Unit 1
Unit 1, Module 2 Assessment (Self-Reflection)
Megan Finnegan
Mr. Drozdowski
Career Development
Word Count: 285
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Unit I Module 2 Assessment (Self-Reflection)
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This semester in career development I discovered a lot about myself. I narrowed down my career options, learned a lot about my personality, and made multiple self-discoveries. When I came into this class I knew I wanted to go into the medical field and become a registered nurse. I was having doubts if my personality was right for the job. In Naviance, I took the “Do What You Are” personality test. My results came out as ESFP. This stands for extravert, sensor, feeler, and perceiver. This also means that I am easygoing, outgoing, friendly, sensitive, and loyal. With this personality test came a list of jobs that fit my personality test. Some jobs that came up in mine that I am interested in are nurse and physical therapist. I was really happy that these jobs showed up because I am interested in pursuing them for a career. In Naviance, we also took the “Career Intrest Profiler”. In this personality test, it also told us what type of personality we have. I got 5 points for the social category. Social occupations frequently involve working with, communicating with, and teaching people. These occupations often involve helping or providing service to others. This test also gave us some careers that went with this. Some careers I got were registered nurses, physical therapist aid, and nursing assistants. I was also really happy with these results because they are all careers I am interested in learning more about. The results from both of these personality tests were really helpful in helping me narrow down my career choices. I was doubtful if I even wanted to go into the medical field but now I am really excited and I want too.
Unit 1, Module 3 Assessment (College Essay)
Megan Finnegan
Mr. Drozdowski
Career Development
26 September 2019
*word count 644*
College Essay
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I watched the ball fly past my foot in slow motion. We were losing, five to zero, and I just let in the sixth goal. As a field hockey goalie, you're expected to save everything, or at least that’s what it feels like to me.
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It was freshman year and I was starting varsity, playing with seniors who were much bigger and stronger than me. I still remember the day we lost ten to zero to one of the hardest teams to beat, Conestoga. I got taken out of the game when they scored their sixth goal and I was upset beyond belief. My coach tells me to “Just dump it” but how could I let it go when I let my team, my coaches, my parents, and myself down.
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For the rest of the season, I was in my head. Missing ball, after ball, after ball. Losing game, after game, after game. Never in my life has any amount of pressure compared to that freshman year. When the season ended, I had a 67% save percentage. Some wouldn’t have seen that as bad, but I just felt like I could have done better. I had gained more confidence but I still couldn’t let that game go. It felt like it was stuck in the back of my head with super glue.
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Over the winter and spring of that year, I played for a club team called Horizon. There I met a bunch of people who were all goalies. All the other goalies had shared the same experience as me where they had lost a big game and felt horrible about it. We all became super close and are still friends today. At Horizon I got to work with a goalie coach. She gave me confidence in myself and she taught me things I could use to help my gameplay. Slide tackles, splits, and dives, all skills I never knew I could do.
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Going into my sophomore year I was much more confident. I was confident not only in my newly learned skills but in myself. I was overall more happy and excited about starting a new season. To me, a new season meant a fresh start. My team and I were winning more games than any year in the past. Even though we lost some games, it was ok because our team spirit was at an all-time high.
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When it came to the game against Conestoga, I was terrified. After losing ten to zero the previous year, my nerves were running wild. I didn’t want to disappoint my team again. When the game started I was terrified but I knew I had to do this not only for me but for my team. I was making save after save. At the half, we were only down by two goals. By the end of the game, we lost six to one. Even though we lost we were so proud of ourselves for doing better than the year before. I let in six goals, that is the same number of goals they scored on me my freshman year before I got taken out of the game. I was still so happy with how I played because I played with confidence. I had so many great saves. I made my team, coaches, parents, and myself proud. I didn't let anyone down, besides the other team who wanted to score a lot more than they did.
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When I play with no confidence and I am doubting every decision I make I do not play good. When I am in my head, I am a completely different person. I have no confidence in myself. I have to have confidence in myself to be myself and to play like myself. I also can’t be afraid to let people down because sometimes it will happen and that is just life.