Why Do I Pursue My Degree?

First and foremost, I want to be accepted into the graduate program here at UCM. I was homeschooled up until college and there are positives and negatives to that decision; however, one positive for sure would be that I was able to take college courses my senior year, which enabled me to have a head start in college. Originally I was a communications major, which I did not really enjoy; therefore, I tried to get through the program as quickly as possible, which led to me take summer classes each semester. As I’m sitting here writing this, this is the first semester since I’ve come to UCM that I have not had classes. All in all I was going to graduate in three years with an undergraduate degree. Then I noticed the dual degree option. Essentially the choice …show more content…
Pull the weed at the top and the weed will come back, but get down to the root and the weed will cease to exist. This is why I valued Criminal Behavior because if we can surmise that crime is the result of this macro or micro level theory then we can begin to adjust the way we police and ultimately help the offender. When I originally entered into the criminal justice system I figured that I would end up being an officer of some kind with a local agency, but throughout my time in the criminal justice program, I have realized that what really interests me is the analytical side of criminal justice, rather than the policing side of criminal justice. If everything goes according to plan, I will have an internship this fall that will involve crime mapping for the Independence Police Department. I am really interesting in predicting and interpreting crime data, so I would like to work for a federal agency doing that. In terms of 10 years and beyond, I would like to get my doctorate at some point and finish out my career hopefully entering in some sort of management or administrative role. Once that is done I would like to get a job at a university where I can finish out my