María Fernanda Castillo Quintero

My professional internships have been extremely enriching, as they gave me the opportunity to apply the theoretical knowledge acquired in a real environment.

Throughout my four years in the LPT career, I have had the opportunity to live diverse experiences in the university that have been key to my professional and personal growth.

Being part of the student group SEQUENCE allowed me to disseminate highly relevant topics, such as “Transgender people and their psychological care” and “Trauma and the traumatic in psychology”, among others.

In addition, I had the opportunity to attend an education seminar at Harvard University for a summer, where I was not only able to get to know the city of Boston, but also to improve my English and strengthen my social skills. This trip was especially meaningful, as I did not know my classmates beforehand, but we were able to form a special bond throughout the experience.

UDEM has shown me that, in the university environment, it is possible to create valuable friendships with students from different majors. These friends have supported me in unconditional ways, from buying me coffee to continue studying, to listening to me for hours while I explained a subject I did not know, all to help me understand it better.

Within UDEM I have had the opportunity to meet professors who have impacted my life not only in the educational field, but also in the professional field, the professors with whom I have been able to live have given me so much advice for my professional life, from never losing the taste for what you do and always improving in your work. 

UDEM has become a second home for me and I will always be grateful for the support I have received from my professors and my classmates for every step I have taken professionally.