Honor Society® member
Morgan Goode
Host at The Xchange
- Virginia Commonwealth University
- Psychology
- Class of 2018
- Centerville, VA
Member since October 2015
About
Hello. My name is Morgan Goode and I am nineteen years old. I attended high school at The American University and I am a second year student at Virginia Commonwealth University. I am studying psychology with a minor in business and I plan to open my own practice in the future. I have spent about 90 hours volunteering for homeless shelters, orphanages, retirement homes, and several other places. I have traveled to Costa Rica to help build homes for its community members and I have participated in several marathons to help raise money for premature babies, suicide awareness, and many others. I participated in the Old Dominion Cotillion for three years and had my debut at the age of seventeen. I received the Gold Congressional award in 2014 and was a member of the National Junior Honor Society from the years 2008 to 2012. My work experience consists of one year within the restaurant business, five years of nannying, and three years of coaching a children's swim team. I also spent one year interning at a preschool and working one-on-one with a special needs student.
Education
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Virginia Commonwealth University
Psychology/ Business
2014 – 2018
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The American School of Correspondence
2011 – 2014
Honors and awards
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Gold Congressional Award
I received the gold level Congressional Award from the United States Congress for reaching goals within four different programs: physical fitness, personal development, exploration/ expedition, and public services.
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Excellence in Chemistry Award
I received this award during my senior year of high school for having significant performance in my AP level chemistry course.
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Coaches Award
I received the coaches award from my swim coach my sophomore year of high school for being the most hard working, responsible, and trustworthy team mate that year.
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Debutant
I became a debutant my junior year of high school for completing several public service events, etiquette classes, and many other philanthropy events. .
Goals and interests
- Career goal
I am studying humanistic psychology along with business and I plan to someday start up my own business. My goal is to open a practice offering holistic, alternatives remedies for mental diseases. I want to provide my patients access to natural remedies such as diet and exercise coaches, guided yoga and meditation classes, acupuncture, chiropractor, herbalism and any other possible remedies all in one place. I want to show qualified patients that it is possible to become mentally healthy without having to rely on mind-altering medications.
- Graduate school interests
My current top choice in graduate schools is New York University but I plan to look into several more universities before i begin my application process.
- Outside the classroom
Competitive swimming, yoga and meditation, reading, travel, volunteering, and working with children.
Experience
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Host
The Xchange
Jan 2012 – Nov 2013
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Intern
Chantilly Academy Preschool
Sep 2011 – Jun 2012
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Nanny
Various Family Homes
Jan 2010 – Aug 2014
Volunteering
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Food preparation and service, mail delivery, and attending to the elderly
The Woodlands Retirement Community
Jan 2014 – Mar 2014
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Child care and orphanage building
New Hope Volunteer
Jul 2012
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Child care, cleaning, and food service
Katherine Hanely Homeless Shelter
May 2011 – Apr 2013
Languages
- English (US) Advanced
- Spanish Intermediate
- Greek Beginner
