1. As of this date, which of the following statements best fits your
future plans after you get your B.A. or B.S.
a. Work - no further schooling.
b. Work - but plan on going back to school some time in the near future
and get a
Masters or Doctorate
These 2 sites list jobs that you might seek (or at least titles) -
site 1, site 2.
If you want to see average salary, check Appleby's
site.
If you are planning on going to work - here's a site that will help
with that resume
writing.
c. Immediately go on and get a Masters degree
d. Immediately go on and get a Doctorate degree
Master's
degree before PhD - Help or Hinderance? - Note disclaimer discussed
on graduate school page page.
What's the difference
between a Masters and a Doctorate in terms of the helping professions?
What is the GRE test?
Some schools use the
MAT - What is it?
As an undergraduate, what do I need to have
to get into a Masters or a Doctoral program?
OK, my GPA is not
very good - what do I need to do to pull up my GPA (number of classes and
grades)?
2. What would you like to do for a living? Be as specific as possible
here.
a. What population of people would you like to work with (if helping
people is your interest)?
b. Where would you like to work? Both in terms of location (big city,
small town, live in Georgia, etc.) and in terms of job (company, school,
hospital, state agency, etc.)
c. What are your values? Is independence important? Are you looking
for achievement or power? Security? You might say yes to all of these,
but which are critical for you to be happy at what you do?
d. What are your strengths? What are your weaknesses? For example,
if you really struggle at public speaking, being a teacher may not be the
best job option for you.
This site on Career
Development is more thorough at asking these types of questions about
self assessment, job desires, etc. A more simplier version can be found
here
(this site is directly related to psychology majors).
e. How
much do you hope to make? Another site
that helps answer this question.
3. How can you improve your chance to do what you want to do? How can
you improve your weaknesses? Are
there classes that you can take to make you more marketable?
Skills that graduate
schools and businesses are looking for.
Letters of Recommendation - What
kind of information should I give to the person writing me a letter?What
kind of behaviors are NOT going to help with that letter writing?
Personal Statements - What
kind of information do they want?