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\n<\/a>Hometown:<\/strong>\u00a0Troy, Michigan<\/p>\n
Degree:<\/strong> Pastoral Counseling<\/p>\n What do you want to be doing upon graduation?<\/strong> I currently have a couple interviews lined up, so hoping for the best!<\/p>\n What has been your biggest accomplishment while at IPS?<\/strong> Were there any challenges you had to overcome during your time here?<\/strong> What was your favorite class and why?<\/strong> Do you have any advice for future students?<\/strong> As a recent graduate, in what way will you go forth to \u201cchange the world?\u201d<\/strong> <\/p>\n Join the conversation by\u00a0following\u00a0@BrianSchmisek<\/a>\u00a0on Twitter and @LoyolaIPS on Instagram! Also, network with the\u00a0Loyola Chicago IPS<\/a>\u00a0community on LinkedIn.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" May 2015 graduation is quickly approaching! In honor of our wonderful graduates, IPS will begin to feature graduating students on the blog. To kick off this series, we would like to first feature IPS Graduate Assistant Pearl Chiang.\u00a0She has been so helpful and has brought so much joy to the office, we are going to read more
\nWorking in a private practice, preferably a Christian Counseling practice, with emphasis on family therapy and holistic methods of therapy. My end goal is to start my own practice with a couple friends who are in the field.<\/p>\n
\nBecoming more aware of who I am, what my needs are and what my limits are.<\/p>\n
\nI was diagnosed with stage 3 Breast Cancer at the beginning of last year and by the grace of God was able to stay the course and finish my studies. I am now in remission and appreciate the support of IPS and my cohort in the hardest and most transformative year of my life.<\/p>\n
\nIt\u2019s a tie for Psychopathology and Assessment & Intervention with Michael Bland. These classes are the most relevant and I refer to my notes from those classes almost every day in my internship setting.<\/p>\n
\nTake advantage of every opportunity to get to know your classmates because 3 years goes by in the blink of an eye. Also, go out to coffee with your professors. They are extremely wise and you can gain a wealth of knowledge by racking their brains.<\/p>\n
\nWhen I\u2019ve been asked that question before in other contexts, it was very easy to give a carbon copy answer and say, \u201cI want to help people and these are the ways\u2026\u201d Now having been through IPS MAPC program, my outlook has changed. I still want to change the world by helping people and the way that I feel that I have been called to do that is to provide counseling. It also means meeting people where they are and supporting them in that, without imposing your own agenda.<\/p>\n