My work as a research assistant in a cognitive psychology lab added to my theoretical knowledge by giving me practical experience in encoding and analyzing data. This experience provided me with the opportunity to use analytical tests and interpret statistical data. Bookkeeping of participants' demographic information also further developed my organizational skills. Having been a research assistant, I have gained a reasonable understanding of research design and the statistics needed to conduct research. For my senior major project, I wrote a research paper on an empirical study that investigated the role of change detection in studies of visual attention in the field of cognitive psychology. This paper was awarded the Sharon Borine award for the best major project in Psychology because of its successful presentation of research and adherence to American Psychology Association guidelines. I strongly believe my research experience will help me attain success in conducting graduate research as I continue to grow in my knowledge at St. Mary's. The success of my research paper further demonstrates my strong written skills, which will ensure me success in writing graduate research papers. Outside of my family relations and academic pursuits, my volunteer experience has led to a deeper understanding of my world, something that I believe the marriage and family counselor must have in order to effectively help others. My volunteer work involved packaging meals at the Feed My Starving Children Organization, which allowed me to develop a keen sense of awareness and understanding regarding life's fragility and a renewed appreciation of my simple comforts. My volunteer work at senior centers, convalescent homes, and assisted living centers enabled me to entertain seniors and assist them in their daily living activities. Interacting with elderly residents in these facilities provided me a chance...
Keeping in mind these lessons from volunteering, I plan to be a more capable marriage and family counselor.
Currently, I am in my second year, near the end of completing that transfer degree, from Santa Monica College. I also have a great deal of interest in my culture and in keeping contacts with other people who are from the area where I was born. Especially people my own age who are experiencing the challenge of being between the old culture and the new one, which are pretty different
Given my experiences at Chinatown Teen Post and Blue Phone Wireless, I am very excited about my future prospects in management. Academic skills are valuable for learning business operations, but real-world experience adds missing ingredients needed to fully understand success such as knowing how valuable personal happiness, social responsibility and customer satisfaction really are. I am eager to contribute my wisdom and leadership to the business community after receiving formal
" And especially for young people, being "normal" and "cool" seems to be what self-esteem is all about. How can we risk giving that up by standing up for ourselves? How can we maintain a sense of self-worth in the eyes of the world, as well as in the eyes of God? And how do we know for sure what He wants for us? I guess it's a matter of intuition;
Personal Statement I am already a student at California State University San Bernardino, and I plan to begin my masters program in September at CSUSB. I would like to obtain my masters degree in Public Administration for a number of compelling reasons. First, I wish to be a Public Administration major because it is relevant and even vital to my career goals. Ultimately, I would like to have a career as
Personal Statement What is your intended major? Discuss how your interest in the field developed and describe any experience you have had in the field - such as volunteer work, internships and employment, participation in student organizations and activities - and what you have gained from your involvement. My planned major is Sociology. My interest in this field stems from my own life's challenges such as being brought to the United States
As rewarding as that experience was, not all of my work at the adoption agency was as satisfying. Most people understand that any adoption process -- especially when it occurs internationally -- is a long and complicated process that must deal with significant layers of bureaucracy. Success is, unfortunately, not necessarily guaranteed. But when adopting families are only a few weeks away from receiving their new children, we all begin
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