MGH

Hey guys!

My name is Melissa G. Holt. I grew up in the streets of Los Angeles and graduated from the California Academy of Math & Science. My experiences in high school were wonderful in many ways, but at a high school that emphasizes math & science, you truly discover if those fields are for you. My friends from high school are now in fields such as engineering and computer science, but I found that those traditional STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) career paths left something to be desired in me. I personally have a passion for other people and interpersonal interaction, and that conflicted with the majors that I initially chose to pursue. So after some struggles on the path to discovering myself, I found myself in an Introduction to Psychology course and I have never looked back.

I am now collecting degrees on my path to becoming a professor of psychology. I graduated from Bakersfield College in May of 2015 with my associate degree, so one down and two to go! In addition to living on campus, I work for Housing and Residential Education here at CI as both a desk assistant and a program assistant so you can usually find me in one of our villages! I am also on the general board for the Residence Hall Association, so come check out our events! If I’m not in class, I am finding a way to be involved on campus because to me an education is not truly complete if your studies are the only thing you can take from your college experience.

I am really looking forward to this year at CI and cannot wait to see what life throws at me next!

Until next time,

MGH, Professor in Training