College Admissions Essay: What I Want For My Future

Ever since I started my senior year, all people have wanted to talk about was where I was going to college and what career I would pursue once I received my degree. It was not always an easy question to answer, and while not all of my future is certain, I, now, have a much better idea of what I want and do not want for my future self. In the fall of 2017 I will begin my first semester of higher education, at the University of Northern Iowa, with a declared major in psychology. As for what comes after receiving my degree, I am not totally sure. I have always been interested in criminal profiling, but counseling and psychiatry are also possibilities. Nevertheless, throughout the course of my high school career, here at Hudson, I have attained

The specific learner performance goals I mentioned will greatly aid me in both my short term, and long term goals. First, being a quality producer is something that is vital in earning any sort of degree, which I plan to do, and definitely in a work place, your livelihood relies on your ability to produce work that is of high quality. This learner performance goal is necessary for me to have in order to meet all of my goals. Secondly, being an effective communicator is important to all aspects of life. Effectively communicating will help me in college to have well written papers, meet new people, and confront any problem in a constructive way. This learner performance goal will also help me greatly in my career field. As any sort of psychologist you must be able to communicate effectively in order to help your clients. Lastly, being an internal assets builder is something that makes you a well rounded person in general. In college this LPG will help me with staying committed to my education and maintaining both a positive identity and values. It will help me with my long term goals as well. As a psychologist, it is important to be deeply committed and to have a solid sense of self, both are key elements of being an internal assets builder. All in all, this school and these learner performance goals have done a great deal for me, by helping to shape me into who I am