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Day In The Life
Skills &
Education
Here's the path I took:
High School
Private School
Bachelor's Degree
History, General
Liberty University
Graduate Degree
Communications
Liberty University
Here's the path I recommend for someone who wants to be a FBI Special Agent:
Bachelor's Degree: History
Graduate Degree: Communications
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Life & Career Milestones
My path in life has been direct
1.
First I went to college.
2.
I started to work with agents.
3.
Then I got my undergraduate degree.
4.
Then I had to pass the test.
5.
Then I got my graduate degree.
6.
I passed phase 1, which was an online test, then phase 2, which was an interview with agents, then the physical tests.
7.
Then I applied to become an FBI agent.
8.
Then, after I got the job, I moved to San Diego, California.
Defining Moments
How I responded to discouragement
THE NOISE
Messages from Family:
I did not have any discouragement about my career choice in becoming an FBI agent because my family and friends are very supportive about what I wanted to become.
How I responded:
My dad is also an FBI agent and when I talked to my dad about becoming an FBI agent, my dad was encouraging me but wanted to know if it was my choice of becoming an FBI because he is one too.
Experiences and challenges that shaped me
Taking the test to become an FBI agent was as hurdle. I studied and was really stressed because of how badly I wanted to become an FBI agent.