1. According to the “Do What You Are” Inventory, what is your (letter combination) “Personality Type”?
My personality type is INFP
2. List your strengths and blind spots as they are listed in your results.
Strengths: creative, motivated by values, imaginative, spontaneous, expressive through art, understanding of deeper meanings, unique, thoughtful, and passionate.
Blind spots: perfectionist (ex. hearing constructive criticism without taking it personally), emotionally driven (can be blinded by emotions), reserved (difficult to get to know), and trouble with staying organized.
3. Look at your college satisfiers and career satisfiers in your results. In 4-10 sentences, answer: Does anything surprise you about these results? How can you consider this as you make college and career choices?
The careers that align with INFPs include: writers and psychologists which I am both interested in. I am pleasantly surprised and glad to know that my personality aligns with the careers I’ve been considering my entire life. I think that a career in the law field can effectively combine my interests in both as well as my passion for social justice. My college satisfiers include: diverse, located near a city, medium sized school or larger, and offers many extracurricular clubs and activities. My career satisfiers include: allowing for independent work and a good salary. Having a greater idea of what careers suit my personality and what I look for in a school, will benefit me as I continue to narrow down what colleges I’d be interested in attending. Most importantly, I can figure out what each respective school has to offer that will benefit me and my future endeavors.
4. Look at your learning style in your results. In 4-10 sentences, detail what aspects surprise you or reinforce what you already knew? Support your answer with evidence from your own academic career so far. Also answer, how do you envision your learning style will make a difference as you move forward with school and career?
My results have shown that my learning style needs improvement, regarding my tendencies of procrastination and a lack of organization. Truthfully, I was not always like this as a student. In fact, I was the complete opposite. I’ve been dealing with not so pleasant mood swings and fluctuating bursts of energy causing me to overthink/lose motivation. My conscience no longer feels the same rank of guilt when I submit assignments late. My learning style does consist of being driven by curiosity and how I can apply my findings to solutions that benefit humanity. I think that this sentiment will make a significant difference in a law oriented career. With such mindset, I am inclined to think creatively which can benefit the approach of a defense attorney in (for example) defending their client from the countless angles a prosecutor could take.
5. Of the long list of careers recommended for people with your Personality Type, select five that might interest you and type here the five and at least one major needed to enter each field.
Psychologist
psychology
Writer
journalism
creative writing
philosophy
Sociologist
sociology
social work
Journalist
journalism
Arbitrators, Mediators, Conciliators
psychology
pre-law
philosophy
business
Career Interest Profiler Reflection
1.In what two areas did you score the highest? Explain some of the traits that are associated with these areas as explained in the video from Activity 1.2.1.
I scored highest in artistic and social.
The traits associated with artistic individuals include: working in unstructured situations while using imagination and creativity. Artistic people require self-expression and can complete their work without following explicit rules and directions.
The traits associated with social individuals include: being outgoing, enjoying the company of others/interacting with others, being friendly, being helpful, and participating in volunteer work. Social careers involve helping and providing service to others.
2. In what two areas did you score the lowest? Explain some of the traits that are associated with these areas as explained in the video from Activity 1.2.1
I scored lowest in realistic and conventional careers.
Realistic careers consist of hands-on problem solving, dealing with living beings (plants and animals), and physical work with machinery and tools. Often, they do not involve working with others or paperwork.
Conventional careers consist of following sets of procedures and routines. There is a greater emphasis on dealing with data and details.
3. Did your scores surprise you in any way? If they did, explain why. If they were unsurprising, explain in a short anecdote from your life how this trait has already made itself clear.
I am not surprised at all. All my life, I’ve had a passion for anything creative. I have been belting my heart out to Alicia Keys and Adele since I was six years old. In the fourth and fifth grades, I spent my time participating in the school musicals, gaining a sense of confidence through performing on stage. My middle school years were focused on honing my guitar and ukulele skills. Now that I am in high school, I enjoy being part of the drama club and choir. Regarding my results of gravitating toward a social career, helping others has forever been something I do. It is the most rewarding feeling to know that you can seriously impact another person in the best way through little actions such as asking about their day or offering the best advice you have. I am dedicated to running HERE (our school’s racial justice club) with my best friends. In everything I do, I hope to make a difference for others and strive to bettering society as a whole.
