Becoming A Forensic Psychologist

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I did not grow up wanting to be a forensic scientist. I never really had an answer for what I wanted to be when I grew up, I wanted to do something I enjoyed but had no idea what that might be. A profound event did not occur that made me realize what career I wanted. Deciding the career path I would pursue was a long, thought out process that lasted almost the entirety of my undergraduate years. There were many other disciplines I ventured into, thinking that field would be the one for me. My future plans evolved from becoming a psychologist, to a criminal psychologist, to a forensic psychologist before taking my first science course and falling in love with lab work. From that point on I combined my interest in science with the enjoyment of