nicolettec18 3 / 7 1 Jan 12, 2013 #1All of my life my parents have told me that I should become a lawyer. I like to argue with them so they assumed I should at least make money for arguing with someone else. Coming into my first semester in college I thought that law school was my ultimate goal and instantly declared legal studies as my major. I was only interested in becoming a cooperate attorney so legal studies was an ideal major for me. A week later I added psychology as another major because it was an area of study that really interested me. After a few days in my first business law class I began to realize the disinterest I had for the cases and ideologies that revolve around corporate law. Suddenly the idea of being a corporate or any type of lawyer did not satisfy me. I wanted to study something that would allow me to genuinely help people not read over cases about contracts and promissory estoppel. Over the Christmas break I spoke to my aunt who was a therapist and realized that it may be the route for me. I began researching careers and clinical psychology instantly stood out to me. I researched the psychology major that the University of Miami offered and found it to not be as intensive as I had hoped and considered double majoring with another area of study that would compliment psychology. Once again I found myself on Google looking for an answer and came up empty-handed. I was talking to my friend randomly about my current situation and he happens to go to Emory and told me to consider the joint major of psychology and linguistics. To be honest I had never thought of linguistics before since it is not offered at the University of Miami and had no idea what to expect. On the Emory website I read about the program and instantly fell in love, it seemed perfect. The program offered me two majors that I could put to use as a clinical psychologist and if i found myself longing for a good argument helpful in law school. My reasons for transferring to Emory are almost entirely academic. I want to study psychology and Emory has the program that will ideally broaden and strengthen my studies in not one but two areas. On the less academic and more social side I did grow up Georgia and I do miss it and often get homesick in Miami. The college atmosphere here is not one that appeals to me. I wanted a more serious feel on campus instead on the laid-back aroma that clings to my university. Emory offers everything and more that I want in a college experience and I know that my heart is set on becoming and Eagle.
