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I'm A Proud Psychology Major, Who Will Soon Be Able To Tell You All About Your Personality

There's nothing better than learning about people and what makes them tick.

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Psychology is a common major you here among college students. It is one of the leading majors that freshman will declare coming into college. According to the "Princeton Review", psychology is number seven on their list of the top college majors students will graduate with.

Coming into college I heard a lot about "Don't major in psychology you will never get a job" or "Oh, what are you going to do with that?" Well, for your information, I will be majoring in psychology AND criminal justice with hope of going into forensic psychology and eventually clinical psychology. I would be eventually getting my doctorate. Starting wage you may ask? Approximately $80,000 per year. Yeah you heard that correctly. A clinical psychologist in a correctional facility STARTS at $80,000. Plus you work for the state, so that has amazing benefits as well.

It is a very intriguing topic. Who wouldn't want to study the human personality and activity? I personally have always been interested in the way a person ticks and why they do what they do. Studying psychology just isn't about the brain either and how it works. A lot of biology and sociology also comes along with the major. Knowing certain concepts about psychology, you might need to be able to understand basic biology or "why it is like that". Another huge topic in psychology is sociology. Social factors play a huge role in why a person is the way they are.

But no, I cannot read your mind. I will be able to read your body language and tone of voice and understand more about you than you may be saying. By the end of this semester, I will be able to tell what personality you have and how likely you are to do certain things.

I have a long road ahead of me. Going into a criminal justice workforce that is predominantly male ran, I will have to prove myself. As being inspired by my grandfather, who was a police officer for many years, I have the fire and spunk to be able to get this done and become amazing at my profession. Remember, psychology is a great topic to study if you find a specific career path you want to take.

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