When I first attended the major match up, my goal was to keep an open mind. Possibly consider learning information about something I never thought I would consider doing. When I first walked in, I met with the woman running the human resources table. She asked me what I was interested in. I knew I wanted to work with kids. She explained how my interest in working with children can lead me into a variety of different directions. Have I ever considered teaching? How old do I want these kids to be? Have I considered social work? Have I ever considered psychology? As she asked me these questions it opened my eyes to which tables I want to consider looking at next. One of the first majors I was interested in learning about was Inclusive early
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With psychology, you most likely have to go into grad school. So I had to ask myself would I want to continue after my undergrad and go to grad school, or be completely done after 4 years. A part of me does not want to go to grad school. But I may change my mind. Also, the job availability is not very high unless I continued into grad school. But, there are still jobs available even if I don’t want to go to grad school. Psychology is interesting, it involves the human mind. Why do behave the way they do. But just because it involves the human mind doesn’t mean I have to get involved with the clinical aspect of psychology. There are things like Social work, counseling. I asked about internships. She said there are some available but it depends what you are interested in doing with a major in psychology. Some areas of internships are rare. Also, with social work, I may not be working with just children. Am I okay with that? They also didn’t have the requirements worksheet which was a …show more content…
Something I probably would never consider but I would like to keep an open mind. I went to the political science table. The girl who was running the table was a grad student. I asked a simple questions, like job opportunities with a degree in political science. Well, she mentioned that most people who major in political science often go into grad school. So do I want to go to grad school? Eventually, I will have to make that decision. My grandfather is actually a lawyer, so he majored in political science. But, then he continued to grad school. I asked myself would I ever consider following in my grandfather’s
With psychology, you most likely have to go into grad school. So I had to ask myself would I want to continue after my undergrad and go to grad school, or be completely done after 4 years. A part of me does not want to go to grad school. But I may change my mind. Also, the job availability is not very high unless I continued into grad school. But, there are still jobs available even if I don’t want to go to grad school. Psychology is interesting, it involves the human mind. Why do behave the way they do. But just because it involves the human mind doesn’t mean I have to get involved with the clinical aspect of psychology. There are things like Social work, counseling. I asked about internships. She said there are some available but it depends what you are interested in doing with a major in psychology. Some areas of internships are rare. Also, with social work, I may not be working with just children. Am I okay with that? They also didn’t have the requirements worksheet which was a …show more content…
Something I probably would never consider but I would like to keep an open mind. I went to the political science table. The girl who was running the table was a grad student. I asked a simple questions, like job opportunities with a degree in political science. Well, she mentioned that most people who major in political science often go into grad school. So do I want to go to grad school? Eventually, I will have to make that decision. My grandfather is actually a lawyer, so he majored in political science. But, then he continued to grad school. I asked myself would I ever consider following in my grandfather’s