This is more about my career and employment, and I need some advice.
I am in CC now majoring in Communications, which I actually really like. I plan to transfer to UCSB because they have a good program. But, I was reading about how Com is just an easy major with no good career coming out of it.
Recently, I have became extremely interested in Psychology and becoming a therapist or psychologist. But I realized I am too far down the road to do that or change majors. I am applying for transfer in the fall.
I could go to grad school for Psychology but I think that would be difficult with no prereqs and a BA in Com…
It’s really difficult when people ask me about my career plans, and it stresses me out and gives me anxiety… I obviously want to make money, but I’m afraid I may have messed up my chances with the current path I’m going down.
How far is too far? Better to switch as a first semester junior than graduate and wish you could go back. Of course don’t switch willy nilly either. The best course with psychology is a PsyD or PhD so be prepared for the extra school but you need undergrad research to be competitive.
Comm and Psych have a decent amount of overlap, so it shouldn't be a problem to "switch" majors during junior year, especially if you haven't even matriculated yet - it's more of declaring than switching, really.
Saying that one major or another is useless is simply false. If it were true, then there would be troves of poor, hapless humanities/social sciences graduates who live their lives listlessly. The reality is that, ultimately, finding a job depends on the person, not their major. Some may be more "in-demand" than others, but if you go one direction or another based on what is in-demand today, you may hamstring yourself in the future.
If you are interested in communications, then major in it; if you’re more interested in something else, major in that.
I can say, with reasonable certainty, that there is no major around that guarantees you a good job. You will need to work hard no matter what you wind up doing.
You didn’t screw up. How many psych credits do you have already? Declare a major in psychology after you transfer. Try to catch up. This may involve taking classes over the summer. Does you new school offer a winter term during the winter break? If so, take advantage of that. For psych grad school you really have to major in psych, rather than just take the minimum prerequisites because you have to have significant research experience. Most colleges only let majors do research. But you can check on that for your school.