Hello, first off I would like to introduce myself I am Kaylea, and I would like to go to UW to continue my study in psychology. I have realized while growing up that there are a lot of people who go un-helped, Labeled, and unnoticed. People who are homeless, low class income, or just missed might actually need help and aren’t getting it. I want to be the person who helps. Although my life has been ups and down quite literally I’ve managed to pull through, and I want to help others pull through also. Although I’m trying to study psychology I really love space also. I love reading and seeing new scientific things that come on the news. However, from elementary until the beginning of high school I wasn’t reading at my grade level and once I was in high school I finally reached my level, and my math level went down. Now I can do both at I high enough level to understand the new things I’m learning. …show more content…
Now after taking some of abnormal psychology I think I might want to look more into that aspect of psychology. While I was in middle school my friend and I used to walk up the hill on the far side of our school and help the people at the food bank distribute food to the families, and to help them count how many families they could give to. Fortunately, I have never been in that situation, but I know many of people that have including my mom and my brother before I was born. After that I tried to work with the big brother big sister program, but in high school I wasn’t old enough yet. This year the summer between Tacoma community college and UW if I get accepted I plan to try and help out at a homeless shelter or a psych ward to see if I would like to work
When I was a freshman, I went to was an event called Winter Rage at Clackamas High School. It was a day where the school collected donations of food, clothes, toys, and basic items for families in need around the community. The day of the event required hours of set-up and packaging. When families arrived, it was very heartwarming to see the smiles on their faces as they received enough food and warm clothes for the winter season. I was in charge of handing out toys and Christmas gifts to children and families.
Hello Debra, We share some common experience as I also worked for a homeless service organization, serving homeless families. As the Assistant to the Director, I took this job very seriously as well.
Volunteering time at church and school have become a major part of what I do. The youth group I belong to at St. Thomas UCC collects items and put together hygiene bags for the YWCA. For school, I often volunteer to help with the bands, working in the kitchen for Indoor Drumline shows and helping to set up the Craft Show. I also assist my classmates if they request it. If a student is absent, I will take responsibility to send them notes they may have missed in class, and also what they homework is so they can attempt to do it.
It was under the most delicate of circumstances, when I realized what I was born to do for the rest of my life. It was march 2007, my grandfather was suffering from pneumonia and due to his deteriorating condition he was hospitalized. I had flown in from Toronto to be by his side. Sitting anxiously by his bedside with tears in my eyes wondering if I could do anything to make my grandfather feel better, I watched doctors come and go , updating us on his blood reports, EKGs, chest x-rays, ABGs, and at the same time constantly counseling my concerned family members. As they explained what they were doing to bring my grandfather to the path of recovery, I watched in utter fascination.
Hi Ms. Spencer, It 's Jasmine! I 'm sorry you haven 't heard from me in so long - life goes by so fast in college and there 's always a new assignment a new due date as soon as you complete something. I 'm currently spending my spring break in Hoonah, Alaska, which is a small community (~1000 people) on an island in Southeast Alaska. Most of the people here are Alaska Natives - part of the Tlingit group, specifically. I am here through North Carolina State University 's Alternative Service Break program, which basically enables students like me to spend our various breaks doing service in places around the state, country (like my team!), or even in other parts in the world.
My service hours consisted of coaching grade school cheerleading, volunteering for Snowflake (a retreat day for 8th grade students that is anti-drugs, anti-drinking, and anti-bullying and also attempts to bring the students closer to Christ). I worked in a soup kitchen and collected and distributed gifts at Christmas time for The Neighborhood House. I also organized many basket drives to collect food for the needy. I want to continue helping and serving others at UD. Over the past several years I have struggled with anxiety and depression.
I am studying a Psychology degree and this field I have chosen really interests me because I have a passion for helping people. Generally, I am that type of person to put other's happiness and well-being before my own, because it makes me feel like I have a sense of purpose. Also, since I was a little girl I have always been so fascinated with the way people interact, behave, think and feel. I always asked 'why?' and I still do to this very day.
I have had the unforgettable opportunity to personally raise $1,400 for kids to go to summer camp, whose families could not afford it otherwise. I have worked at food drives, homeless shelters, and kid’s programs in my town, in hopes to make someone’s day a little bit better and ultimately make my community stronger. These experiences shaped who I am today. While I cherish the experience I had making a difference in my own town, I am ready to grow and leave a positive impact somewhere else in the country.
Throughout high school I have participated in many different activities and programs, but one of the opportunities I was given I will carry with me forever. As a junior at River Valley I participated in the Marion General Teen Volunteer Program. After interviewing and being placed in the physical therapy unit I took the opportunity to branch out into other areas of the hospital. I soon made my way to the labor and delivery floor where everyday a miracle happened. My duties while volunteering included assisting the nurses during hearing checks, changing diapers, and rocking crying infants in special care.
Please describe any extracurricular activities, special talents, or community service projects you have done, and tell us what you have learned from these experiences. Posadas are a ritual celebrated in Mexico right before christmas, it is supposed to re-enact Mary and Joseph's search for a lodging in Bethlehem. It is basically a party where people sing from door to door and end up in a family gathering where they share gifts, and typical mexican food, everyone always seems happy in the posadas. Some orphanages do not celebrate posadas or christmas because the do not have resources or the means, so Macro Posada, which is a non for profit organization that makes sure that orphans and kids with scarce resources spend a happy christmas and feel loved. I volunteered to help 2 years in a row; I had to recollect money to be able to build a little fair with mechanical games, to buy gifts for
Besides my aspirations to study abroad, I hope to continue developing my passion for volunteering by leading an independent volunteering program for poverty-stricken families in my community at the College of Charleston. I intend to enhance not only myself, but my college and community by being a driven, involved
In the first year, I was a part of a pioneering youth development team in Americorps NCCC Southwest Region. I worked with K-12 students in title one schools, Boys & Girls Clubs, Habitat for Humanity, local non-profit organizations, The Red Cross and The Salvation Army. I spent my second year working with underserved youth as a volunteer coordinator for Reading Partners in DC. I learned about the struggles that the students I worked with dealt with every day. I was also able to interact with parents and provide resources for education, housing, food, and nutrition.
The more I don’t know, the more I know. The more I realize I don’t understand, the more I discover my desire to know more about psychology. My interest in educational psychology was triggered by my first experience in changing schools.
My family has always encouraged me to become great and a better person, and volunteering really fits into my life. As I
In five years, I hope to be in college, studying about something I'm interested in. I want to get into a good college with a great psychology program where I can learn enough about it so I can turn it into a progression. One thing I've noticed is that it's hard to find a hobby which is directly related to psychology, unlike other professions where your hobbies can be very similar to what you would be doing in that job. I believe that given the environment I was born into, where I have had to help many people to get through tough periods in their lives, I could be a good psychologist. This being my reality, I have grown to enjoy listening to people’s problems and difficulties and trying to help them to the best of my abilities.