2011-11-01, 11:07 PM
You have a "free" year anyways, so why not try psychology? What other options do you have? Work? I'm assuming you don't have to redo ALL your courses...just the ones you did poorly in, so it wouldn't be a full courseload either way. That being said, if you're going into psychology to answer the question "Who am I?", I think you'll be very disappointed. If any subject will help you find the answer to that, it'd be philosophy, not psychology, and the question of "Who am I?" is not something any class can teach you, but something you must find out for yourself, usually without the use of any class.
There is a misconception about University being about being in the faculty to get a job in a certain field. And while it often opens the door to it, you should really think about how much of what you learn is really important and relevant. Ask someone working in a field they studied in University, and ask them how much of what they're doing now is related to what they learned. They might tell you that they're using things from 3-4 of the classes they took. In general, a degree is 40 classes, so they're essentially only using 10% of what they've learned. University is about learning to learn. You learn how to get along with people, you learn how to manage your time (or learn how messed up your life is when you DONT manage your time), you learn how to study (and studying in University is very different from high school, where most of what you need can be found through pure memorizing), and you learn how to adapt in order to succeed. Each faculty has their own emphasis (music on accuracy and expression, English on interpretation and imagination, math on using formulas, etc.), and I'm sure that the way psychology courses are structured are VERY different from how bio-med engineering courses are in what they emphasize and what they find important. The exposure to a different way of doing things can do wonders so I'd recommend you at least try it. In the end, University isnt about learning all the calculus formulas or learning how to interpret Shakespeare. It is about learning how to learn in the real world, which is more often than not, something that can't be learnt from a textbook. No course is a waste if you were able to learn something about yourself, and something about how to succeed.
That's the thing. Everyone thinks they can be a psychologist, yet psychologists still make so much money and have so many customers, so something doesn't add up. What you're saying about psychologists already dooms you for failure in the field. A psychologist's job is not to give advice, but rather to listen. Their greatest skill is listening, and knowing when to say something to get their patient to continue talking. Many times, people need to talk to psychologists because they have something they want to say, but they can't say it to their friends or family or other people they know, so they go to a psychologist (a complete stranger) and talk to them, because there is no consequence in letting them know everything. People are essentially paying psychologists for their time and confidentiality, and paying for your listening skills.
Learning to listen and analyzing personalities/the internal can go a long ways in any field, even if you do not become a psychologist. Being able to listen will make you popular amongst your workmates in any field/profession/job, especially if they feel you can relate to them and what they're going through. Additionally, it gives you an understanding into what people are thinking, so you can react accordingly for the best results. It's similar to English: English itself does not lead to very many (if any professions), but studying English will go a long ways into making you successful in other areas. You'll need to be able to write if you were to become a journalist, or if you were going to work in the financial field and write reports. And reading comprehension skills will make sure you're doing the right thing. Additionally, a good grasp of English can allow you to sound more polite, or more convincing, or less offensive. Like English, you can never go wrong with some skills you gather from psychology.
There is a misconception about University being about being in the faculty to get a job in a certain field. And while it often opens the door to it, you should really think about how much of what you learn is really important and relevant. Ask someone working in a field they studied in University, and ask them how much of what they're doing now is related to what they learned. They might tell you that they're using things from 3-4 of the classes they took. In general, a degree is 40 classes, so they're essentially only using 10% of what they've learned. University is about learning to learn. You learn how to get along with people, you learn how to manage your time (or learn how messed up your life is when you DONT manage your time), you learn how to study (and studying in University is very different from high school, where most of what you need can be found through pure memorizing), and you learn how to adapt in order to succeed. Each faculty has their own emphasis (music on accuracy and expression, English on interpretation and imagination, math on using formulas, etc.), and I'm sure that the way psychology courses are structured are VERY different from how bio-med engineering courses are in what they emphasize and what they find important. The exposure to a different way of doing things can do wonders so I'd recommend you at least try it. In the end, University isnt about learning all the calculus formulas or learning how to interpret Shakespeare. It is about learning how to learn in the real world, which is more often than not, something that can't be learnt from a textbook. No course is a waste if you were able to learn something about yourself, and something about how to succeed.
OB3LISK Wrote:Shut up Ladon I already told you no.
You're damn right I would say Psychology is pineappleing worthless. People don't want to pay $$ for a physcologist to tell them they have bad childhood memories holding them back now. Everyone wants to be a psychologist, it's supposed to be easy and you just learn to talk.
WORTHLESS.
I could be a psychologist successfully right now if I had a patient. I could just talk to them and make them feel comfortable. Anyone can.
Suck it up and keep studying and try to do an internship. I plan to get some internship experience too.
That's the thing. Everyone thinks they can be a psychologist, yet psychologists still make so much money and have so many customers, so something doesn't add up. What you're saying about psychologists already dooms you for failure in the field. A psychologist's job is not to give advice, but rather to listen. Their greatest skill is listening, and knowing when to say something to get their patient to continue talking. Many times, people need to talk to psychologists because they have something they want to say, but they can't say it to their friends or family or other people they know, so they go to a psychologist (a complete stranger) and talk to them, because there is no consequence in letting them know everything. People are essentially paying psychologists for their time and confidentiality, and paying for your listening skills.
Learning to listen and analyzing personalities/the internal can go a long ways in any field, even if you do not become a psychologist. Being able to listen will make you popular amongst your workmates in any field/profession/job, especially if they feel you can relate to them and what they're going through. Additionally, it gives you an understanding into what people are thinking, so you can react accordingly for the best results. It's similar to English: English itself does not lead to very many (if any professions), but studying English will go a long ways into making you successful in other areas. You'll need to be able to write if you were to become a journalist, or if you were going to work in the financial field and write reports. And reading comprehension skills will make sure you're doing the right thing. Additionally, a good grasp of English can allow you to sound more polite, or more convincing, or less offensive. Like English, you can never go wrong with some skills you gather from psychology.