<p>I am interested in psychiatry and am wondering what i should major in and what college would be a good choice for my interests</p>
<p>Psychiatry is a medical specialisation.
Do premed or whatever will get you into medicine.
Then do a psych residency.
Then become board certified.
Around 15 years should do it.</p>
<p>Don’t forget that if you also want to become an analyst as well, which will require you undergoing analysis yourself, it should take a few more years.</p>
<p>If you don’t do Child Psych, it’s about 11 or 12 years (Without the analysis! Few people outside of New York seem to do that…)</p>
<p>Edit; Assuming you complete undergrad in four years… do people still do that?</p>
<p>Pre-med, of course. Since you are interested in the topic, try psychology, neuroscience, or cognitive science. Clark University has a very good psychology department. I’m not sure about neuroscience, but not all colleges offer a cognitive science dept., so perhaps you can look into which do?</p>
<p>Duke and Emory both have neuroscience programs (Duke’s is a concentration and Emory’s is a major) and are amongst the best in the country for premed.</p>
<p>Double majoring in Biochem and Psychology (and taking a few interdisciplinary classes) would be helpful.</p>
<p>Basically, you need to get into med school. That’s the hardest part. You can major in whatever you want. There is little you can do in undergrad to prepare for a career in psychiatry. Once you finish med school you apply for the psych residency, which, luckily for you, is one of the easier ones to get into.</p>
<p>any major is fine. Do any major you have interest in and fulfill premed requirements but make sure you connect with some research!</p>
<p>you’re being glib.</p>
<p>Also, if you majored in neuroscience, you would take a bunch of psych and bio, as well as get some pre-med requirements out of the way. If you double majored in psych and bio then you’d have fewer electives left over.</p>