Pursuing A Master s Degree Of Mental Health Counseling...

I am writing to inform you of my strong interest in pursuing a Master’s Degree in Mental Health Counseling with Nova Southeastern University for the Fall 2016 program. I earned my Bachelor’s of Science Degree with a double major in Psychology and Research from The University of North Florida in 2013. For the past three years I have worked for Gateway Community Services as an Adolescent Outpatient Counselor. I am looking forward to continuing my education with Nova Southeastern University. I come from a small military family where neither of my parents graduated high school. My parents divorced when I was two and left my mother as the sole provider for three children. Over the next few years I experienced severe personal trauma that would change the course of my life. At the age of 15 I dropped out of school, left home, and began working to support myself. The highest level of education I completed at that time was the eighth grade. In my early twenties I became a single mother of two girls. Because of the financial struggles that I endured due to not continuing my education I clearly emphasized the importance of getting a college education to both of my children. One particular discussion that I was having at the dinner table where I was enforcing the â€Å"requirement† of college for my children; my youngest daughter questioned me in the most innocent way, â€Å" Mommy? Why is it so important for us to go to college when you didn’t even finish high sch ool?† at that moment my life