I feel so accomplished its insane
I finally went to talk to my Psych teacher, Dr Sergi
I talked to him about grad school and he told me that I needed 4 things:
1) A good GPA
2) A high score on the GRE's
3) Clinical experience
4) Reasearch experience
I have a high GPA of 3.7 something, so i just need to maintain it and try to raise it up. I HATE those (-) negative signs..in like A- GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH i couldnt believe that those bitches actually lower your GPA...>_<
I am currently studying for my GRE's..both of them. One is the general on, that looks like a harder version of the SAT's. The other one is a specific subject GRE, that for me, would be Psychology, as my major. For that one I would have a huge exam in which I would have to know almost everything of psych..from all the fields. Imma start studying that in a bit.
For the Clinicals, I am planning on volunteering at a hosital, most likely Northrigde Medical Center and work at their Mental Health facilities. I at least need 100 hrs..but im sure ill be doing more than that.
And finally for the research part,my teacher, Dr. Sergi, has several research projects at CSUN, which he has invited me to join him. I was so excited. I just need to talk to him before the se,ester is over and he'd give me the info. Lets see how that works out! ^_^
Ohhh and I also went to the counciler, and asked him to map out my class schedual and see when I would be graduating. So we ended up with my graduation date as Spring of 2009. It may seem like a long time, but in those 2 years, I am going to be building up my resume and grad school application with experience in Clinical, Research,getting three letters of recommendation from teachers and by taking extra Upper division Psychology classes. I AM SO EXCITED. *sigh*
Not to mention that Jonathan has been such a supportive b/f. He's a wonderful inspiration to me. He has been the one that has been telling me that in time, everything will just fall into place, and my career will seem brighter than ever. This is the time. I am so excited that I put everything in order and I have a plan. It such a weight off my shoulders. NOt to mention that Jonathan is already on his way of getting his dream job. He has an internship for the Summer, and after that,the sky is the limit! He is so determined to go for what he wants, his career. Im proud of you hun. ^_^
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you gotta love life...