Criminal Justice Personal Statement

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Around the age of five, I was introduced to my first college campus experience. I went to a close cousins graduation ceremony, and she showed me around the school. From that day forward I always knew that I wanted to achieve academic success. I have already started taking great strides toward reaching my goals, and I am a strong believer that Rutgers will be a great stepping stone in helping me move forward. I choose Rutgers University because it possesses a myriad of things that a student who is interested in a vast campus, diversity, and campus involvement such as myself can use to my advantage. I will be going in as a criminal justice student. I know Rutgers has a very high rated criminal justice program that will make me a competitive candidate post graduation. The academic excellence Rutgers University possesses will not only aid me while in school, but long after I graduate. Coming from Essex County College, I was able to develop a strong skill set academically that will help me thrive as a student at Rutgers. I thank Essex County for giving me that foundation, but it is Rutgers University that will assist me in sharpening that skill set and molding me unto not only an exceptional student, but a …show more content…

Differing points of view may be able to help change our justice system for the better. With my criminal justice degree, I hope to get into the field of juvenile law. I want to eventually work on trying to reform the system. In the future, I plan on starting my own non profit in inner cities for the youth. I am a firm believer that criminal justice reform starts with being more present in the communities. Also, my family has a love for the field. My father has been a police officer as long as I have been alive. My grandfather retired as chief of police in Montclair, New Jersey. I would like to follow in their footsteps, but take it a step

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