<p>I wasn't a very motivated student in high school and had little direction, so my GPA is lacking. I made the mistake of going to art school for a while because I felt it was the only thing I was any good at. I was miserable, came to terms with that, and promptly dropped out.</p>
<p>I've been looking at more practical majors and was considering Psychology, it's a subject that has always fascinated me. I plan on applying to a two year school to boost my GPA, transfer into OSUs program to finish off my degree, then earn my masters.</p>
<p>I realize psychology has a reputation for being that major people get a useless B.A in. How can I ensure that I make the most of my schooling? How can I make a successful and stable living off of it? </p>
<p>In doing that, I can possibly achieve a doctorate
Baby steps, baby steps.</p>
<p>Not a terrible option to be honest. The public school system pays pretty well. And psychology isn't a horribly difficult major so you might be able to work while you're at school. </p>
<p>Another option would be to try to become a teacher. They make good money for what they do. For that you could more or less major in anything.</p>
<p>How about counselor? As in working for a school. Academic advisor?</p>
<p>Here is what the top advisor in my school took:</p>
<p>Mr. Bananna face*, Associate Professor, Counselor
B.S. in Theatre Arts, 1978;
M.F.A. in Playwriting, 1980, UCLA
M.C. in Counseling Education, 1989, Arizona State University</p>
<p>Psychology is definitely an interesting area. You should decide early on what you might want to do w/ it and be proactive with pursuing that if you hope to have a good career come out of it. As far as the doctorate and masters go... I'd suggest avoiding the mental health field if you're coming in with weak grades to begin with. The competition is fierce to get into programs, the pay is below par unless you're the best at what you do, and, frankly, if you've struggled in school previously, your chances at a funded doctoral program are quite low (they're low for all of us, but most people don't realize that clinical psychology is actually at least as competitive as medical school unless you go to a glorified diploma mill where you pay $100,000 for a piece of paper saying you graduated from <em>ahem</em>-rgosy or Allian-<em>sneeze</em>)</p>