Any psychologists out there? i want to become one but i want to know wat it takes?
1-about how many years of college did u have 2 take
2-how were ur grades in school
3-is it hard being a physiologist
4-wats fun about being it
im 14 and want to become one but i dont know if i want to b oone yet
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I'm not a psychologist yet, but I will have my doctorate in psychology in 2 months. You are required to have a doctorate and a license to be a psychologist.
1. I had to do 4 years of undergraduate college. 4 years of graduate school, and I'm now in a required 1-year internship. After my internship, I will have to get one year's of experience before I can take the test to be licensed. So, it is 10 years from start to finish.
2. During high school, I had A's and B's. During college, I had a GPA of 3.6. Now, my GPA is 3.7.
3. The job has its pros and cons like every job. It is difficult at times. Working with children and adolescents is difficult. Working with trauma can be emotionally draining. Working with major mental illness, like schizophrenia can also be trying. It is a difficult job, otherwise, it wouldn't be such a time-consuming, arduous task to become a psychologist. However, for the most part, I don't come home in tears and I usually feel pretty good at the end of the day.
4. I don't know about fun, but I enjoy helping others and learning more about people and their lives. I worked with kids for awhile and doing play therapy or therapeutic arts and crafts was kind of fun.
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you have to get a PHD in Education and/or Psych I think
so like 9 years of school after you graduate HS
good grades help
not one but why would you want to be a physiologist @ 14? I think its great that you are finding what you want to do early in life but why that profession?
first you have to decide if you want to be a psychologist or a physiologist
You will want to earn your PhD in Psychology (2 years to get an AAS, + 2 years to get your BA, + 2 years to get a M.Ed. and a min. of another 2 to 6 years years to get your PhD. So you are looking at a min. of 8 years.
Plus in most states you will have to be licensed to practice which may include taking and passing a state test.
1. If you mean a psychologist, not a physiologist (your question says psychologist but your details say physiologist), it depends on exactly what you want to do. You can get a 4 year degree in psychology and work as a social worker or in a psychiatric hospital, those jobs have low pay, are depressing, and I do not recommend them. If you get a bachelors (4 year) degree and then a masters degree (2-3 years depending on program) you are eligible to become licensed as a counselor and see patients. You can also get a PhD (2-5 additional years on top of masters degree) and treat patients, as well as do tons of other things, it all depends on what type of psychologist you want to be, you can do research, be a consultant for businesses, help lawyers select juries, work with abuse victims, counsel couples, help kids with learning disabilities, all kinds of things. Basically, to get a decent job in psychology you need at least a masters degree.
2. I am a graduate student in educational psychology (which means I am working on my masters degree right now). I had a 3.5 GPA in high school and a 3.6 GPA in college, but I recommend doing better than that if you can. You can talk to the guidance counselor at your school about what kinds of GPA requirements colleges in your area require. You can also look on the websites of schools you are interested in.
3. Since I am not a psychologist yet, I don't know what is hard about it, but I do know that it is not one of the highest paying jobs around. If you want to make more money you can go to medical school and then become a psychiatrist, which means you see patients and are also able to prescribe medication, that involves 4 years of college, then 4 years of medical school, then however many years you spend specializing in psychiatry.
4. I know several psychologists, and they love their jobs because they get to help people and they are constantly learning new things. Some are professors at colleges and universities, so they teach classes and do research in labs.
Hope this helps! I think psychology is a fascinating field, but if I had it to all do over again, I probably would have picked a career that paid a little better, especially considering much education is required in this field.
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