Transition from Second Level to Third Level Education

Reflective Journal 1
REFLECTIVE JOURNAL
A transition from Second Level to Third Level Education
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Reflective Journal 2
REFLECTIVE JOURNAL
The transition from Second Level to Third Level Education
Introduction
This assignment will provide a detailed highlight of my transition between the
second level of education up to the third level of education. To do this, the Gibbs Reflective
Model comes in handy. This reflective model will assist in highlighting the different scenarios
I go through when making decisions and handling different situations in my life. Two years
ago, I graduated from secondary school and this gave me an opportunity to pursue my third
level education. As such, I have had quite an experience at the secondary level up to this
point where I am writing this reflective essay. To highlight more on this, I will also provide
information about how I have managed transition from one course to the other. Third level
education has a lot of decisions to be made especially when one is required to make up his
or her mind on what path to take, (Simbeye, 2017, 22).
Description
To start with, my graduation from secondary school was in the year 2016. I stayed at
home for one year before enrolling for a Bachelor’s Degree in Law. Studying law has been
my childhood passion and I set this goal since my secondary level education. However, I only
had one choice to make thus ending up studying here. My desire to practice as a criminal
lawyer was fueled by my close interactions with my father and grandfather. I come from a
family that has many lawyers. Constant interactions with them made me admire the
profession. (Tushnet, 2017, 15). I am always elated by how successful they are. While in

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secondary school, I came across many student-handbooks which praised the legal
profession as well as how the institutions were famous for mounding the best lawyers. I
was spoilt for choice and that is why I never had a preferred college in mind. All colleges
seemed to be the same to me and I had made a decision that any college could be perfect.
True to my vision, I never regret being in this institution because it is well equipped with
learning materials, it has excellent professors, lectures students and above all, it is ranked as
one of the highest institutions that offer the best legal education.
Feelings
A detailed background check shows how happy I was to pursue a Law degree.
However, I encountered many situations where my close friends and some relatives
suggested that I should break the monotony of having only law as the career of all men in
our lineage. By pursuing a Law Degree, I am setting the pace for the fourth generation since
my great-great-grandfather. “Why can’t you study medicine, education or engineering?”
they asked. The more people engaged me on different career choices, the more I became
confused, (Simmons & Jo, 2019, 19). My parents let me make my own decisions so that I can
take charge of my destiny. That was the reason as to why I stayed at home for one year- just
trying to figure out what to do. In as much as being a lawyer is what I wanted, there was a
need to also explore other career paths that are not in the family. Being the only child, it
was hard for me especially with the desire to also learn new things, (Pound, 2018). At the
same time, I was supposed to take up the family’s legacy and maintain it for generations to
come. This led to a sort of depression and a dilemma for me. My second career that had
always been on my mind was being a doctor. I had accompanied my mother on many
occasions to her workplace and I was curious about how people got healed. The happiness a