Improving My Career Goals

From the moment that I began freshman year in high school, it was emphasized to me that college had to be part of my academic life. Both of my parents attended college, my father has a Ph.D. in Theology and my mother has a Bachelor of Arts in Accounting. Even though they both are college graduates, they never made it a big priority to speak to my brothers and I about going to college, that was addressed by my teachers and academic counselor in high school. I have always completed everything that have set my goals on, having said that, there were two things that I had made up my mind about, I was not going to go to college and I was not going to join the military. Two years after I made that statement, I joined the Army. 19 years later I find myself as a senior at Austin Peay with the plans to graduate after the Spring of 2018. After taking this course, I have altered my graduation time frame. My career goal has not changed, I remain resolute on attending a graduate program to attain a …show more content…
First, I must change the classes that I have signed up for the 2017 Fall semester. Since I transferred to Austin Peay, I have simply gone down the list of the courses required to graduate with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology without given it much thought. Now I know that the courses that I take while completing an undergraduate degree are vital to be successful in my chosen career field. My current GPA is not sufficient to even consider applying to a graduate program, so I must take an aggressive approach to raising my GPA. I have about four classes that I earned an F, this must be corrected by retaking the courses and earning an A. Another to preparing to attend a graduate program is gaining experience in research by joining one of the faculty and assisting in their research. I must become more involved in the psychology club, this will also help me gain experience with others that have the same