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Currently I am an undecided major, but I am looking at a major in Criminology/Psychology or Physical Therapy. Yes, I know those are two very different majors. That’s why I took classes in both areas. I also chose to interview a Crim/Psych major to further my understanding of the major, and to help me decide if that’s the area I want to major in. I interviewed Sarah Naple, nineteen years old, a sophomore here at Chatham. She is a transfer student from a college in Ohio, so she has experience with how other colleges run there crim and psych majors. Sarah’s interest are playing varsity women’s lacrosse here at Chatham and playing club lacrosse at Intrepid Lacrosse. Outside of school Sarah’s interests are working, watching Netflix, and of course sleeping. When Sarah’s not playing lacrosse at school she likes going to athletic events with friends.
During my interview with Sarah I asked her if she had any advice for good studying strategies. Sarah came up with a lot of helpful strategies. One being a good night of sleep before the test. Another being, “read over the textbook and take notes on the text.” She also said that putting the material in your own words makes it easier to understand what is being taught. Her final piece of advice was to start studying days or weeks in advance to prepare.
Another question I had for Sarah was for advice on how to build a good portfolio/resume. Sarah first said to build a good portfolio I should get out into my community and get involved with it. She said that going to campus events are a good was to socialize and being able to meet other people so you can network. Sarah said if you want a good internship to start looking in advance for internships in your major.
To finish off my interview I asked Sarah how meaningful projects, competitions, or activities helped her build a portfolio/resume. She answered with an experience from lacrosse. She said that “lacrosse has shaped me to be the person I am today.” Lacrosse taught Sarah how to be a leader on and off the field. She said playing the sport she loves helps here learn how to deal with people. Sarah conclude our interview with, “it is helpful to be in meaningful clubs to get involved more, and make friends for the rest of your life.”
I decided to research about someone else going to Chatham University, but this time the student is an accounting major. Rachel Kolar is a current MACC student at Chatham. Like Sarah, the person I interviewed, Rachel too plays a division III varsity sport. Rachel does not play lacrosse, she plays volleyball for the woman’s team. Rachel decided to attend Chatham because of the smaller school size, and it allows her to receive individual attention from professors. Rachel and Sarah have similar views, and one is that organization is key. Rachel planned ahead and has had many successful internships. During the interview with Sarah she said to plan ahead for internships.
