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The biggest question that kept popping in my head while I read these chapters was: will I be satisfied with the way my life turns out if I continue the path I'm on right at this moment. A large fear of mine is that I will graduate with a psychology degree, go to graduate school, and then either not be able to find a job or not be happy with what I do. As I said in Blog 1, I am currently planning on being a child life specialist once I graduate. I definitely want to work with kids and this job is something that really appeals to me. Child life is a hard and emotional occupation, but it is also extremely rewarding.  I also know it is very competitive and not the highest paying job out there. In Designing Your Life , one of the key aspects was having a balanced work, play, love, and health dashboard. The authors emphasized the importance of being happy and satisfied with each of these categories in your life, which is a different situation for everyone. One thing that really stuck out...

While reading the first three chapters of The Psychology Major's Companion I suddenly realized that I can relate to a large amount of topics that the author discussed. In this post, my main focus is the fact that so many people think psychology is not a "good" major and it won't get me anywhere in life. Too many times, I have had people tell me that I am just taking the easy way out and they don't understand my plans for the future. First of all, psychology is not an easy major by any means. People assume it is simply just common sense and knowledge we already know. However, psychology is a major based off of statistics, research, and science. The American Psychological Association discusses the benefits of different paths you can take with psychology. It also explains how psychological science creates new and better ways for people to exist or thrive in this world. Psychology is broad and encompasses a more detailed type of studying that most people do not recog...