What should a psychology grad be doing?

College Majors
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<p>In between undergrad and grad school I mean.</p>

<p>I graduated with a BA in psych and right now I am studying to take the General & Psychology GREs. I have two clinical internships under my belt. Besides that, what should I be doing?</p>

<p>I'm applying for a few positions as a research assistant, but if those don't work out, can I supplement my grad applications with something else? Work on a suicide hotline, rape crisis center, assistant teacher jobs...??</p>

<p>My problem is I'm not entirely sure what I want to do with my graduate school plans yet - teaching, social work, or PhD in clinical psych. </p>

<p>For any other psych majors out there, what did YOU do after your BA and before grad school??</p>

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<p>Definitely try for research experience, even if it is as an unpaid volunteer. I would suggest looking for work in the clinical field as close to your area of interest as possible so you get a good idea of what its like in those fields and can apply to the best fit programs. </p>

<p>I have a BA in psychology and I’m working as a human resources manager. I’m applying to RN programs, and would ultimately like to be a psychiatric nurse, possibly a nurse practitioner in the future. I had originally wanted to get my PhD in social psychology or marketing, and discovered in the year I took off that I’d really rather help people rather than write and research and grade papers (if I had pursued being a prof).</p>