Ap Psychology Personal Statement

Personal Statement

BACKGROUND:
The dynamics of psychology affect our everyday life and behavior, which is what got me so interested in the subject . I have thoroughly enjoyed the subject, especially learning about conformity. It fascinates me as it portrays how strong peer pressure can be and I believe this is the main subject that deals with why we act the way we do. We conform everyday, offering a wide knowledge on behavior. It is this fascination that has makes psychology such a desirable subject for me. There are few other things that arouse greater fascination than the human mind itself, its complexity and the mystery which enshrouds has always appealed to me.
Since a young age I have always been a psychoanalytical person and have always
Her heart and determination are something that I can only hope to have myself one day. I have watched her struggle with running a household while trying to balance returning to college full-time and working a part-time job. I did not realize as a young child what courage it took to take on this workload. Now, as a college graduate, I cannot imagine how hard it must have been to juggle the everyday work of being a full-time mother as well as the workload of college.
Growing up with such a strong role model, I developed many of her enthusiasms. I not only came to love the excitement of learning simply for the sake of knowing something new, but I also came to understand the idea of giving back to the community and understanding others in exchange for a new sense of life, love, and spirit.
STRENGTHS AND
Sometimes it is hard to identify one’s own personal strengths, for this reason I surveyed friends, family, and colleagues to get their opinions. The responses I received highlighted such qualities as perseverance, drive, dedication, commitment, patience, communicative skills, and endurance. I discovered some personal strengths and weaknesses during my volunteer experience at A Better Tomorrow Education. My volunteer time was spent in a middle school setting to determine if working with children would be a good fit for me. A Better Tomorrow Education provided a good platform to evaluate the dynamics of working with children in an academic environment. Working with children was very rewarding, and I felt as though I made a difference in the student’s lives. The two greatest strengths I discovered were my abilities to adapt and relate. I was already aware that I bore the ability to motivate and accomplish time sensitive tasks, but my ability to adapt and relate were new revelations. My performance at the school demonstrated I had an aptitude for working with