By venturing to Washington D.C. this summer to attend my Wishbone program, I was greeted with many welcoming faces of all races and cultural backgrounds and although I was not in my natural element of Brooklyn I was eager to form new bonds with people to enlighten my experience at the program.

Open attending the program I wasn't aware that there would be a leadership component and this requirement of the program was actually one of the most life-changing moments of my life because I was taught that “leadership equals relationship” and that meant that in order to be a true leader both in and outside of the program; I had to be open-minded to building connections with people that don't share the same ideals as myself. Additionally, within exploring the mind and its complex structures I was introduced to many different forms of psychological disorders such as: the Anti-social disorder and Anxiety while also having the opportunity to dissect a brain. I inherited the role of an actual psychologist in the final days of the program and I had the chance to diagnose a fellow counselor with a specific disorder with the help of their acting skills and written observations. I sat through college lectures about Neuroscience and I was often overwhelmed about the many parts of the brain but I always asked questions and pushed for a deeper understanding of the content.

I was so blessed to have this experience and the pleasure of exploring the historical area of Washington D.C. and I would not trade it for the world!

I am going to be participating in the NSLC Psychology and Neuroscience program this summer and I am more than thrilled to have this opportunity because I will be granted the pleasure of exploring the many facets of Psychology. I will essentially be deciding if this is the right major for me as I enter my final year in high school.

This program will allow me to learn more about the human psyche and the numerous thoughts behind our everyday actions. Since I am the type of person who wants to question almost everything I come into contact with, this program will give me the platform to learn more about the human body than what is taught in a classroom. I chose this program because I am confident that it would give the freedom to think "outside of the box" and not feel limited in expressing my passion for psychology that a variety of people like myself share. I anticipate that I'll have a new outlook on this field once I leave the program and I hope that my own ideas about the sub-sets of Psychology and Neuroscience are challenged throughout the program, so that I'm always putting my full potential forward.