• Why are you in school?
I am here ay SNHU earning my BA in psychology. I will probably
continue after that to receive my master’s degree. I want to be a
therapist, possibly run my own practice one day; although just
having a career that I am passionate about and pays well will be
fully satisfying personally.
• What are your strengths?
I am highly independent, and I don’t usually require rigorous
training (fast learner). When I dedicate myself to something I
give it all I’ve got, and I am reliable and timely.
• How do you learn best?
For me, I have always found that I learn best by doing and failing
and then trying again and not just by watching something be
done repeatedly. Written or spoken feedback, when used
respectfully, has always been a huge and positive motivator for
me as well.
• What are your skills?
I have advanced customer service experience. I am a quick and
accurate typist. I know how to quickly count and manage
money. I have basic computer knowledge.
• What skills do you want to improve upon or learn?
I want to further enhance my objectivity and self-awareness. I
still find myself sometimes assuming snap judgments and
wanting to speak out when I should stay silent.
• What are your interests and hobbies?
I love to read and write. I am big on gaming in my free time as
well. Music is a huge part of who I am, and to this very day helps
to calm me or motivate me when I am feeling discouraged or
overwhelmed.
• What problems would you like to address in the world?
My biggest issue with today’s world is people and their lack of
accepting of and caring for their own mental health. I also feel
passionately about the fight against bullying; whether in school
or online, with children or with adults, it is a HUGE problem, and
the problem grows larger every day.
• Where do you envision yourself in five years?
In 5 years, I plan to have my foot in the door as a psychologist or
an intern somewhere and I also plant to be working on my
master’s degree in psychology if needed.
• Which of the programmatic course themes is most relevant to
your career or goals for personal growth?
o Self-care
o Social justice
o Emotional intelligence
o Career connections
o Ethics
To be successful in my future career and personal life I need to
work on practicing more self -care and growing my emotional
intelligence. I am not in the healthiest state, and I wish I had
taken better care of myself physically over the years, now it is a
struggle. Although I see some major differences in my behavior
and personality over the last few terms, I still find myself
wanting to be argumentative and irrational when responding to
things I am passionate about, I want to learn how to curb that
temptation even further and continue to diminish my biases and
enhance my positive outlook and uplifting outreach.
I chose this photo because I have never heard the truth about
honesty spoken so clearly, I live my life for honesty, and I
require it from anyone who holds a place in my life now. After a
lifetime of pain and deception, I refuse anything less than
perfect clarity between me and the people who surround me. If
you cannot give me that I cannot give you my time, and I feel
zero shame in that.
It has been great working with all of you this term! Good luck to
you all and thank you so much for all your valuable input!
