1. 1 Undergraduate Studies ePortfolio Julia Truong Psychology, 2010

2. Personal Statement I came from a family of four children. Although I am the second oldest, I played a major role in my family, as I have been dedicated to help my family when we first immigrated to America. I am family oriented, responsible, trustworthy, devoted, and hard working individual. My family has always been my top priority before my needs. That was why when we first moved here, I worked very hard to help my family. Hence, I was not able to continue my education. However, I have come to realize that if I do not make it happen then no one will. I started school when my family was considered stable financially and at the same time, I began to build my own little family. I also wanted to set a good example for my sister and my children that through obstacles and difficulties, I am still able to go through school. Hence, they should have no reason not to continue their education. I believe that success is not all about luck; it is upon us to make it happen. I believe everything is possible; we just have to do everything in our best ability and with great enthusiasm. A friend once told me, “A goal without a plan is like a wish.” I finally made it, I have successfully made the first step of my education and career goal come true, and it was no longer a wish. To note, I will be the first in the family to graduate with a college degree, which I am very anxious about that. I believe family is the backbone in every individual life and I think it is critically important that everyone should have that strong bond. Besides, a happy family will raise a happy child. Hence, I would love to see people happy with their own family, especially in their marriage. Ever since I was a child, I have witnessed many unfortunate families. They seem to have no clue as how to have a happy marriage and the children were affected tremendously by their parents’ unhappiness. Throughout the years, marriage issues have always been my concern and interest. This is the main reason why I decided to go back to school and become a marriage and family therapist in hopes that I could help make a difference in people’s lives. Being a marriage and family therapist is something I passionately want to do. Under circumstances, I cannot immediately apply to a MFT graduate program. Hence, I will be applying to UTEP graduate program in Guidance and Counseling and at the same time, I will be taking some courses that lead to licensure as a marriage and family therapist in Texas.

3. Curricular Vitae OBJECTIVE My intention after graduation is to continue my education by getting a master degree in marriage and family therapy. EDUCATION Bachelor of Art in Psychology Argosy University 2008-2010 GPA 4.00 Member of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars Collin County Community College 2005-2007 51 credit hours GPA 3.392 Richland College 2000-2001 Withdrawn Cosmetology School in Oklahoma 1997-1998 Earned a manicure certificate and passed Oklahoma State license exam SKILLS/COMPETENCIES Bilingual: Vietnamese and English Interpersonal Organized perseverance

6. Coordinate the entire system of the place from the dining area to the kitchen, order foods, supplies, equipment, maintenance, and other such as parties.

8. Reflection I have spent the last two and a half years finishing my undergraduate at Argosy University. Over all, my experience with Argosy is very positive. For instance, I personally would expect some technical problems in online setting, interestingly, I have never had any problem in accessing the classroom, download files, or anything related to such. Instructors are always available and responding to my questions in a timely manner, which is wonderful. I have taken courses in traditional classroom, as well as online setting. I realized that online setting provide as much information as traditional one and sometimes I feel it more effective because students required to read the materials prior posting any discussion. In addition, in traditional setting, students are more passive while online is more active in participating, which is great. What I love most about online courses at Argosy is the amount of writings. At the beginning, my writing was horrible because English is my biggest weakness, my husband had to do lots of correcting and now, he only fix here and there. This improvement has helped gain my confident in writing; however, I would like to continue to sharp this skill and my English overall. I believe with my hard work and the willingness to learn, I think I will do well. Besides my language incompetency in education, there are so many things to learn and I feel like I do not learn enough and tend to forget some of the things I learned. Other than that, I am a determined individual; once I set a goal, I will finish it well and I did. Despite the fact that I have a family to care for, two young children, and many sleepless nights, I am about to finish my first degree. This part of maturation helps me to become more determined than ever before. That is why in learning, I leave little room for excuse. Hence, so far, I have not had any excuse not turning my assignments on time. I have learned a lot compare to I first begin school, especially in the field of psychology. I have taken many psychology courses and I learned a lot about psychology in general (i.e. Social Psychology, I/O Psychology, and Forensic Psychology etc.). However, children violence, abuse and the family is what interest me most. Some courses I think is necessary not only for those majored in psychology, but for everyone in college as well. For instance, the very first course that I still think it necessary for everyone to take is the interpersonal effectiveness, as this help people in general how to interact effectively with one another. In addition, diversity helps us all understand the differences of others without having bias judgments, especially in America, we made up from a diverse races, ethnics, and backgrounds. I believe life is a long learning process and I will continue learning until the day I cannot learn anymore. Learning is never enough; hence, I am always open to new information, suggestion, advice, and criticism. I am partially glad that I did not begin college when I was younger because I would not have known what I want to do and what I want to study. Essentially, as I am getting older, I value and understand the important of education. Without higher education, get us nowhere in the current state of our fast growing society.

10. My Future in Learning Since learning is a lifelong process, I can envision myself to become an effective marriage and family therapist, as this is my ultimate goal. It is important that I am able to do what I love and with what I love, I will do well with it, as I am a perfectionist. I like to do well in everything that I set my mind on doing.

11. Contact Me Thank you for viewing my ePortfolio. For further information, please contact me at the e-mail address below. jluong03@yahoo.com