Duke TIP Field Studies Program

I am extremely interested in the Duke TIP Field Studies programs. The truth is I feel I haven't been taking advantage of the opportunities given to me, ones that will surely help develop my sense of self and pave a road to my future career. The reason for this past lackadaisical attitude towards contemplating my future is that I never had a positive idea of what I wanted to do; I neither had the motivation nor the guideline from a mentor. Neither of my parents went to college, so they told me to become, as trite as it is, "a lawyer or doctor." They did not encourage me to explore my strengths or interests and lacked the experience to provide me any structure when it came to career orientation. Therefore, growing up, when asked what I wanted
I am currently taking AP Statistics and plan to take AP Calculus AB and BC my senior year. Because I am consistently strong in math - for example, as demonstrated by my PSAT's - I believe the Duke TIP Advanced Mathematics program will allow me to reinforce whether I want to major in something math-related/-based by exposing me to critical math as used in the real-world. Likewise, I want to determine whether I want to study psychology, which has always been a subject that I found fascinating but wasn't sure how to determine whether I excelled in it; I did make an A in my summer dual credit Introduction to Psychology course, though. Therefore, because I believe what's first priority is exploring one's strength, and then one's interest, the Clinical Psychology program would be my second choice. Nevertheless, I would greatly appreciate and love to have the opportunity to participate in either of the programs. I would benefit and learn greatly about my true strengths/interests from this experience, and I also particularly look forward to meeting and learning from peers who have similar