What would you major in for... (HELP!!)

College Majors
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<p>At the local CC where im taking my senior year they have a major/certificate/focus whatever it may be called in addiction recovery/counseling. I've been interested in this because i would like to work in a children's rehabilitaion center. I was wondering what would you major in for college? Psychology? </p>

<p>I've been looking at the book 'The everything college major; test book' and in the majors section they also have the major 'Addiction recovery'..</p>

<p>ALSO; I've been reading up and the FBI takes sociologist majors and this is another job i feel extremely passionate about (working in the OFFICE, in intelligence perferably). </p>

<p>I think i would like to double major in Sociology & ** whatever the other major be called **..</p>

<p>please help =))</p>

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<p>Helplppppp?</p>

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<p>Speak to your college adviser.</p>

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<p>Psychology, definitely.</p>

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<p>Talk to you college advisor, definitely. It sounds like what you’re looking for is psychology or social work.</p>

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<p>i would tell you that psychology is where your going… but if you really want to see what the FBI thing is then you should talk to your college advisor and see which she thinks would be the best for you in order for you to actually enjoy what you do instead of having just a job.</p>

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<p>thanks guys, our college advisors are Horrid… so im relying on my father and what i can find on the internet.
Im declaring my major as psychology, that’s what im FAR more interested in</p>

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<p>You might also talk with some of the professors in psychology and social work. Some of them have done and do other things outside of teaching. They certainly would be reading trade publications that would have information on what you want.</p>

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<p>Hello,</p>

<p>You have a variety of options available to you. I was in a similar type of situation when I was trying to find my major. I adore psychology, and I know that this is an area that I want to work in. Psych is a broad science, and so it is helpful if you are able to focus a little more on which area you’d like to be. You said addiction/substance abuse recovery interested you, so you could look into the different ways of specializing in that field.</p>

<p>I have no idea how one gets a job with the FBI so I cannot weigh in on that, but I think you would be further ahead to focus on your career rather than your potential employers. I’m sure the FBI hires all types. What if you didn’t get in?</p>

<p>That said, there are a few routes you can go. You could get a degree in psychology, but a bachelors isn’t going to get you far. Grad school is pretty much necessary, and clinical psych programs in particular are highly competitive. (More selective than med school, according to some sources.) A doctorate is a huge commitment. Psych is a very popular field, and I’m not sure what the prospects for jobs are after graduation, especially in the current economy. In my state, it’s almost nil. If it is your passion, by all means go for it, but you will need to be outstanding in such a competitive field. </p>

<p>You can be a counselor with a social work degree, also. Typically, you will need a masters or higher to work as a clinician. I’m not sure about the competitiveness of social work programs because I haven’t researched sociology or SW at all.</p>

<p>The route I am taking is a double major in nursing and psychology. I plan to get my masters in psychiatric nursing, which will enable me to do counseling under a psychiatrist, among other things. I am going this route because:

  1. I am interested in both psychology and physiology, and especially the merging of the two;
  2. I feel that I will be better suited for a wide variety of jobs upon graduation than I would with a psychology degree alone;
  3. I couldn’t decide between one or the other, so I decided to get two degrees instead. :wink: Several of the core requirements overlapped, so it wasn’t all that much extra work anyway. It’s like nursing is my chosen career, and psych is my “for fun” degree. I think it will work perfectly for me.</p>

<p>Your college academic advisers might not be helpful, but you are bound to find some faculty that are. Go through the faculty lists in the departments you are interested in to see if any of them work in a field that interests you. Professors are usually more than willing to talk with students about these things.</p>

<p>Read (A lot) about the options you have with the different degrees, what is required of you to get the job you want (some require masters or higher), and the specialties within the different fields. You will find that you can get similar jobs (such as counseling) with different degrees, but that these fields can have much different requirements, perspectives, and job availability. </p>

<p>Good luck!
Sarah</p>

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<p>thank you so much for ALL of that advice!</p>

<p>Im thinking of double majoring in Russian & Psychology i want to get a masters no matter what. I want to go into Intelligence analystics in the FBI… or Drug & Alcohol counseling. If the FBI job fails me, i would have a masters in master’s in psychology…</p>

<p>My area is typically pretty easy to find a government type job because i live in Washington, DC and have many family members and such working for various positions through out the city. DC cop, SSA, etc…</p>

<p>Im into the FBI because what i want to do is like decoding which is ALSO part of the national security so there are many options for that i guess within all types such as CIA, FBI, National security and such haha</p>

<p>faculty at my school is rather, horrible they aren’t helpful and i’m having a hard time even finding teachers that will take the time to write my recommendations and all they don’t want to take there time out to do anything</p>

<p>I’m not in college yet, i’ll be a high school senior this coming year which means… i’m still hoping to get into a DECENT school… but i have no clue i have YET to take the SAT’s</p>