KYLAMONKEY :) consider this a PM

[jdr44]

First of all - so sorry for doing this this route - I tried to PM you but you are totally full of messages

 

Hi Kyla (haha assuming this is your name),

 

How are you?

 

I am in the midst right now of figuring my life out - haha - this bloody road is a long one .. especially for us non-trads!

 

I have currently applied to UBC's BSc in Food Nutrition & Health for my second UG degree - however I want to keep my doors completely OPEN!

 

I am seriously thinking about applying to TRU - for completion of an online Pysch. degree.

 

Can you give me some insight about the research you have done on the subject. How you are liking it so far etc.

 

I figure if Medical School isn't in the cards for me - I can become a clinical/counselling pyschologist ... working with similar populations and under similar conditions.

 

Honestly Kyla - I want to hear everything you know about the subject and why you chose this route over simply attending UBC again

 

All the best!

Thank you so much,

Jessie

[Real Beef]

To be a psychologist you need a PhD in psychology and practicum training... to be a psychological associate you need a masters degree and likely practicum training. An undergrad in psych won't make you a psychologist.

 

Sorry to interrupt your PM

 

Beef

[goleafsgochris]

++++

 

Clinical psych is also almost as hard to get into (debatably harder) than med school. And they earn under 80k on average while a psychiatrist will earn over 160k. It really is sort of a crappy deal.

[sunshinesky101]

+1. Its not really worth the trouble and definitely not a good back up plan due to the competitive nature of the field, just like realbeef and goleafsgochris pointed out.

[kylamonkey]

Thanks for the "PM"!

 

I am liking my program so far, but correspondence is not for everyone. I decided to do it this way so I could have flexibility and live where I wanted. I'm up in Whitehorse now, but I have the freedom to go over to teslin for the winter or mayo. I can work part-time and have flexible hours.

 

Psych was for 2 reasons. TBH I am not really interested in doing psychology, I just want to have courses that focus on people. This term I'm taking medical terminology as an elective, and 2 100-level psych and 2 200-level psych.

 

What else can I say- I have run into some pitfalls, and I'm trying to sort them out. I've also moved and have a lot of housekeeping stuff to take care of (changing addresses etc). I'll add to my thread from earlier soon- it's on my to do list.