Statement of Purpose:
Please discuss your academic objectives. Be specific with regard to the field in which you plan to study, contemplated research projects, and professional plans. Your statement is an important part of your application. It will be carefully considered by the Committee on Admissions.
“I knew I had to understand racism to help solve the mental health problems of black people.” - Dr. Frances Cress-Welsing I am honored to apply for the Master of Psychology program at North Carolina Central University because for as long as I can remember, I have had a love affair with the human psyche. Since I was a kid in school, I have known I wanted to be a Therapist/Counselor. Analyzing the way people think, learning how they process
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Fresh out of high school at the age of 17, I was kicked out of the house and sent to Durham, NC, a city I had visited only once for NCCU’s Fall ’13 Open House. Raised by a single black mother who like me was born and raised in Fayetteville, NC, my mother went to community college and received her Associates for Dental Hygiene. She always found a way to make ends meet. Working dead-end jobs and never finding employment in her field I watched as a child, my mother struggle to keep a smile on her face, food in my stomach and a roof over our heads. Life has giving me a fair share of trials and tribulations and yet I am still here standing stronger than ever. I had to leave my mother and sister who was only five years old at time to go to college and find myself. Carrying this load on my shoulders everyday really took a toll on me. Each semester presented a battle that I had to face with determination and sheer will power. I had great semesters, okay semesters and what in the world is going on semesters. Undergrad was my best and worst experience. Everything was a test whether it was finding my place in the college spectrum, managing time, prioritizing my mental health, grades, finances, family and social life. During undergrad I felt as life gave me significant test just see if I would keel over and quit. I lost my car, job, and even battled