Education:
B.S. degree in Psychology, University of Illinois
M.S. Ed. in Guidance & Counseling, Eastern Illinois University
Employment history: Paper route, Burger King, Red Lobster, Champaign Park District..........then I saw
the light and went to college! Since 1994 I've been a counselor here at DACC,
trying my best to give positive, accurate academic and/or personal advice to students.
Personal: Married with 2 children; favorite sports teams
are the St. Louis Cardinals and the
St. Louis Rams. I enjoy playing softball, golf, swimming, and bowling -- but being the best
husband and father that I can be is priority number one in my life.
There is a pretty standard piece of advice that I would give out to all
students, and that is to take care of the really important things in
life first and foremost. Sometimes, school just has to
wait. Not that school doesn't matter, but remember that DACC and
all the other colleges will always be there. Things like family,
friends, and jobs sometimes have to come first, so don't add to any
stress building up in your life by striving to maintain a full course
load. If something has to give, sometimes school is the logical
choice, because we will always welcome you back.
Transfer
majors I advise: Advertising,
Biology, Chemistry, Communications, Computer
Science, Engineering, History, Industrial Technology, Journalism,
Mass Media, Mathematics, Political Science, Psychology, and
Undecided -- hang in there, you won't be undecided forever
Many times, choice of a major can be
boiled down into "how much $ do ya wanna make?" If you want to
accumulate lots of wealth and material things that cost a lot of money,
then there are majors that match up very well with that lifestyle, such
as business, computer science, engineering, advertising, law school and
medical school for some examples. However, there are social
workers out there who will never be rich and famous, but rescuing an
abused child or helping to salvage a rocky marriage through counseling
means more to them than all the money in the world. The goal of
choosing a major is to create a match between : 1) what you are good at
and interested in, and 2) what you want out of your life for the long
term. DACC has numerous services available in the career center
and the advising office to help students who are wrestling with the
choice of a major, so take advantage of them while you're here with us!
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Five keys to a successful psychology
major.....
1) Psychology is not necessarily a "way out" of taking math. Some schools want all the way up through calculus, so be prepared to take a math class or two your freshman and sophomore years.
2) Grades of "C" or above will be required in PSYC 100 and all other psychology electives taken toward the major.
3) Psychology is a very versatile major -- it can stand on it's own, or it easily feeds into graduate school in majors of pre-law, counseling, and social work.
4) Psychology is a very popular major at 4-year universities, meaning that psychology departments quite often have their own building. That means a junior/senior at a huge school like University of Illinois doesn't have to walk all over campus to attend classes -- they are all in the same building.
5) Psychology majors receive the added benefit of learning a lot about themselves. The material covered in class is about human behavior, and that applies to everyone out there, including yourself!
DACC
M.S. Ed. in Guidance & Counseling, Eastern Illinois University
Employment history: Paper route, Burger King, Red Lobster, Champaign Park District..........then I saw
the light and went to college! Since 1994 I've been a counselor here at DACC,
trying my best to give positive, accurate academic and/or personal advice to students.
Personal: Married with 2 children; favorite sports teams
are the St. Louis Cardinals and the St. Louis Rams. I enjoy playing softball, golf, swimming, and bowling -- but being the best
husband and father that I can be is priority number one in my life.
There is a pretty standard piece of advice that I would give out to all
students, and that is to take care of the really important things in
life first and foremost. Sometimes, school just has to
wait. Not that school doesn't matter, but remember that DACC and
all the other colleges will always be there. Things like family,
friends, and jobs sometimes have to come first, so don't add to any
stress building up in your life by striving to maintain a full course
load. If something has to give, sometimes school is the logical
choice, because we will always welcome you back.Transfer
majors I advise: Advertising,
Biology, Chemistry, Communications, Computer Science, Engineering, History, Industrial Technology, Journalism,
Mass Media, Mathematics, Political Science, Psychology, and
Undecided -- hang in there, you won't be undecided forever
Many times, choice of a major can be
boiled down into "how much $ do ya wanna make?" If you want to
accumulate lots of wealth and material things that cost a lot of money,
then there are majors that match up very well with that lifestyle, such
as business, computer science, engineering, advertising, law school and
medical school for some examples. However, there are social
workers out there who will never be rich and famous, but rescuing an
abused child or helping to salvage a rocky marriage through counseling
means more to them than all the money in the world. The goal of
choosing a major is to create a match between : 1) what you are good at
and interested in, and 2) what you want out of your life for the long
term. DACC has numerous services available in the career center
and the advising office to help students who are wrestling with the
choice of a major, so take advantage of them while you're here with us!___________________________________________________________________________________________
Five keys to a successful psychology
major.....1) Psychology is not necessarily a "way out" of taking math. Some schools want all the way up through calculus, so be prepared to take a math class or two your freshman and sophomore years.
2) Grades of "C" or above will be required in PSYC 100 and all other psychology electives taken toward the major.
3) Psychology is a very versatile major -- it can stand on it's own, or it easily feeds into graduate school in majors of pre-law, counseling, and social work.
4) Psychology is a very popular major at 4-year universities, meaning that psychology departments quite often have their own building. That means a junior/senior at a huge school like University of Illinois doesn't have to walk all over campus to attend classes -- they are all in the same building.
5) Psychology majors receive the added benefit of learning a lot about themselves. The material covered in class is about human behavior, and that applies to everyone out there, including yourself!
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