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Getting to know my professor overall really helped me understand the courses and understand their perspective when teaching. It really taught me to be open-minded.

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Getting to know my professor overall really helped me understand the courses and understand their perspective when teaching. It really taught me to be open-minded.

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Just being able to navigate the PsychNet archives from both Rio Honda and ELAC I was able to know what to look for when searching for articles for my research papers and knowing that that they’re a credible source. Also I have connections with my little brother’s therapists that have helped me with learning about the DSM and there certain causes of traumatized people.

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One of my previous Psychology professors was really great about reaching out and making connections for opportunities for students. He assigned a research project for us to complete and guided us on turning that into a research article. This was great practice for us to get familiar with conducting and reporting research for the future. He ended up sending our articles to a professor at UCSD who works on the undergraduate psychology journal at the school. He reached out to extend all the students in his class to turn our research into research proposal for an opportunity to be published. I feel this will be helpful for getting into graduate school.

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At the college I attended I was part of the NAMI club that help me understand and gave the idea how to understand my major more in depth. So far in this class I’ve learned of the things I need to be more involved. 

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At the college I attended I was part of the NAMI club that help me understand and gave the idea how to understand my major more in depth. So far in this class I’ve learned of the things I need to be more involved. 

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I took a research methods course at a CC prior to coming to CSULA. This helped me because it allowed me to think critically, research and developed my writing skills. This gave me the opportunity to develop my research and application skills. This course gave me a brief overview of what a research paper should consist of. It also allowed me to be able to take constructive criticism as we had a lot of peer reviewed drafts. Thus, helping me develop my writing skills.
-Koren

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at my city college, we had a TA for each class that would hold sessions about twice a week located in the library (tutorial center) with specific hours, but we also had a designated drop-in tutoring area for math subjects. I had worked there while attending the city college, but I am pretty sure you did not have to attend the school in order to apply and get a job there. You just had to go through the application process and you would get monitored while tutoring to see if you knew what you were doing (also had to pass the course at the school). Anyway, I believe that that for one of my psych classes, the TA attended not the city college, but the CSU university in my town. So possibly check out job availabilities for tutoring at city colleges around this area.

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Since being a part of this class I have learned a lot about how to gain experience as an undergraduate student, to prepare me for graduate school. I’ve become more comfortable with doing research on my own to understand the requirements needed to reach my goals in my major. Having great communication skills can open many opportunities for us because we could create contacts and relationships with people who started where we did and are available to us to gain more knowledge during our entry in the field of psychology. Resources like becoming a research assistant, teachers assistant, and joining an organization will strengthen our experiences and prepare us for job opportunities that we didn’t know were available to us at the start of our college experience.

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Going to the American Psychological Association (APA) webpage and reading articles that have been posted have helped to guide me when it comes to becoming involved with research, becoming a teaching assistant, knowing what student organizations and resources are available on my campus, etc. Frequently speaking to advisors has also helped me to prepare for my major/career path, and has helped me to feel more comfortable with asking for help. I have also spoken to librarians who have guided me when it comes to looking for scholarly articles for research papers and understanding how to read them.

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Something I learned is to know my catalog year. By doing so, I will know which courses to take and not take. During my orientation, I was introduce to my academic requirements (on the get portal) which helped me see the classes that I need to take and had taken.

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Being able to talk with an advisor helped me a lot. As a transfer student during the pandemic I didn’t really know what to do. The advisor helped me understand what I needed and what classes to take. Also just being back on campus helped me meet people.

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I got a job in an elementary school to work as an after school coach and it really helped me learn so much about children. Working here helped me realize the struggles that they go through that interfere with their schoolwork. It also directed me towards choosing a career related to the field of Child Psychology. 

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I got a job in an elementary school to work as an after school coach and it really helped me learn so much about children. Working here helped me realize the struggles that they go through that interfere with their schoolwork. It also directed me towards choosing a career related to the field of Child Psychology. 

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At my community college I participated in a developmental psychology club that allowed me to experience what it was like working with kids in this particular field. The club allowed me to connect with many colleagues, and helped me form strong relationships with some of my psychology professors. I later on used these connections for support on letters of recommendations and intership opportunities.

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This is not as direct but being a customer service work/sales associate, i deal with a a lot of people with anger or problems needed to be solved. Working in a field not deemed as psychology related helped me gained access to skills in the workforce. I have become better at communicating and working in teams. Often taking leadership roles and being right hand to my manager. Being a people job, it has motivated me to seek further in the field of human relations.

