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My Journey to a Criminology Degree

Mae grew up in a working class family in Quezon City, Philippines. She had an active childhood and enjoyed participating in extracurricular activities like pageants and sports. Mae's interests changed over time, from wanting to be a teacher to a flight attendant to a psychologist. She felt pressure to enroll in college and uncertainty about her path. Mae ultimately chose to study Criminology, a decision she is glad about. As she nears graduation, Mae reflects on her journey over the past 19 years of school with mixed emotions, excited for her dreams but also feeling anxious about changes ahead.

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My Journey to a Criminology Degree

Mae grew up in a working class family in Quezon City, Philippines. She had an active childhood and enjoyed participating in extracurricular activities like pageants and sports. Mae's interests changed over time, from wanting to be a teacher to a flight attendant to a psychologist. She felt pressure to enroll in college and uncertainty about her path. Mae ultimately chose to study Criminology, a decision she is glad about. As she nears graduation, Mae reflects on her journey over the past 19 years of school with mixed emotions, excited for her dreams but also feeling anxious about changes ahead.

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Macapanas, Jessa Mae E.

BS Criminology – 4th Year


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Me, Myself & I

I’m Mae, that’s my nickname. We are a family of five, and I have two

siblings: a brother and a younger sister. I grew up in Quezon City, where I lived a

simple life. I have a lot of memories from the subdivisions as a kid, not because we

lived there, but because my father worked there as a vendor. My family's business

is selling fish and meat at the market. As a child, I learned how difficult life can be.

We are not wealthy, but I am grateful to have parents who are quite hardworking. I

studied elementary in a public school near our house and when I go to high school,

my parents put me in a private school near also in our house because they were

afraid that I might be kidnapped because it was a well-known crime at the time. I'm

not a smart child, but I was a very active student, I like participating in a variety of

extracurricular activities and because I have a lot of performance tasks and bonus

grades from my teachers, I always get a higher grade. I also used to enjoy

participating in pageants in school because I enjoy stepping in front of a large

crowd and seeing my family watching me. I'm not a shy student; I have a lot of

friends at school, and we've formed groups together in the past. I always wanted to

be a teacher since I was in elementary school. I enjoy teaching children who


struggle with math, so when I was in Grade 5, I became a student teacher. I've

previously participated in journalism and MTAP, not because I enjoy it, but

because I'm curious about what it's like to be a journalist and compete against other

schools. When I was in high school, I was quite interested in athletics. In

volleyball, I was able to make the varsity team. In school, I also became a

majorette. I entered several pageants and competed against students from different

schools. My dream becoming a teacher was changed into becoming a flight

attendant as I grew older. When I finished from junior high, I had a hard time

deciding which strand would be best for me. I began to have doubts about

everything I desired. My ambition to work as a flight attendant began to falter. I

chose Humanities and Social Science as my strand because I believe it is the most

appropriate for me. I enjoy being a part of our society. Becoming a psychologist

became a new dream for me, and I was almost certain that it would be the program

I would pursue in college. I attended senior high school at the Technological

Institute of the Philippines (TIP-Anonas) and then transferred to National

University in Grade 12 and finish my senior high school. I feel pressured to

become a college student after graduating from high school, and I have doubts

about everything I want to do. Nothing seems to suit me well, and I'm at a loss on

what to do. I decided to enroll in criminology till there were days left for me to

enroll in schools because other schools were starting their new classes. Enrolling in
criminology was one of the best decisions I've ever made, despite the fact that I

had no idea what was going on in my head prior to enrolling. And now here I am, a

graduating student of criminology. Everything used to feel so slow, but now that

I'm about to graduate, it feels a lot faster, and I'm feeling a lot more anxious. Being

student is such a great memory, I’ve been studying for 19 years of my life since I

was 4 and now I’m 23. I still can't believe I'm getting closer to my life's dream and

goals. I may be under pressure right now, and my dreams may change from time to

time, but my goals will remain constant.

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