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Psych student here. I can absolutely relate because I felt this way before I found some career path ideas that I want to go into. If you are still discouraged by Psych but still want to go through with the degree and do something that you can get hired after university, then I suggest you doing a double major if it is possible. Some majors that can help are: - Informatics - Information Systems - Computer Science*( in some instances people say that it is oversaturated and doesn't help much in finding you a job with just an undergrad) -- Statistics - Maths - Geography( mainly for the GIS system analysis stuff that is in-demand and if you want to go into environmental/ sustainability consulting) , -- - - Economics ( it's a very good field for helping you to land a high-paying job with your undergrad) -Chemistry ( if you want to work in a lab ). - Data science There are more good majors but these are the ones that I know of * I also would suggest doing some qualifications in "Management" (i.e. project management, HR management if you are on the HR side of things or anything that has management in it that is related to the field that you are looking to work in) , Data analysis because it is an in-demand skill as well as any other tech-related skill or even something to do in QA testing NB: @Notmyname979 Psych isn't inherently useless because it does give you the soft skills and cross-cultural competencies that employers are looking for. However, it's not a good major to take on its own because it will be hard to find a well-paying future proof, AI proof and recession proof job out of undergraduate without some serious networking or getting additional qualifications. However, if it is done as part of a double major degree, especially if the second major is a well-chosen one, then it really can help an applicant stand out. Plus I think having as much information as possible about one's options can never be unimportant. And the advantages of a double major have been spoken about in financial media forums like Forbes. Which was why I was giving OP some ideas on how to do this in a realistic and sensible way should she still want to keep the Psych major, but also should she want to double major or look at some courses to take as credits to be able to apply to med / vet school or pivot to the more STEM-based careers or even look at some major options that do people can get jobs after college/ university when taken as standalone majors.

@@medusavee8649 so basically the psych part of her degree is still useless? Employers will hire her based on these degrees, so why bother spending extra time & money to take psych classes at all? Why not just change majors entirely?

Girl, I'mma tell you rn, you better just change your major. Psych is only good paying at the master & doctorate level. Think about what it is you like about psychology & then try to find another industry that uses those skills (like nursing or healthcare for example). The best thing you can do is look at job postings on indeed or linkedin & shadow some people. That way you'll know exactly what job titles you wanna do & then can go to school accordingly.

@@Notmyname979 I was just trying to give some options of how one can take Psych as a major but in a realistic way, which is if you are double majoring and if you choose a second major that can get you into the in-demand fields in the job market or that can help you get a well-paying future-proof, recession-proof and AI-proof job straight out of college as well as having the foundation to apply for graduate school should you wish to apply to graduate school programs not only in psychology and neuroscience, but also programs like law, data science, epidemiology and even certain medical or biomedical programs if or the right major. I don't think that Psychology is inherently useless major given it does teach one research skills and shows that you care somewhat about ethics and cross-cultural competencies, any other soft skills that employers are looking for., and that it goes well with another major The issue is that you cannot find a job with it alone on an undergraduate level ( without having do to some course in data analytics or Project or HR management or any thing with management in conjunction with some serious networking ) and you would need to go to a postgraduate level But of course, if this isn't suitable option then the best thing would be to change majors But don't dismiss something unnecessarily. There's nothing wrong with highlighting as many options as possible for one as long as it is still reality-based and sensible. And that was what I was trying to do, if OP still wanted to keep Psychology as a major but also make sure that she does it in a way to get a job after university.

Edit: But if you are completely done with Psych and it is not for you, here are some other options. If you are very healthcare minded or about helping people and that was the reason for you studying Psych, then here are some careers that you could look into in terms of changing your major ( that I think are in-demand ) - Speech- language Pathology - Audiology ( You can be both a speech language pathologist and an audiologist) - Occupational therapy - Other healthcare careers where you can start working after getting your qualifications and registering with the necessary medical organisations like radiology technician, dental hygienist, medical laboratory technician or technologist/ scientist and many more

what she didn't tell you is that they're low paying. Don't just take other people's word for it. Go on indeed & search the jobs for yourself. Also the reputation of your school doesn't matter to employers. What they want is skill and psychology is too general to be applicable to most jobs hence why a lot of psych majors struggle to get hired after school. You better just get a master's if you really wanna stay in psychology.

Like would I need additional school for nursing cause working with people that have disabilities or have addictions sounds like something a nurse would study in and not entirely a psych major

Perhaps look into certain healthcare fields and even ITand tech fields where your background in working with children as well as your interests

Lmaoo

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Thank you for that information I'm sure it will help someone here!

@@mariascrapbook no problem

yeah me too , what kind of masters are you choosing ??

Wait what’s the fast track for ur masters

That's not always true because I have a bachelors in psych and I have a stable job that I have been in for over 3 years. And all I have right now is a bachelors degree.

Maybe psychology ? It's very broad and you can do a lot with it.

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I think we watched the same video lol 😂

No problem & congratulations on a huge accomplishment! 🥳

Did you find a decent paying job ?

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so social work

Can you use this degree for something else if you not going for these?

@@genesisc3744entry level bottom of the barrel social work yea

omg we both graduated at the same time

Good luck 🤍🤍

How long did you go to college

United States

It depends on what kind of psychologist... but 80% of the time yes most psychologists have a PhD.

Im pretty sure you do, and psychologist is such a broad term. I think therapist is actually the correct term or counselors which you def need a phd or masters atleast.

They both carry the same weight

Thank you so much

Over $70,000 but it also depends on your area.

sameee!!! Im working as a RBT and I really am not feeling it anymore but I don’t know what to do ! It’s so scary

I have done a bachelor's in applied psychology and don't know what to do next and with a bachelor degree what job I can do in the field of psychology at entry level. Does anyone have suggestions? Where should I apply for the job?

Hey I am not sure because I've only lived in Virginia my whole life so the opportunities out there may be way different then where I'm from! I would suggest going on indeed and putting in the search bar some of the job titles that I named in the video and depending on the opportunities in Vancouver jobs should come up. Good Luck on you search!

@@mariascrapbook thankyou so much💕

@@mariascrapbookI also live in Virginia can you give advice about finding jobs here that pay enough to pay bills

You're welcome ❤️

Hey! I only have my bachelors and I work with adults with severe mental illness.

As a case manager / mental health professional

You can pursue RPm

@@queenanngalve what's RPm ??