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You seem to know a lot about medical concerns/medicine
So maybe you could help me.
I'm a sophomore, about to be a junior and feel completely torn as to what I want to pursue as a career.
My mind keeps bouncing between architecture, graphic design, and psychologist/psychiatrist.
Mostly, though, I want to be a psychiatrist.
This looks like a problem to me because I heard that a lot of psychiatrists need to go to therapy on a regular basis because they pick up on the abnormal thought processes of their patients. I think I could imagine myself doing this, as well.
I'm just extremely interested and fascinated with the mind and how it's possible for the mind to differ in different people.
Anyway, architecture and graphic design seem to be like laid out plans for me because I'm talented in the art department and enjoy designing things and tend to point out what could possibly be improved in anything I look at.
The only problem with those two options, though, is that they're just too easy and there's no challenge. I like to be challenged and don't want to stay in my comfort zone.
I know you probably think I'm stupid for even worrying about this so early, but I am looking forward to pursuing something and don't want to be like many people I know, who began to pursue one career and then changed their mind after wasting all the money for the other majors.
What do you think I should do?
What parameters do you think I should base my decision on?
Thanks.
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Hello,
To begin with, sophomore is not too early at all. You should consider your high school year as your early college year. In fact, if you think you can handle the work load, you should take AP classes and concurrent classes in your high school years, too. Both of which give you college credits, and if you pass the classes or the tests, you might be able to speed your graduate time up to two or three years.
As for "they're just too easy and there's no challenge," I highly doubt that you should be worry about that unless you are a super genius. There are a lot of stuffs that you don't know about yet and there are challenges. The challenges get more and more difficult as your proceed further into your career.
And as for what to choose . . . well, usually people would tell you to choose what you like most. And I would agree with that, too.
However, also consider "What Drives You? What is your Motivation?"
Sometimes it's hard to know what you like the most. So it's best to turn to the question: what motivates you? What makes you want to go into that field?
I, for example, really, really interested in computer science, but I have little interest in medicine; I am interested in it, but just not as much as computer science. So am I going into it?
It's because I have a reason to do so, besides just liking it. A certain incident happened when I was 11, and it makes me detest lawyers, but it also makes me want to know about medicine and help orphans. (And the need for money, too, if you will.)
A close friend of mine, however, chooses to major in math simply because she's good at it. She does not have any particular interest in any field, but because she understands math faster and easier than other subjects, she chooses it.
(But personally, I think that she should be majoring in psychology. She's especially good at understanding a person's emotion and mental mind. If you are interested in being psychiatrist, you might want to talk to her instead of me. She'll be able to help you better.)
And this gives you three things to consider when choosing a major in college: what you are interested in, what your motivation is, and what you are best at (besides sleep, of course, hehehe).
Also, this is some information that you might want to know about being psychiatrist. (Sorry that I can't give you info about architecture or graphic design but, well, you see, I'm in the medical field, not architecture =P).
First, realize that psychiatrist are the primary caregivers in the area of mental health. That means most patients who come to you have not been through any mental treatment at all. Being a psychiatrist, you will NOT just have to talk to your patient, oh no no, talking is just a small part of it. You need to know how to treat your patient using psychotherapy, psychoanalysis, hospitalization, and medication. Knowledge in chemistry is required, too.
To be a psychiatrist, you need at least an M.D. (doctor of medicine) or D.O. (doctor of osteopathy) degree (most people have an M.D. though), and at least 4 years of accredited residency training, including a minimum of 3 years in psychiatry.
So you are looking at . . . what? . . . 12 years of high school, 4 years of college, 4 more years to get the M.D. or D.O., and some more years of training. That's about 12 more years after high school. It's one long road there.
Hope this help,
Ng2491
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