The Honors College is an academically elite area of West Chester University that emphasizes leadership, community service and academic excellence. Of the approximately 3,500 students enrolled in West Chester every year, the Honors College accepts only 40 students. The curriculum of the Honors College focuses on personal leadership through interdisciplinary courses. It was the acceptance into this academically competitive component of West Chester University and being receiving the Board of Governor’s Scholarship, a merit-based scholarship that covers four years of academic tuition, that encouraged me to attend West Chester University. The Honors College instilled in …show more content…
I aim to learn from the Yale Clinical Psychology faculty, such as Dr. Cannon, to increase understanding and treatment of mental illnesses, such as bipolar disorder. I hope to expand my knowledge of clinical psychology by pursuing my own research program pertaining to psychopathology through Yale University. I hope to expand this interest into professional clinical research that can contribute to academic journals and