<p>Hey,</p>
<p>I've been thinking a lot lately about whether I am going to major in Psychology or Medicine. I would like to hear some thoughts from students and professionals in these careers - what are your experiences? Basically I just want to go into the professional field where I can help the most people.</p>
<p>Any help is much appreciated!</p>
<p>Andy</p>
<p>I'm not sure someone can major in medicine as an undergraduate. They can go pre-med, though. it's possible to major in psychology with pre-med requirements, making you both a psychology major and pre-med student and then go on to medical school.</p>
<p>Premed is an intention, not a major. You can major in anything you want in college, just so you take the required courses et al. You may want to research the differences between a psychologist(PsychD or PhD) and a psychiatrist(MD)- the latter has to do the same 4 years of medical school as every other MD, then the residency. There are many specialties in medicine with many differences suiting many different personalities. Read up on it.</p>
<p>a psychologist can't do anything with an undergrad degree. If you want to go into the feild, count on an extra 4 years doing your PhD. A PhD requires original research. So, in addition to your professional degree, you also have to write a thesis and put up with academic bs. (My sis is in a program right now.)</p>
<p>I’m a high school student who is about to go college in the States (I’m from Asia) next year. My current intended major is psychology, but I’m not too sure about it. I’d like to know what majoring in psychology actually entails. </p>
<p>Can someone help me out and advise me about this?</p>
<p>I’m facing a lot of different opinions about psychology from people who haven’t actually done anything related to it, so an unbiased (or even biased; I’d like to find out anything I can) opinion would be great.</p>