studyncats replied to your post “oh boy yesterday was A Day. I was talking to my sister about how I’m...”
I can't really help you with such a big decision, but I'd like to summarize what I've learned:
• aim for a specific job; extremely specific science paths have a worse hiring rate than extremely specific humanities.
• do something you love or the stress will kill you. If you can't handle working with the neurological ticks of a bunch of people, you won't help them or you, and you won't go anywhere in that career.
•It's your money (loans) :. your future, your choice.
withherheadinabook replied to your post “oh boy yesterday was A Day. I was talking to my sister about how I’m...”
What studyncats said is great. But if you CAN handle neurological ticks and people in general, you could stick with this, get a job in the field, and still go back to school for science. A LOT of people do that! But that also means a longer time until you have that dream job.
I've got a few specific careers lined up! Right now I’m looking at engineering psychologist, consumer psychologist, human factors engineering, or psychiatrist. At this point, all sound interesting and none of them are more appealing than the other. My only qualm with psychiatry is that I really don’t want to go through med school + residency, but I think I’ll enjoy the actual career. I just kind of need to figure out where I am going so A) I can finalize my concentration in psychology so I can graduate on time and B) I actually know what I’m working towards. A lot of my hesitation is also the fear of choosing the wrong thing? Like what if I go into consumer psychology and I absolutely hate it. What if I go the psychiatrist route and I just can’t get past med school? I just have a lot of things I need to figure out about my future before this year ends and it’s getting to be Too Much.
Also, thank you both for your replies! You’ve definitely given me a lot of great points to consider!
