Reflection Essay: My First Psychology Class

The first Psychology class (PSY 101) I took was my freshman year at Central Washington University in 2010. I got a C out of that class, and decided that Psychology overall wasn’t for me at the time. It wasn’t until I gave Psychology 2nd chance in my junior year of college. After taking a couple Psych courses I decided to pursue a major. When I began my Psych major, my goal was to end the major with at least a 3.0 GPA. I also had a goal of getting more in depth in the psychological processes of the mind. Cognitive Psychology with Professor Ralph Greenwald helped with that. In his class I learned that the mind and the brain are two different concepts (I used to think when people referred to the mind or the brain, that it was the same thing).

During my senior year at Central, my goal was to get through the mini-series of research methods and Statistics required for the major with at least a B or better; I am proud to say I passed those classes with A’s and B’s. Another goal I had in mind at the time was either deciding what I wanted to pursue, either a Master’s degree in Psychology, or use my Psychology major to go into nursing; I decided to follow the Nursing route and looked at Nursing schools around the are and what pre-requisites they required. My goal following graduation is to start the following Fall quarter of 2015 at YVCC and take the last 3-4 classes that I need to be able to apply to their Nursing school with at least a B or better. My goal five years post-graduation is to have had some experience in the nursing field so I am able to apply to a job that I want and remain stable with it. My goal at this time is also to move out of my parent’s house and start my own life in with a job and enough money for an