What do I need to be ahead of the game in Psychology?
I’m about to start a BSc in Computing Science and Psychology, but have decided to focus more of my effort on Psychology (it’s what I see myself realistically doing in the future).
For the past few years I’ve sort of been dabbling. Wasn’t sure on what I wanted to do and thus didn’t do any extra stuff such as gain work experience and what not.
I’ve got most of the summer remaining and need to know what I should spend my time doing. Aiming for a Masters in Psychology, possible going towards a Ph.D, but right now I just feel like I’m wasting time.
What do you recommend I do to get ahead of other students?
I’ve ordered several key books on Cognitive Psychology that I intend to read. I’ll also be speaking with a Senior Lecturer in Psychotherapy to get his advice.
Should I volunteer?
There’s a local centre providing counseling for LGBTs and they need people to man the phones. I’m thinking that could be beneficial but I’m not sure whether it’s worth it.
Any advice on what I should do, or should I just focus on the course?
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July 5th, 2010 at 1:56 pm
If you’re planning on going to graduate school, the most important thing is to make sure you have an excellent GPA. Graduate school in Psychology (at least a good one) is very competitive. Volunteering in almost any capacity would be a good way for you to see whether this really is a good fit for you. Also, there are a lot of different types of Psychology, and a lot of different approaches to Psychotherapy, so do some research to find out which field is most interesting to you. Then, see if you can talk to a person in that field and see what they recommend you do to get more experience - the types of things you do to get experience in school psychology are very different than the types of experiences that would be valuable in business psych.