What should I take as an elective in my 1st year of college?  I'm majoring in Psychology.?
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I was a psych major and I found taking an elective in an area I found interesting, such as languages and arts, was a relief from the strenuous required courses. I hope this helps and Good Luck!
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Visit the colleges where you have been accepted, talk to some students, get feedback, and choose one to go to. Your first two years of college are spent in general education courses anyhow, and the college will give you a placement test to determine the point at which you should begin your education. Although, it is admirable to want to help your parents, you can do alot more for them once you've gotten your degree. With a degree you will make more money than with just a high school diploma. In college it is not necessary to maintain a perfect GPA. Just go do your best, and don't flunk out. College is a different experience and it is not unusual for an individual to have a mediocre year or few semesters. It all evens out. Trust me, I'm a pre-med psychology major graduating in May '07 and going to med school in August '07. Even I don't have a perfect 4.0 and I made it. You will too. Remember your parents took care of themselves before you were born and can still take care of themselves. You have to help yourself before you can help them. Good luck to you.
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Psychology: A Consise Introduction, by Richard A. Griggs.\n\nI used this text book in my Psychology class at my college this past year and I found it very clear and informative. It covers all of the basics and presents examples using actual experiments. There are also very colorful diagrams which make things easier to see. It breaks down info into related sections which also makes the information very easy to absorb. The author is an excellent and intelligent writer. I highly recommend this text book.
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Well I would look in Philosophy or Psychology... pretty interesting stuff.
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i was having the same problem. i was stock between nursing or psychology. well i have to take a psychology class in order to start me nursing classes ....so i said i will just take that class,see how i like it then make my decision.
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I think it starts with studying psychology, I just got admitted to university for psychology, so far I learn that there are two areas psychology with the department of science engineering or arts. they both or similar.Lots of studying, but its a good field, pays well,
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Psychology was pretty easy for me in high school. I remember learning about child development (Piaget) and behavioral conditioning (Pavlov). I also remember learning about sensory adaptation. Now I also ended up getting a bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of Utah later on.
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I got my degree in Social Work... many more job options than psychology, but Spanish is definitely a good idea!  I was turned down for some jobs because I don't speak Spanish.  Good luck!
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Inorder to truely find a major that is the "most useful" or "best" you have to decide what you really like doing.  Do you want to work with people or work best alone and with machines?  That is the first place to start.  If you enjoy people or building things then I would go with business or organizational psychology.  Both will help you to relate to people and build a strong cohesive business.  Other than that you have to decide what is best for your personality, not what is most popular.
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if you want to teach you should major in education. i majored in psychology and you can take lots of classes on child development. i did my required 80 hours at Head Start in a preschool classroom, so that was fun.  Or do both. depends on what programs your school has, but you could find a good education program to major in, and minor in psych.
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What you have chosen sounds good.  In the overall scheme of things it doesn't matter a great deal what else you choose since you are only in 11th grade.  Just make sure you continue with sciences and continue to do very well in them.  Universities look at how well you do in your courses, not so much at which courses you do, as long as you have the required ones.  And you have the required ones if you have the math, the sciences, and English.  The only ones I would recommend are a psychology course and/or a statistics course if they are available to you in high school.\n\nGoodm luck with your future plans.
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how long does the essay have to be?\n\ni would rewrite the introduction definitely. i would probably focus more on electives or rewrite it in a way that emphasizes your electives\n\nim a little fuzzy on the tutoring thing - did you tutor students (and if so then, write your reasonings behind tackling a harder subject) or were you being tutored? (and if so, then add what youve got from it - other than it being reflected in your test scores)\n\nand also, talk more about psychology and anatomy. what exactly did you get out of it, why did you decide to pursue it in the future, any eye-opening experiences or something... are you excited to get more into it in college or - what.\n\nyea, these are just suggestions though, so its up to you to use them :]
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Take as many online courses as you can in the beginning and once those run out (assuming that you are attending a campus-based university), try to set a school schedule that will not interfere with your job.  My best friend has been able to do this for several years now, and she is actually 2 years away from receiving her doctorate in psychology.  My boyfriend is doing the same thing.  He works as a full-time lab tech and is studying chemical engineering.  It will be hard, but you can do it.
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Don't pick a minor yet.. just be thankful you know what you want to major in already! Many college students don't know that much when they first start. (I've changed mine twice and I;m a junior!) Just take basic freshman classes and English classes.. as you start taking basic classes like History, Psych, foreign language, etc, you will find what you like best.  I am a Spanish minor and I love it, by the way~! (just an idea;-)  well good luck!! have fun at college
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You are very lucky to have such broad interests. They will help you enjoy your studies no matter what your major is. The best way I know to choose a major is start taking classes. No matter what major you choose or what college you attend you will need to take general education classes. You will need maths, science, social sciences, history, English, probably a foreign language, etc. Once you start taking these introductory courses you will learn more about that field of study. If something appeals to you take an upper level course in that subject. Also visit your college's career center. They will have assessments that you can take to help you discover what careers are best suited for your interests. They should also have resources there that will allow you to see what careers are expected to have openings and what to expect. Finally, volunteer and/or do an internship. The best way to learn about a career is to try it out. Volunteering is a great way to gain experience, meet people in the field, and find out what you are good at. Good luck to you.
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The best answer that can be given is that it is really up to you and it really depends on what you like and what you want to do with your life.  I dont think your in college by the way you sound and I took several psychology classes and personally, I find them very interesting.  Counseling kind of ties into psychology, and so does sociology.  Liberal studies are overall studies.  If you major in liberal arts, you will take a few classes of every subject.  Human resources, or human services is a major in which you can learn, and have to take, classes in all of these areas.  Good Luck!!!
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it means you have to take (and pass!) a certain number of credits of classes in your chosen major, including specific classes that are required. \nex: for my B.A. in psychology I had to take  20+ credits of required and elective psych classes in addition to all the regular classes like math, science, english, etc. you can take more than that, but not less.