Personal Statement: Undergrad Studies

Personal Statement This quote is one I am very fond of and came across while in my undergrad studies.

I was taking an interpersonal skills course and that is where I really stated to take on a different perspective of if I am really going to help others I have to have a greater understanding of myself. Looking at how I approached and handled situations was one way I assessed myself and what I could do differently. The course forced me to reflect on my life, and at the moment I felt that for the age I was I was doing everything a young lady should be, attending school to further my education, working part-time to help my parents cover my financial cost, not acting irresponsible, and helping others when I could. One personal experience I was dealing with and still am is how to get my parents to see me as a young lady on her way to independence. I will not say fully independent because I still depend on them very much financially and live at home while I work to save for a place of my own. I wanted to be able to communicate with my parents that I am not as naïve about the world as they might feel I am and to give their selves some credit for the way they raised me and my upbringing. It is countless

It always resulted in me feeling like they were not listening and taking in what I was saying, usually ending in a shouting match or the silent treatment. I realized that how I reacted was not reflecting someone going into a counseling field to help others and was certainly not healthy. I questioned myself, how could I help someone else when I could not help myself. That was ultimately a life experience and revelation at the same time for me. I know that I could not be the only person to feel the way I do, and that is when I concluded that I decided to further my studies in a Master’s degree of Social