<p>So I am about to apply for colleges and I need help deciding what major to pick. My passion is working with dolphins, and marine life. I would absolutely love to work at a rehab aquarium and be able to nurse rescued/sick animals back to health or something like that. I do not want to be a trainer at sea world because I am against holding them in captivity for the reason of making money off of them. I also enjoy the aspect of nursing and at the same time I love studying psychology. Money is also an issue so it needs to pay fairly well. Does anyone have any advice for me? For example which major and which school? I would like to stay in California. I live in San Diego and I have mostly B's for my grades. Thank you!!!</p>
<p>If you want to work at a rehab place or something like that, the best major for you would probably be marine biology.</p>
<p>Get in contact with people at a rehab aquarium, or just go there, and ask them what career path you should take to get there.</p>
<p>My guess would be marine biology but I haven’t a clue what kind of income they make. If you want money I’d go the psychology route (unless you’d like to become an anesthesiology nurse and make bank).</p>
<p>I’m not sure why jasonleb1 says a psychology major will get you money. Possibly he means becoming a clinical psychologist, or a psychiatrist (med school). A psychology major is very different.</p>
<p>It can be shortsighted to attempt to pick a specific major before you have even set foot on a college campus or taken a single course. You have no idea how your interests might evolve. It is certainly fine to identify some general areas of study, if you can, and make sure that the schools you apply to offer them in order to keep your options open. </p>
<p>Is your interest in nursing dolphins based on any actual experience, or is it more in the nature of a romantic fantasy at this point? The latter is certainly understandable, but you might discover that the day to day realities of the field are not for you. It may turn out that you want to be a vet, or that you want to be a nurse treating human patients, or that you want to be a licensed therapist or an MSW. I’d suggest keeping your options open, and volunteering with a wildlife rescue organization if at all possible.</p>