It is real

So today I received a letter from my future Intern site so now it has really sunk in! They told me that school starts on September 8th but I go back on August 25th with the rest of the faculty. This is funny because one of the reasons I wanted to practice psychology in the schools is because of having the summers off. Making a decent amount of money for only working 9 months out of the year! However, this next summer will be the worst for every intern because we are still in classes until August 17th! So I will get one week off before jumping into everything! I'm nervous and excited at the same time.

Lately I have been doubting my abilities as a psychologist and Jim pointed out that it is probably because as I inch closer to the end of my classes and have learned everything I need learn at the University level now it is just getting experience and life learning. Which is probably true. I hope I will be a great school psychologist; I certainly want to be!

Internship?

Check! WOO-HOO! I have been spending all my waking days trying to secure an internship for next year. Of course I've been doing all of this with taking 10 credits (6 is full-time) along with 3 jobs and a practicum. So it's been a little hectic to say the least. However, I had about four interviews lined up for the next month or so. Last week was my first one in the Auburn school district and well my number one choice for many reasons. One of the reasons, though not the only reason, is that it pays well. It is the highest paid internship in the state! Well I rocked the interview and I literally fell in love with them. I wanted to be in their district so much. I had never wanted anything more with the exception of Jim. They were so friendly and the four of them and I talked and chatted like we were old friends. Granted I was nervous for the first couple of questions but then I eased up and felt confident that I knew what I was talking about. So I knew they had two positions open and I knew going in that they had said on paper I was the strongest candidate (I had a friend who was in an internship there, THANK YOU BRITTANY).

So this was last Thursday and they said I wold find out by tomorrow (Wednesday). Well they called me yesterday at 3pm after they had finished interviews and said simply "we want you." And then I made a fool of myself and said "yes, yes, yes." And they said "so that's a yes" and as Carren would say "um, yeah!" And then I found out today from my inside source that I was their top choice out of the two of us they hired! Even beter!

Jim of course supported me the entire time and he knew I had it but I didn't have faith in me that I needed. So now of course I don't have to go to any of my other interviews! WOOHOO! I could go for experience but it is way too much stress this quarter and for the love of pete I HAVE AN INTERSHIP! WOOHOO!

WSASP conference

I attended the Washington State Association for School Psychologists conference in Spokane last week and into the holiday weekend. I networked as I'm trying to find the perfect internship. I presented as I'm trying to build a resume and I skipped a lot of boring classes and hung out with all my school friends! They weren't boring per se they were not new to us as students. We get the most updated info. in school and so we knew a lot of it, this was more for those psychs that have been practicing for years and have no idea what's going on to some extent. My favorite professor won the most prestigious award from the state and of course she gets up there and to some degree states "I hate awards I think they are too exclusive." So her! I love her so much! So here are some pictures of the event! I couldn't afford to stay in the amazing hotel so we quadrupled up at the Ramada Inn baby. And guess what was right our door. That's right folks a freakin' train that passed through about 50 times a night (totally not exaggerating)to keep us all awake!