You may also spot me on campus walking backwards and giddily talking to large groups of people. The labs have given me an incredible amount of guidance in helping me explore my interests and passions both academically as well as personally, and I cannot wait for what the future holds for this research. But aside from me, the thinker, there is also me, the doer, who has accomplished many things during my first year here at UCI, no second of which I would trade for the world.Īs a Psychology major, I have leapt into the world of research, joining two research labs as a Research Assistant for topics near and dear to my heart. That, and I feel that such was the only way in which I could relay to you my tendencies toward introspection and insightfulness that I believe are essential to who I currently am. I may not fully know the ins and outs of the greatness of what Jalen is destined for, but thanks to my time here at UCI I know that whatever it may be, I will fall into this greatness and be able to embrace it to take it by the horns and tame the beast that is my future. Now, shouldn’t this blog post be an introduction to who I, Jalen, am? How does this relate to me? Well, this concept of constant construction fully embodies who I am at this point in my life. You may not know what that end result looks like, but UCI gives us all a construction zone where these realizations can fully come to fruition. I believe the anteaters that come into UCI are here to construct themselves into their best selves. Although yes, the Under Construction Indefinitely phrase can most definitely be attributed to many of the different buildings on campus (hooray for more and more resources every year though!), this holds especially true for each and every individual on campus. Here at UCI, the students are ever-changing, constantly growing into themselves, and discovering how they fit into and influence this great big world that we call Earth. What UCI actually stands for at this beloved home of 36,000+ anteaters strong is… You may have seen the acronym UCI thrown around, but do you know what this shorthand truly stands for? Most people make the assumption that this stands for “University of California, Irvine,” but I am here to debunk this common misconception once and for all.
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