S-STEM Scholar Kassandra Barrera's Blog

  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

    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