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Charlotte A
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Charlotte A
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I am a homeschooled high-school senior who is dual-enrolled at my local state college.
I have always been interested in psychology, and I want to pursue it as my main major. My other majors, Sociology and English, became passions from the help of my professors at UNF. I fell in love with sociology from the research I conducted and my faculty mentor who showed me what was in store if I pursued sociology. My love for English stems from my love of reading and writing, and an amazing English professor who taught one of my favorite classes ever and sparked my passion for writing.
With my mixture of majors and experience, I hope to take an interdisciplinary approach to psychological research. My research interests focus primarily around social psychology and group interactions, how majority groups and minority groups interact and form relationships. I believe that my background in different types of research, in multiple writing styles, and in both sociological and psychological course work will greatly benefit me in the future as a researcher and as a professor.
I tend to spend my free time either relaxing and playing games with my younger brother, working, reading books for fun, or learning more about my future fields.
Education
University of North Florida
Bachelor's degree programMajors:
- English Language and Literature, General
- Sociology
- Psychology, General
Saint Johns River State College
Associate's degree programMiscellaneous
Desired degree level:
Doctoral degree program (PhD, MD, JD, etc.)
Graduate schools of interest:
Transfer schools of interest:
Majors of interest:
Career
Dream career field:
Research
Dream career goals:
Psychology Researcher and Professor
Dasher
DoorDash2022 – 2022Tutor
TutorMe.com2023 – Present1 yearStudent Interviewer
Public Opinion Research Laboratory at the University of North Florida2023 – Present1 yearSeasonal Cashier
CVS2022 – 2022Starbucks Barista
Target2021 – 20221 yearCrew Member
Dunkin' Donuts2020 – 20211 year
Sports
Mixed Martial Arts
Club2013 – 20152 years
Awards
- Second Place in the 2014 Yellow Belt Tournament
Research
Sociology
University of North Florida — Primary Researcher2022 – 2023
Arts
Strings Attached
Music2016 Give STL Day on Youtube2013 – 2016
Public services
Volunteering
Saint Johns County Sheriff's Office Explorer Post #911 — Corporal2018 – 2020Volunteering
St. Augustine Humane Society — Advocate/Recovery Technician2021 – PresentVolunteering
JaxThrive — Tutor2021 – 2021Volunteering
Operation Gratitude — Volunteer2020 – PresentVolunteering
Teen Court — Jury Foreman2018 – 2020
Future Interests
Advocacy
Volunteering
Philanthropy
Community Service is Key Scholarship
This past summer, I worked with a local non-for-profit tutoring service called JaxThrive. Jax-Thrive provides free tutoring, virtually and in-person, to refugee children in Florida and the surrounding southern United States. I earned about twenty-nine community service hours working with them. Through them, I was able to help many children, helping them finish their spring semester and finals or preparing them for the upcoming fall semester. Even though I couldn’t meet them in person, I tried my hardest to build connections. Even though I didn’t get to work with Jax-Thrive for very long, I learned lessons that will stick with me for the rest of my life.
The two children I worked with the most were two brothers from Syria. They were resistant to my help at first, the younger thinking he didn’t need help, and the older stuck in his anxiety about a placement test he had to take at the beginning of the semester. As I worked with them more, they became more comfortable with me and let me help them. While they became more comfortable around me, I learned more and more about their pasts. I learned from the older brother how they fled Syria and the hardships that came with that experience. When I met them, these boys were nine and eleven years old, which meant that the youngest brother would have only been about six and the elder only eight when they fled Syria. It was hard to comprehend young children going through these awful situations.
Before I met those kids, I never really understood or cared about what was going on in the Middle East and surrounding areas. Maybe it shows a lack of maturity, but I didn’t pay attention because it didn’t affect me directly, and I didn’t understand it at all. Now that I’ve had a chance to talk to these people and start to understand, I realize the fault of my previous ways. Having this fantastic chance to work with those kids and being comfortable enough to share their stories with me is something I am eternally grateful for. I’ve now been trying my best to keep up on worldwide issues and doing my best to be a real global citizen, and I want to continue being globally aware throughout my life. I do not want to miss out on chances to help change the world for the better because I couldn’t be bothered to look at events outside of my own country.
Bold Great Books Scholarship
My favorite book always has been, and forever will be " The Island of Doctor Libris" by Chris Grabenstein. The premise of the book is getting kids interested in reading books that they may not normally pick up. For me, this book inspired me to start reading a great number of classics including, "The Three Musketeers" and the original "Robin Hood."
"The Island of Doctor Libris" helped me start reading classics at an early age which has helped me to be a well-read adult. Now, I am reading books such as "Crime and Punishment" by Dostoevsky and "Anna Karenina" by Tolstoy. Also, by helping me start reading those bigger, more adult, books at an early age, my reading and writing capabilities increased early on which has helped my throughout my dual enrollment career in highschool.
When I look back and read this book as an adult, it is childish and absolutely takes creative liberties with the characters from the classic portrayed. In the same thought, it is interesting, funny, and engaging which is why it's helping kids engage with these more complex materials.
Not only does it act as a benefit to kids and their reading, but it is also a genuinely good book. The main character's mother is working for this mysterious Dr. Libris who has a secret island where characters from stories come to life. The main character is also struggling through his parents' separation and trying his best to find new friends. It takes realistic struggles and adds a layer of fantasy.
That's why it's my favorite book. Not only are the characters likeable and the storyline fun, it helps engage kids in a while new world of literature.