i’m a psychology major and my parents want to me go into physical therapy. they’re is a health science major at my school with a concentration in pre physical therapy at my school but it has a bunch of science classes (ex. intro to bio 1&2, anatomy, chemistry, physics) and i know i would do pretty bad because I’ve always sucked at science. i was researching what physical therapists should major in or courses they should take and psychology was a common major. but this major requires less science courses (if any) and i don’t know how prepared i would be going into PT. i don’t want to change my major to a science cause i know i wouldn’t enjoy it, as i love psychology. should i still stick with psychology and just take a few science courses as time goes?
Do what you want, not what your parents want. Stick with Psychology because if you’re interested in a subject, you’re more likely to be motivated to succeed.
Do YOU want to be a physical therapist? Physical therapists sometimes need to go through extra schooling after they graduate. Do you think that you can maintain the grades to get into a good PT college if you needed to take more science courses?
Unfortunately I really don’t have a choice for my career plan, my parents are the type to threaten to not pay for my college if I don’t do something they think will land me a job in the future…as for being a physical therapist, I’m not sure how I feel about it but I know that I can work hard to maintain good grades to get additional education if I have to.
That sucks, and I feel for you, as I can relate to parents being pushy, etc.
If you want to make the most of your psychology degree, many people I know with a Psychology major usually select a minor (such as business, marketing, management, etc.), are planning on pursuing grad school, or are on a pre-professional track such as pre-med (usually for psychiatry). The former two options might be ones to consider if you’re willing to put in the extra work. The third option will obviously require you to take science pre-reqs and maintain a competitive GPA/scores in said pre-reqs, which may be very difficult for someone who finds science to be their weakness.
If you still want to go down the pre-PT path, I suggest doing one of two things: 1) arrange a meeting with a pre-PT advisor at your school and talk about your strengths/weaknesses and if that sort of major and career is a fit for you 2) research some PT/PTA schools and their requirements for admission. From my understanding, it’s a kind of career that requires big investments of work, time, money, and dedication, and isn’t for a person who only expresses half an interest.