Aagh, you just need a little motativation from what I've read. =)
The fact that you're actually setting goals for yourself and doing what you're doing; you're doing great! =) you have plenty of options. Don't limit yourself from just getting only one thing. Do as much as you possibly can. I, in the other hand, my first career move was not so great on the count of the economy going bankrupt, so now I have to start all over again. Although, I had great working experiences in my culinary career, I want to start over again by majoring in psychology, too, and make it all the way to my bachelors. If that goes well, I wanna get my master's and after that my PhD and specialize in forenzic pyschology =). My goal of graduating before I'm 30 was already fulfilled, now it's time for another goal. That goal is getting a completely new career before I'm too old to get one. Being that I'm 26, I have many years ahead of me to go back to school and become a student again. I just started and I know it will take me about 15 years until I have what I want for a career; and that's working with the police. It will take me about 7 years to gain my master's and about more than 12 years to have gain my PhD. I have a long way to go and worst of all, I have almost no support from my own family, which sucks, so I literality have to start over and go through this for another 12 years of my life, alone and no one to support me, other than my friends which I am thankful for.
Like I said Suzanna, do not limit yourself from doing just one thing. If you got what you wanted from your career, don't feel like you can just stop there. If you have time for more class courses, then do them. You can still spend time with your family and you can still take care of your kids and there's gonna be plenty of time for sleep. A master's is a fine idea, but if you have a chance to get your PhD and specialize in something, then you should go for it. Hey, maybe one day, who knows, you and I might be working together one day. This is a small world after all. lol just a thought, cuz I was joked into thinking that all psychologist knows each other and have a annual banquet or something lol.
I think you should specialize in something that makes you most happy. Write down the things that you most enjoy about psychology and the most fun you have doing it. And just take it and hold on to it. If Psychiatry is something you enjoy, then you should go for it. I mean, just because your highest grades are in Abnormal Behaviour, yes, it's a fun subject, doesn't mean you enjoy that the most. My highest grades in a subject would be Math, but I freakin' hate math. It means nothing. lol No one is saying that it's gonna be easy either way, if you decide to take one or the other because you know it's not gonna be easy; because if it was easy, then everyone would be doing it. And for those people that knows it's gonna be difficult, doesn't want to put an effort and just say "Oh, no, it's too hard." or "Oh, no, I'm just gonna be waisting my time, when I can just work at a restaurant and work up to management and make the some amount of money as a doctor." Truth is, doctors; specially psychologist, can make over 100K a year, while restaurant managers and owner can make about 80K to 100K, if successful, but having to ruin their backs while doing it and it's more stress.
If you put your mind to it, you can do ANYTHING. Trust me, you're in the right path. You've got a great future ahead of you. Keep making right choices and you'll be fine. =)
"If you start making good choices, you will see great results."
Topic: Psychiatry OR Clinical Psychology??? (Read 497 times)
September 14, 2008, 05:17:13 PM