Jacquelin's Story

My passion is psychology.

Last year, I read a book called “Making Habits, Breaking Habits: Why We Do Things, Why We Don't, and How to Make Any Change Stick,” by Jeremy Dean. It talked about people's habits and how those habits affect their lives. Furthermore, this year I started getting more books relating to these topics and I realized I was interested in psychology. It is interesting to see how the human mind functions in different situations like when making decisions, they can be influenced by other people. I talked about my passion for psychology, but I'm also interested in political science, and history. All these topics intrigue me because they all involve human society. I believe when an individual becomes aware of how society works then your perspective and understanding of the world expands. I also believe you can begin to make a positive change once you learn how our world functions.

I believe the Stanford Pre-Collegiate Summer Institutes will help me pursue my passion for Psychology because psychology and other various interesting topics are within social science and that program has it. My school does not provide these topics so with this program I will be able to determine how I feel when learning more about social science and its various topics. Through this program, I will have the opportunity to connect with people who share common interests in these topics making a possibility for connections. Having common interests will strengthen my passion for psychology I believe. Attending the program will give me the opportunity to explore my passions more in-depth. I believe I will learn more about how our world works and how I can take the necessary steps to follow my passions to create a positive change.