them about their grades, peer pressure, or any of the things that children of all ages go through in school and in life.

My goal of graduating from graduate school can be altered by world population because if the world population increases that means that there will be more people applying to graduate school; most likely. If more people apply to graduate school, it will be harder for me to get in. The increase in the world population would slim my chances of going to graduate school, and could alter my goal. Family type could alter my goal of going to graduate school because if I wanted to start a family now I could. By starting a family, most of my time would be consumed by keeping up with housework, watching the children, cooking and cleaning the house. All of these chores would keep me from spending the appropriate amount of time studying, and focusing

Psychology is the study of the human mind including the behaviors, emotions and thoughts by an individual/group. This major seemed to fit my best interest because I enjoy communicating with people and getting to know who they really are. The constant curiosity I have for knowing why we behave, feel or think the way we do intrigues me. Not only do I wish to receive a wonderful job pursuing what I love, but I also wish to reach a few goals that seem beneficial for me in the long run. Although my goals seem very ambiguous, there are other objectives that automatically come with my current major.

Attending a higher institution and getting a degree without joining an organization is like digging for gold and after getting the gold, you keep it and remain super poor. There is a need to join the right group, talk to the right people and get the direction needed. there are so many people out there who can benefit from national organization in ways such as getting intenshoips, possibly jobs, letting their talent in education or their field of work known. In this time we live in, opportunities are not knocking on our doors because the world is tough. there is a need for me to create my own opportunity and get the best out of the school and everything possible to make sure i get to my dream where i deserve to be.

Graduate school requires both financial and psychological investment. One must be mentally and financially prepared to handle all the responsibilities that come with an advanced educational program. Personally, speaking at this point in my life I want to focus on my career and family. Also, have a daughter in college she graduates this May, which means both of will be earning our Bachelor’s Degree at the same time. Which means my financial obligations will not permit me to advance my education at this time. While there is no doubt an advanced education can open many doors of opportunity my financial and parental responsibilities will make it difficult for me to succeed given the extensive amount time and effort that attending graduate school

After I graduate High School, I will attend Southeast Missouri state University, where I will major in Psychology and minor in Social work. I will eventually get my doctrine in psychology and become a psychologist, then come back to the northeast Arkansas area to open my own practice where I will help the children with anger issues.