Kayla's Story

My passion is psychology. Growing up, psychology has always been something I was interested in. My mom would talk about psychology a lot because she wanted to be a psychiatrist. I would watch shows like Criminal Minds and be fascinated by how much information the team was able to obtain by simply getting into the mind of a killer. Being able to see something from someone else's perspective is a skill that is essential to life and I would love to develop. Besides watching television, psychology is very present in my social life. My friends and teammates always find it easy to speak to me; I enjoy giving advice and being able to help them. This curiosity in the human thought process has never gone away, and I will always wonder why thought processes differ from person to person.

Centenary Summer Scholars not only exposes me to the topic of psychology, but college life as well. The program will teach me the basics of psychology. It will also expose me to the different ways of thinking people may have due to emotional or mental disturbances. All of these skills I can keep and use in my everyday life and potential future career.