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My College Experiences

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  Picture My college experience has been all over the place. I first started at Phoenix College, which was an amazing experience. After taking all the courses for an associate's degree, I transferred to ASU West campus. I can relate this transition to when someone is moving to another job and moving to another company. This transition at first was not easy for me. The change took some time to get used to, but I can only imagine how it feels when you move somewhere new or get a new job. Another college experience that I can relate to as an employer-desired experience is my specified classes that are in forensic science. For example, the first class I took when I first transferred was a principles in forensic science, and to this day, this has been one of my favorite classes. I learned so many forensics techniques that I know that I can apply to a work field. Lastly, another college experience would be using the techniques I used to meet new people and professors. I was able to build
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Forensic Science Future

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    How I think I want to use my degree and why  please submit the specific URL to this post. Picture The degree that I am getting is in Forensic Science, and I plan on getting a job in a future crime lab. However, because of COVID a lot of these positions are extremely hard to find, and finding a job in this field is going to be a little tricky. So right now, because my experience is so minimal I would like to get a job in a lab where I can do some research. I feel like for me that would be a good starting point because I do have undergraduate research, which will benefit me in a research tech job. Once I have a little bit more experience, I plan on applying to crime labs in the state and even in Washington state or Oregon. My goal is to one day work for a crime laboratory in either the DNA analysis section or firearms unit. However, like I said right now, that may not be an option and honestly, I am not too stressed out about it. I know once I get this bachelor's degree I will ha
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Social Media Presence

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     Link to Picture I honestly feel like my online presence online is all over the place. I use social media for a lot of things. Most of my social media use is to connect with family members who live in another country that I have never met in person. The other part of social media usage is LinkedIn primarily, which I occasionally use to look for jobs and connect with my professors and other students on campus. It has been a while since I have looked up my name on google, but for the sake of this assignment, I went ahead and did it. To my surprise, it wasn't as bad as I thought that it would be. The first thing that popped up was my Linkedin, which I always keep very professional. I have a few profiles that I would like to keep more private, so now that I know, I will be modifying my preferences on these pages. However, overall it wasn't too bad, and I feel like my online presence is in good standing right now. Although there is room for improvement, which over time and with
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Social Media Presence

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We live in a world and generation where social media is everywhere, and almost everyone is currently using it. It has become more accessible to people because we all have the internet at the tip of our fingers. With one quick search of anyone's name, you are very likely to find at least one of their social media platforms. So it has become imperative to create a good presence of yourself, especially when you will soon be searching for a new job or trying to get into an educational program. Recently, I have noticed how important it is to upkeep my social media presence online, thanks to Dr. Silva and Dr. Ferry. I have always used platforms like Instagram and Facebook, but that is more for my personal life and not my professional life. That is why I like to use something more like Linkedin or Handshake for that. However, I recently have been open to improving my personal website because I can have a little more freedom, and I can add a lot of information to make it more personalized.
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Goals in Life

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  1. What are your professional goals, 1 year, 5 years, and 10 years into the future? What will accomplishing these goals let you do? How will accomplish these goals impact those around you and what will it make possible for those in your community?  I believe that in 10 years from now I will be working in a nice accredited crime laboratory for a while now. I also would love to help out my family and slowly start repaying everything that my parents have done for me. I also would love to be starting a family of my own. Something that I told myself that I would love to accomplish is, I would love to give back to Phoenix College and ASU. Throughout my education I had so much help from these schools that I feel the need to give back and help others who are barely starting their education journey. 2. What are societal challenges that matter to you that you think it's important to deal with now? What do you think are the challenges that will matter 10 years in the future, and 20 years in
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Where was 3 years ago from now, and 3 years after?

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Picture  1. What did you know about your field 3 years ago, and what have you learned about that has 'wowed' you? (Supplemental questions: What did you use to think was an advanced topic in your subject, and what do you believe to be now? What was the experience that you feel you learned the most from?) Honestly, three years ago, I switched majors to what I am majoring in now, which is Forensic Science. When I first started my college journey straight out of high school, I enrolled in the biomedical program, and I wanted to become a biomedical engineer. For two years, I did that, and in the final semester, when it was time to transfer over to ASU in Lake Havasu, I decided that I was always interested in forensic science. I remember when I was a small kid, I would watch all the crime shows you can think of, and the idea of looking at a piece of evidence and creating a story and examining it was something so interesting to me. So I did the craziest thing, and I switched my major
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Senior Year at ASU West

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Senior Picture 1. Who are you grateful for who has helped you get to where you are today? (What was your situation? how did they help you? How did that help impact you now and how has it led to where you are today? If you have a picture you'd like to share please do so with their permission.) I am grateful for my family, which includes my dad, mom, and sister. Thanks to them, I can honestly say that I am where I am is because of them. I am a strong believer that support and motivation play a big part in people's success. Of course, many other people who have helped me with my education have been in my shoes and can actually give me advice. For example, my educational career's most influential person has to be my advisor Dr. Robin Cotter. Thanks to her, I have continued my studies and not worry too much about finances and worrying about how I will pay for my next semester. I just think back to when I first started college and how everything was out of pocket, and I was worki
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