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[quote=Anonymous]OP, if psych works for you as a major, go with it.  But what you need to be doing in the meantime is informational interviews with people doing the kinds of things you're seriously interested in.  You find people through the alumni association or through family and friend networks and you ask them to tell you about their work, what they like about it, and what they needed in order to get into that kind of work.  Start doing this, say, junior year.  Stay in touch with people.  Get a LinkedIn page and connect up with them.

There are lots of things you can do with a psych degree but you need to get out of the classroom and talk to people who are doing them to see if those paths would work for you.

FWIW I majored in theology years ago but now I'm a senior researcher with a PhD in sociology.  When I changed fields a couple of times I got jobs through the networks I established through informational interviewing.  I highly recommend it.  Because your major doesn't necessarily define you but your ability to network will make a huge difference.  Good luck!  [/quote]

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