4. List at least five professions were recommended to you. List the schooling required for any career or the wages associated with a career suggested. Are these jobs that you yourself have considered pursuing? Did any of the recommendations come as a surprise to you?
I have considered all of these careers while growing up. If everything could go my way, my dream truly is to be a singer. I have always loved music and being able to connect with others and have people resonate with my music would be the coolest thing ever. However, the competitiveness of the music industry is what keeps that dream a dream. I have never really given much thought into being a teacher but it is surely something I can look into.
Singers
Schooling is not necessary; Major in musical performance, music theory and composition
Wages n/a
Creative writers
Bachelor’s degree
Average wage $72k
Technical writers
Bachelor’s degree
Average wage $74k
Philosophy teachers
Undergraduate degree, doctorate degree, advanced education in philosophy, 10 years of experience teaching at undergraduate level
Average wage $78k
Clinical psychologists
Undergraduate degree, doctorate degree, (8-12 years of higher education)
Average wage $81k
Political scientists
Master’s degree, PhD program in political science, public administration, etc.
Average wage $112k
Personal Statement Essay - "Overcooked Steak"
The permeating fragrance of a six oz, medium-well steak catered to my starving mind, but those visions came to a halt once I, instead, received the equivalence of coal stones. Well done? Where was the glowing hint of pink? I mustered a smile to obscure my dismay, not solely for the waitress--but Mom, too. When I glanced up to meet Mom’s astonished eyes, I knew it was too late.
Twelve-year-old Mika completely encompassed the “I” in INFP. In any function, she would be found distanced from all the action, nose deep in the analysis of her favorite book series: A Series of Unfortunate Events. Her dark brown eyes failed to make contact with the colorful irises of anyone she met—that kind of contact was too intimate. If Papa’s Filipino spaghetti specialty lacked a few more dashes of salt or if the relatives at the neverending family parties poked fun at her “weight gain” (despite encouraging her to eat, eat eat), not a sound would escape her lips. The racial microaggressions of “where are you really from?” and the ethnic food lunchbox incidents that catalyzed “what’s that smell?” remained as sources of her internal complaints. She settled for passive compliance rather than burdening anyone with her inconveniences, big and small. The last thing Mika wanted to do was complain too much (so within the space of her cerebrum, they resided instead).
I had sat at that table, cheeks glowing with embarrassment, telling Mom, “It’s not a big deal,” to which was met by: “Mika, you have to speak up.” The waitress had conveniently returned with refills of iced water and lemon, the fateful “Can I get y’all anything else?” hanging in the tense air. A lump resided in my throat. The heat of everyone’s eyes burned through, setting the flame behind my ears. My heartbeat was thunderous, gaining speed with every anxious thought. Hi, my steak is actually well done instead of medium well. Is it possible to get another? It was that easy, but one glance at her icy blue eyes and the words shriveled up in my throat. Instead, a small voice uttered, “I’m good, thank you,” only to realize that the words were mine. What should have escaped my mouth tumbled into an abyss where every “actually, I think it needs a little more salt” and “I am confident with my body” met their ends. I continued to eat my coal stones in silence. If I can’t speak about wrongfully prepared steak, how could I possibly voice my thoughts on anything else? As I gnawed through every tough, dry piece I pondered the situation. Did I truly care about how someone, whom I would never see again, perceived me? Did I fear judgments I had no control over or did my apprehension root to my overanalysis? How would the Baudelaires of my favorite series resolve my predicament? Being left with an unsatisfactory meal was an unfortunate event, but I concluded that it would remain the last. At its core, what is a complaint other than a gateway into a mischaracterization of being “annoying?” Five years later, I can confirm with a newfound confidence that complaints are calls to action. Complaints are ways to enact change. In contrast to my younger self, I am aware of my priorities. If I fail to speak up again, I accept what I have the power to change—I facilitate it. A lack of confrontation of valid matters breeds complacency of systemic issues. If I fail to bring attention to inconveniences, how will they ever resolve? The microaggressions and body comments would see no end. Complaints are not the most ideal. They carry the weight of a negative stigma, a stigma we placed upon it, but speaking up about matters big and small is necessary (otherwise, we would never see the end of overcooked steak).