Psychology Major Personal Statement

I am pursuing a psychology major at UCSC. There are three courses required before declaring an Intensive Psychology major: a math requirement, PSYC 1: Introduction to Psychology, and PSYC 2: Introduction to Psychological Statistics. I have already fulfilled these through AP tests for AB Calculus, Psychology, and Statistics. I plan to declare my major within a year. Before I can begin taking upper-division elective courses, I need to take PSYC 10: Introduction to Developmental Psychology and PSYC 100: Research Methods in Psychology. Once I begin taking upper-divisions, I have more flexibility. I need to take two courses in each subfield of Developmental, Cognitive, Social, and Clinical-Personality. I then need to take either PSYC 181: Psychological Data Analysis or PSYC 182: Advanced Research Methods, and ten credits of either PSYC 194: Advanced Research or PSYC 195: Senior Thesis. These classes in particular excited me, because I am very interested in …show more content…
I have mapped out my schedule with courses I enjoy and a work load I can manage, and am eager to start applying myself at a college level. My courses will help prepare me for the internships that I hope to get, and I can’t wait to begin turning my interests into a profession. I have researched clubs and organizations I am interested in, such as the Student Union Assembly and Lacrosse (http://admissions.ucsc.edu/why-ucsc/organizations.html). My interests in behavior, cognition, and research make psychology an exciting major for me to study, while my values of relationship, service, and discovery mean that I am excited to use my major to help my community. The resources that would be most helpful to me in planning and carrying out my goals are my college and major advisors, Learning Support Services, and the Career Center (http://advising.ucsc.edu/index.html, http://lss.ucsc.edu/,