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Caitlin's work combines: Education, Business, and Helping People
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Day In The Life
Skills &
Education
Here's the path I took:
High School
Bachelor's Degree
Psychology, General
Georgia Southern University
Graduate Degree
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration
University of South Carolina-Columbia
Here's the path I recommend for someone who wants to be an Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors:
High School
Bachelor's Degree: Psychology, General
Graduate Degree: Higher Education/Higher Education Administration
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Life & Career Milestones
My path in life took a while to figure out
1.
I participated in a job shadow program in high school that led me to pursue a career in counseling.
2.
I spoke with K-12 school counselors and decided to start with teaching and then move into counseling.
3.
I started my bachelors degree in Early Childhood Education.
4.
I transferred to another college and starting getting involved through orientation and mentoring.
5.
Realizing that I hated teaching, I changed my major to Psychology.
6.
I started asking professionals who worked with students on campus about their jobs.
7.
I discovered Student Affairs and decided to pursue my graduate degree in that field!
Defining Moments
How I responded to discouragement
THE NOISE
Messages from Parents:
Are you sure you want to change your major to Psychology? And this late in your undergraduate career! What does anyone do with a Bachelors degree in Psychology?
How I responded:
If you KNOW that the major you're in doesn't make you happy, if you aren't passionate about what you're studying, it's NEVER too late to make a change. And you can always pursue a graduate degree; often, your acceptance to a grad program isn't contingent upon your undergraduate major! Most majors don't directly point to one specific job, so keep dreaming during your four years of college. Graduation doesn't have to mean the end of your education.
Experiences and challenges that shaped me
I didn't decide what I wanted to do with my life until two weeks before my fifth year (victory lap) of college. However, I surrounded myself with amazing mentors, and they pushed me outside my comfort zone and motivated me to keep moving forward.