The Graduate

undergraduate education and in the same vein, I knew next to nothing about graduate school. Before McNair I was never aware of what graduate school could offer me and the program, and the people it connected me with, became my greatest source of support as I made the journey into pursuing my doctorate.…

Any student having a teacher that struggled herself in school, and college accomplish a graduate degree in teaching shows endurance, dedication, commitment and the knowledge that everything in life is achievable, with hard work and perseverance and knowing someone will be there for you is a relief in of itself. That with each struggle, be…

Preparing to Play: A Qualitative Study of Graduate Students’ Reflections on Learning Play Therapy in n Elementary School. It is always nice to hear input and experiences from students on the same journey that I am on currently. Prior to reading this article, I remember times in my undergraduate career where we would go and volunteer at places like local schools, and lend a helping hand for programs like Habitat for Humanity. I have always wondered if graduate programs offered opportunities like…

about family life student life conflict is quite new. Nevertheless, I am married with a man, who is doing PhD, for four years, and was working full-time in DC area for two years, before I started to the program. I am also from Turkey, and currently a graduate assistant in the same program. Actually, I was expecting some conflict in my life before I started to the PhD, but not that much! Because I got married after I finished my masters’ coursework, and thesis period was not the same as this.…

Throughout my early school years, I struggled to learn. I attended two different preschools, a kindergarten, and two different elementary schools, in two different states. During that time, I was evaluated for special education services and placed on a 504 plan at St. Albert the Great. With the adaptions and the help from my teachers, I was able to make grade level progress and move on high school, at Mercy Academy. During my years at Mercy, I learned to overcome my learning differences by…

My life goals are to complete my Graduate Program in School Psychology; this would lead me to fulfill my second goal, which is to become an independent individual who can be economically self-supporting and self-sufficient doing something that I enjoy and, in the meantime, helping the young generation. My third goal is to have a family of my own with a husband who is caring and devoted to his family. My first goal, at this time, is the most important one for me because this one can lead to…

In high school, I had been passed up for a few leadership positions, so when I got to college I was dying to get into a position where I could show my skills as a leader. I applied year after year for a position as a resident advisor and for a position as an orientation leader. Year after year, I was denied the opportunity. Because of this I created my own spirit club after a club at school called the Bleacher Creatures. They were a group of people painting up for football games and having…

Color doesn’t define character, but ethnicity. Ethnicity doesn’t define religion, and religion doesn’t define character. A concept is not understood, even in a country of immigrants. The world has become conjoined but concurrently separate. With ethnic cliques and racism as active as ever due to recent events, it seems that anybody who isn’t of the same color, can’t be of the same social standard. Cultures, people, and geography interest me more than a textbook with some words and pictures…

method into becoming an Occupational therapist and that is Graduate school. Being curious to what I would do on a daily basis in the career I asked her. She said that she assists with functional training of the patient, working towards individualized goals to maximize performance and independence. One cool and interesting thing is that one day is never the same as the…

It is a small department including one advisor and one graduate assistant. When I arrived at the career center Mr. Swisher informed me that he would be presenting information regarding an upcoming career fair to a couple of students. I sat in the back of the conference room and observed this presentation. There…