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The sooner you’re able to get an appt the better. It helps if you aren’t too familiar with the GET system and where you’re academic information is. Always double check if you are a transfer student to make sure you aren’t being placed in a class you already took to transfer (that meets lower GE requirements). Degree Planner is a huge help, along with looking through your academic requirements page. It helps you plan ahead for all your semesters here.

- Itzel Barakat

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At my community college I was able to join the NAMI (national alliance for mental illnesses) which was a great experience and something I was able to add on my resume. I now know the importance of joining clubs and being involved on campus. This helped me land the job I currently have working in my field. I got a job as a behavioral health technician working at a rehab facility. Even though I had no experience, I was able to get hired because I am majoring in a related field. This job is giving me a lot of outside field experience that I know is going to benefit me in my future career.

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Meeting new people and making connections with people who are in your same career path or major. Everyone has different connections and things they did to get ahead so if you ask around and get to know them, they could potentially as well help give u an understanding of where to start or give you other connections.

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In the past, I worked with disabled individuals. At this job, I was able to learn one on one with these people how to take care of the mentally disabled. Through this opportunity I had to learn how to communicate with them, and have a gentle yet stern approach to giving directions and setting boundaries.

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I’ve gone to a couple of meetings for the club, Psi chi, I believe their meetings are on Wednesdays. That helped me get a better understanding of the different specialities in psychology. This class has helped me gained even more knowledge and realized that I should be attending more workshops and getting to know my professors more because having good grades isn’t the only thing that’s going to help me succeed.

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When going to PCC I took a class on research methods in psychology and realized that when taking this class I feel that understanding the research and how to briefly break it down into a more simple and understanding concept has helped me with understanding psychology in a better perspective and taking courses in psychology was helpful knowing that people can reflect to see that I was good at something like this which is why I chose the path of psychology

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Working in property management for the past few years has allowed me to to form connections and organize chaotic situations. I feel that it will be especially helpful during this times with the pandemic and new system of learning. I had sort of neglected my education after COVID became a global issue and I did not feel comfortable with doing school online at the time.

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I recently did an internship with a professor over the summer helping her complete her doctorate in social work through completing and creating various projects including laying the groundwork for a non-profit organization. I acquired a lot of great experience as a result and feel more prepared for graduate school.

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Scholarly journals have helped me with my research essays, learning how to take notes since Community College I have been able to take the important/main ideas to help me study. Keeping a planner as well to help stay organized. This class is helping me learn how to pick the classes I need for future semester and making appointments with an advisor.

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so far what i have learned in this class is how i'm gonna approach the rest of my academics for the remainder of my time in cal state LA. as well it have given me some tips on how to be more involved with faculty to be able to have more opportunities wether it is in the field, assistantships, internships, and organizations that would benefit me further down the road.

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One of the best resources I have gained was my Psych professor at my old community college. I kept in touch with him because he is a prof. I respect as well as him being in the same field of Psych as I'm going into (working with children with special needs and their families). Keeping in touch with him has granted me many resources he finds important to my educational and career path. He's also introduced me to a program that he has worked for overseas which is now coming over here and he will be the leader of said program.

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Some tools that I have gained prior to this class is attending workshops that are offered on campus whether it is in person or zoom. There can be workshops that help with writing, critical thinking, and research components. Personally, I took a couple of workshops at community college and it has helped me with my work, communication skills and research methods.

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Talking to my advisor a lot! Especially in community college. That is one of the reasons I was able to understand what I needed to be doing to graduate. It was especially helpful during the pandemic because things we so confusing when transitioning to online classes.

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The GE section E introductory class that you have to take in your first semester required assignments that challenged me to network with professionals as well as reflect on and plan out my future/career plan. Also, the Cal State LA Honors College has helped me to discover the causes that are important to me and ways I can get involved in making a change in these areas of interest.

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I worked as a PE teachers aide for elementary. It’s what made me realize I wouldn’t like to teach but it did make want to work with kids. Working with child care and babysitting has also helped me work with children and how to work with problem parents professionally.

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When I was at GCC I took a Research Psych class. In that class, I worked with classmates and developed a collaborative relationship with my professor. After completing that class I asked my teacher to be used as a reference and she helped me apply to the Honors College at Cal State LA.
-Alyssa C.

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Being on the Forensics team (speech and debate) improved my ability to communicate. This has helped to improved my communication skills through speech, but also through my essays and interpersonal relationships. I also made connections with other academics of different majors.