<p>I'm in my frosh year at MSU and I'm currently taking psych 101. I want to go premed (I haven't declared it yet) and I noticed that I absolutely love this class. The material is interesting, the studies are interesting, and my professor is awesome. I also consider myself an inquisitive person and I'm interested in why people act and think the way they do. I'm considering dropping my Intro to Political Philosophy class and taking Cognitive Psychology with the same professor next semester. Also my professor kind of knows me because I keep going up to him and asking questions that connect his lectures to real life situations. (For example, asking what kind of conditioning is setting up your alarm clock to a certain time every morning and waking up to that time, and then the one day you don't set it up, you automatically wake up to that time). I've taken psych in high school, but of course, it wasn't as in depth as it is now. I was into it, but not like this, which brings me to my question.</p>
<p>Can I major/minor in psychology and still go pre-med? (I don't know if I want to be a psychiatrist) I know I can pick any major and go pre-med, but will it be a lot more work (and stress) than just majoring in bio and minoring in chem?</p>
<p>How much work it is depends on you and your department. You'd be better off talking to an academic advisor about the required courses and such. In terms of work and stress, if you really like what you're studying, then it's not so stressful or unpleasant. :D</p>
<p>yeah i also want to know if a psych major is a good way to go if you want to do pre-med or pre-dent (in my case.) im pretty sure i can get all my required classes done when i have to apply for dental school. but i want some opinions on how common this major is for people that want to go pre-med but not necessarily become psychologist. also what are good jobs for people with psych degrees that dont make it into med school or dental school?</p>
<p>People with Psych degrees have plenty of paths to follow if they find out they don't want to be a doctor. You can teach at a university after getting your Ph. D, you can become a clinical researcher, you can be a counselor, you can go into law, business, marketing, or communications. People don't realize that getting a B.A./B.S. in Psych can take you MANY more places than getting a degree in Biology. You learn about all the above fields in this major.</p>
<p>This part of another post is important to remember: "after getting your Ph.D"...</p>
<p>An undergraduate psych degree is pretty much useless all by itself (other than employers who just want the potential employee to have "a" degree...).
But as long as you plan on (and can afford) to pursue a graduate education of some kind, it has many paths (which has already been stated).</p>
<p>should I take cognitive psychology next semester with the same professor I have for psych 101 (he's a <em>really</em> good prof) or should I take it with a different professor? I really like my prof, but I don't know if he teaches cognitive psych very well. Also I noticed that if I ask a question (because I'm inquisitive) about psych, he thanks me for it. (I think he likes how I'm applying his lectures to real life situations.) I'm trying to get my professor to know my name, without being an apple-shiner, but it isn't working. :( He still doesn't know my name. (I think he knows my face, but can't put the name and face together.)</p>
<p>I know it sounds like a stupid question, so I'm sorry. :)</p>
<p>Generally the personal qualities of the professor are important enough that "carrying over" a professor from one course to another is a good move.</p>
<p>lol I edited my post after you responded! Can you please give me advice on the other stuff I added in? Thanks. :) How do I get him to know me, without being an apple-shiner? His office hours are during my classes, and I don't want to schedule an appointment with him to just say hi. I don't want to waste his time. I also feel like I am bothering him by asking him questions (yes..I told you I'm inquisitive) after class. I don't do it all of the time, just 3 times total.</p>
<p>Skip one of the classes one of the other days, if possible - just for a little while - and drop by his office hours just to say hi. Or send him an e-mail with a followup question from class and sign it, "Name, the girl who sits in the front row", or something.</p>
<p>I do sit in the front row towards the end, and I noticed now all of a sudden he's starting to come to my side and lecture (then of course he goes back to the other side.) I'm praying that one of my other classes is cancelled so I can go see him. For some reason, the majority of people (there's 569 of us) that sit in the front row are females! :P I've emailed him a couple of times (the most recent was asking him the name of the study and researcher that I'm considering doing a research paper on in my writing class and coincidentally, he's the host of the educational psych movies we watch in class.) Thanks for the ideas! I do want to know him, because he's a good professor and I need a mentor. (I need someone to look up to, and he's very sucessful and I am inspired.) Also, it wouldn't hurt if I needed a recommendation from him. (But I don't want you (or him) to think I'm using him)</p>