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Rachael's work combines: Non-Profit Organizations, Education, and Helping People
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Day In The Life
Skills &
Education
Here's the path I took:
High School
Los Alamitos High School
Bachelor's Degree
Child Development
California State University-Long Beach
Here's the path I recommend for someone who wants to be a Social and Human Service Assistants:
High School
Bachelor's Degree: Child Development
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Life & Career Milestones
My path in life took a while to figure out
1.
First I graduated from Los Alamitos High School.
2.
Then I volunteered for a wonderful after-school program to discover...I love kids!
3.
Then I applied for colleges! And I was accepted to CSULB.
4.
Then I decided to be a Child Development Major and continued working with kids.
5.
Then I fumbled around for a long time trying to decide what major I wanted to get a degree in.
6.
Then I found myself at Project Access!
Defining Moments
How I responded to discouragement
THE NOISE
Messages from Parents:
You can do anything you want. Just don't work with kids. You won't make any money.
How I responded:
I overcame my Noise by telling my parents, "I'd rather be super happy at my job and not make a ton of money then make a lot of money and be miserable." Sometimes choosing what you love to do means making sacrifices. And that's okay!
Experiences and challenges that shaped me
I was very, very lucky. My parents had saved my entire life to send me to college! I am the FIRST in my family to graduate from college and my parents are so very proud of me.