I will be attending graduate school in order to further develop my interest in clinical psychology that has been fostered during my undergraduate years. I anticipate to receive my Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology during the summer of 2017 from Hunter College. I am especially interested in researching about the vulnerability factors that influence individuals’ susceptibilities to psychosomatic disorders, anxiety disorders, as well as psychopathologies. Ultimately, I seek to be in a research position along with being trained as a clinical therapist. Further along the line, I intend on becoming a professor, and to inspire new generations of students to become motivated and interested in psychology just as my professors inspired me. I believe the University of Pennsylvania will …show more content…
Prior to attending Hunter College, I was also awarded the Jenny Hunter Scholarship, which provides financial aid towards my tuition. Due to the requirements of Psi Chi Honors Society, I have not yet applied to become a member, as I am lacking the nine credits of higher level psychology courses. However, I plan on applying by the spring semester of 2016, as I will have all the requirements fulfilled by then. During the fall semester of my third year at Hunter College, I was given the opportunity to be a teaching assistant for a statistical course. As a teaching assistant, I aided the professor during laboratory sessions and taught undergraduate students to use SPSS. Along with this, I maintained three hours each week for tutoring hours, during which students were provided with further assistance and clarification regarding challenging material and misconceptions. Further, I led a compact lecture to a class of undergraduate