Hello, I’m in my second year of college right now looking forward to becoming a psychiatrist.
I would like input from somebody who has or is going the route of psychiatry. Although, all other input is very welcome.
I know that becoming a doctor in psychiatry takes years to do, including med school. My job right now [...]

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I have my mind set on becoming a psychiatrist but I only have my GED. What are the next steps and what are my chances of getting into a university with a GED instead of high school diploma? I live in Florida but I’d like to attend The University of Alabama.

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Hello! I am very interested in becoming a forensic psychologist. It was difficult for me to decide whether to chose between becoming a psychiatrist or psychologist, but I have decided on psychologist because I will much rather talk to patients, getting to the root of the problem than provide medication.
Since psychology is such a big [...]

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I’m a sophomore in high school. I think about the future a lot. I’m 16, I’ve got 640 days until I turn 18, and then a few months until I graduate. I don’t know what I want to do with my life, career-wise. I’m interested in a lot of things, but none of them are [...]

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I’m thinking of becoming a psychiatrist but the thought of 4 years in university, 4 years in med school and another 4 in residency makes me think its not worth it. I’ll be 30 years old by the time I get the job (And its not guarantee) and the thought of all the money I’ll [...]

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I’ve read the steps to becoming a psychiatrist, but there’s something I really need cleared up.
See, I’m smart, but physically obtuse. Seriously, it’s like I have two left hands. I understand that to become a psychiatrist, I’d have to attend medical school, but I was wondering: would I have to actually do the [...]

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For example: Volunteering in hospital during higschooll.. kind of stuff..
I nedd things i can do during and after highschool….. I ned some opportunities that will help me learn more in becoming a psychiatrist and figuring out if its something i really want to do.

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I have to pick subjects for year 11 soon, and as for my future career I was thinking of becoming a psychiatrist.
I was just wondering what subjects I should pick to head in that direction, and how long I would have to study after that. Is it a sub-specialisation? Any other things I should know [...]

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I’m a junior in high school and I want to figure out what I want to major in before I attend college because I don’t have the time or the money to take my time figuring it out while I’m attending college.
I first started taking a liking to psychology when my older brother introduced me [...]

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I’m interested in becoming a psychiatrist, and am aware that it will take roughly 12 years to do so. But I am trying to find out what med school would be the best for me (anywhere in Canada) and what course I would need to take before that to get accepted, and then to get [...]

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Okay, so I want to be a psychiatrist, and my adviser is pretty much useless in…advising me, so I have a few questions about becoming a psychiatrist.
1. I’m currently a psychology major, minoring in math. Should I add science courses - bio, chem, physics etc - to my roster as well?
2. What kind of [...]

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I’m thinking of becoming a Psychiatrist someday because I’m very fascinated with the human mind, how it works, and how it can affect you. Can anyone plz. tell me some pros and cons about this career? Thanks
And someone told me there seems to be more demand for Psychiatrists? Is that true?

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I know, by reading everything on google searches, that to be a Psychiatrist, one must finish 4 years of college study, then 4 years of medical school, then finally 4 years of residency training for specialized training. For those of you with experience in this journey, or know somebody who went through this, was it [...]

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For my profession I want to help people with mental health problems (not life problems like marital issues, etc.) in addition to being able to prescribe medicine. I already know the requirements for becoming a psychiatrist, but once I have a job as a psychiatrist will I be able to do counseling and prescribe medicine [...]

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I’m a freshman in high school and i’m really interested in becoming a psychiatrist.
I was hoping to get information from other people whole have become a psychiatrist or are in the process of becoming one.
I need to know what classes i should be taking and what i am going to have to do in the [...]

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