<Tab/>It was not until my junior year of high school that I was able to discern what sort of career path to pursue. I had various careers in mind, but it was my first psychology class that really grasped my attention and interest. After taking the course, I utterly embraced the concept of becoming a psychologist, not only because it an interesting and relatively new area of science, but because …showed first 75 words of 1020 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1020 total…are required, because I would have found myself utterly dumbfounded later down the road. It also served as a catalyst for reflection on my decision to study psychology, which only solidified a desire to pursue a career through graduate education. I am now aware of the long and potentially arduous journey ahead of me, but it cannot compete with my determination to help others. Of course, I must first help myself with the proper education.