I can't choose a major?

Question

I either want to major in Psychology and be a clinical psychologist. Or I want to major in photography.
I love both of them. But i feel like psychology would be the logical choice, but my heart tells me photography because its my passion.

Is there a way that I can have them as a double major? How do I do that?? Im a senior in HS right now and the schools Im applying to are:
-NYU
-UT austin
-Clemson (south carolina)
-Duke
-Pratt (great art school, but doesnt offer psychology)
-St. Johns (Queens, NY. Offers photography as a major)
-St. Edwards (Austin, TX)

What should I do? Please help!!!

Answer 1

Major in Psycology and make your living from that!!! Clinical psycologists make a decent living.
Make Photography your hobby!!! You may purchase the best equipment with your Psycology earnings.
On weekends, go nuts!!! Go to all the places you want to photograph, and maybe make your home a place to do the portraits of people and animals to supplement your Psycology earnings!!! Take Photography classes as elective classes!!!
You, dear, can have it all.
Good luck and may God bless you.
Since you are in HS now, see if you can take a photography course there now. If not, there are college classes and adult classes in Photography.

Answer 2

Psychology, at least you stand a chance at making a living. Photography could be your passion as a hobby that someday will earn you money. When dealing with arts, best to have a first job that pays the second's expenses. Also you can use photography in the clinical psychology.....a little bit.

Double major? Not a lot of overlap in classes. Expect extra years for a double major.....you realize with psychology you'll need to get a Masters at least for a chance at a job. Better break it to your folks now. They may then have more of a say in where you go to school. Start in state and transfer later if you really want out of state. You'll save them thousands and thousands.

Answer 3

Major in Psychology, minor in photography.

More money in Photography, of you do well. But, you'll probably have to apprentice with a good, respected photographer for a while, and maybe guarantee this person that you will not open your own business within 50 miles of his/her city for two to five years after completion of the apprenticeship.

AND, you may need to start out as a cheap (well, less expensive) photographer, build a business and a clientele, then move on to bigger and better projects that bring in the money.

Meanwhile, during the days, or part time, yo can counsel those who need your help. Not much money in psychology, though, and sometimes tough to get a job.

Answer 4

Go with what makes you happy. You can double major, it's alot of work but worth it in the end.

I started as a psychology major and realized it was more of a hobby but photography is my love, so now i am a photography major.

Going with the logical choice isn't always right, follow your heart, it will guide you the right way.

Also, you can enter college as undecided or exploratory and take a few core classes having to deal with both majors to see which you feel more comfortable/ driven towards.

Good luck.

Answer 5

Have you researched to see if any of those schools offer both photography and psychology? Because most schools will allow you to double major. If you find one that has both you should be able to combine them in some way.

Also, do realize that if you major in psychology, you will have to go on for graduate work (masters, doctorate) before you can be a psychologist. Photography does not require this, and many photographers didn't necessarily go to school for that. So you could always minor in photography or something and still be able to pursue that passion.

Answer 6

Art is something you can always go back to, study, take classes, and become proficient in. Many artists don't hit the peak of their brilliance until much later in life.

Psychology (and any of the sciences, social or otherwise) are hard to get back into once you're done with college. For the vast majority of people, you either study psychology in college, or not at all.

My advice to you is this: find a way to love psychology or any other major that you could craft a career out of. Double major in photography if your schedule allows for it. But save photography for your passion, not your work. If you get good enough at it, and feel so compelled by it, you can always strike out with photography as your career.

Trust me: my dad was a professional photographer for 30 years, and he ended up finding it a grind. He lost the love for it because he made it his profession.

Good luck!

Answer 7

Right now there are a lot of business majors who are probably rethinking their career goals. It is possible that things will improve in the next few years and business will once again be a good choice. Accounting is always a good choice. People always need accountants, including those businesses that are on the verge of closing. Since none of us, particuarly me, have a crystal ball, it is hard to predict what will be hot and what will not be in demand in the future. Just talk to all those people who went into computers in the 90's.

Answer 8

You certainly can double-major if you want, it's really just a matter of fulfilling the class requirements. It may take you slightly longer to complete school because obviously you'll need to take more classes, but sounds like that would be worth it for you. An alternative would be to major in one and minor in the other. The best thing to do is to use your freshman year to sign up for the "general" requirements that you'll need regardless, like English and Math, and then ASAP talk to the campus counselor about your college goals and what you want to do, and they will be able to advise you...that's what they are paid to do. Good luck!

Answer 9

First, don't be overly concerned at this time.
Yoiur first year is pretty much the required courses, no matter what you major in. You have to take courses such as History of Civilization, Lit and Comp, Math, etc no matter what you major in. So, you have the luxury of time to consider it.
To get through college, you have to show some creativity. now is a good time to start,. you could google the web sites of the colleges you have selected, see what they offer, and what you have to do.

PS: Follow your heart, not the book of logic. You can always take a lot of psych courses,.

Answer 10

Make sure the schools you are applying to have both of your choices as a major and do then choose them for your double major. Call the school if you need more information.