Summary: A Career As A Speech Pathologist

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As adolescence become adults they take on bigger challenges: responsibilities, college, and work can be very stressful for any adult. Now that I am older, I now begin to experience my first dose of adulthood and let me tell you it is extremely hard. You can no longer rely on your parents for any assistance when you become an adult and you begin to make life choices that could potentially affect you in the long run. I am currently twenty years old, and I begin to take part in adult responsibilities. School is still one of the biggest priorities in my life. I spend most of my time studying in order to pursue my dream of becoming a speech pathologist. Throughout all my years of education, I finally found the perfect way to study. Some students are able to memorize concepts hours before the exam but in my case, I must study days in advance. My studying techniques consist of repetition in order to store my knowledge into long-term memory. Using key words and visual examples help me remember and learn the concepts at my best ability. From my experience, I have a weak short-term memory making it …show more content…
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