Skip to main content

Finding Your Field

    As college students, I feel we have all heard people say, "Changing your major is common." or "It is not a big deal to switch majors." or anything else along those lines. Perhaps that is true for some, or even majority of people, but I personally felt this was a very stressful and nerve-racking decision to make for myself. 

    I originally came to Ohio Northern University as a psychology major and I never thought that I would change my major. I always knew I wanted to study psychology and go into that field; both the subconscious and the conscience parts of the brain and how emotions, experiences, and other factors influence human behavior/decision-making has always been very interesting to me. Even throughout high school I took many different psychology and sociology classes, and always imagined myself in that field of work. 

    By the end of the fall semester my freshman year I found myself very anxious about my future and my career once I graduated college, especially because I still knew that is what I wanted to do and I was doing well in my classes, but I did not know if it was going to be worth it after graduation. With the way technology is developing, the demand for careers in the psychology field are decreasing because now there are applications available to download, some even for free, that can connect users to different doctors, psychologists, psychiatrists, etc. right on their cell phone. This not only has caused job opportunities to decrease but also income rates. Only a few years ago, certain positions in this field that had a yearly salary of $100,00 on average has already decreased to an average yearly salary of $75,000-$80,000. Also, the job options that are still making good money in this field are very scarce and limited to mainly psychological research positions rather than also positions in the clinical counseling field, due to free online therapy and counseling. There are also many other factors that can influence how much money you have the potential of earning such as location. The opportunities in this field have already been dramatically impacted and could continue to be, especially with the new development of artificial intelligence (AI).  
Copper House Designs
    
Fallen Timber Fairways
    At the moment I felt very stressed because there was never anything else I was interested in going into. Throughout my spring semester that year and that following summer I did PR, marketing, and social media work for a locally owned business in my hometown, Copper House Designs, and also for the business that I already worked for, Fallen Timbers Fairways. This gave me the opportunity to obtain first hand experience and insight into the business world and opened my eyes to different career possibilities for my future. I decided to change my major to Public Relations and while still working for these businesses I have even come to see how my previous background in psychology and what I have learned in that field has been able to help me in this one. 




Labels:

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Last Week at ONU

              As I wrap up this week, I am so so so so SO excited to leave. But that’s obvious, I’ve been talking about leaving for summer for the past four weeks. Anyway, to share my last week here at ONU for my sophomore year, I’ll have bring you all back about a week. Last Thursday, my mom came down to Ada and took my boyfriend and I out to dinner. It was amazing to see my mom because I haven’t seen her since  I went home for my birthday, which was a little over a month ago. That was also the last time, and only time actually, her and my boyfriend saw each other. So, dinner was really nice to catch up on, especially considering on my birthday there was a bunch of people out with us, so it wasn’t the easiest to converse with one another. This week's flowers!             The rest of the week has been spent preparing to leave. Not so much ‘packing’ as in preparing, I still have not...
2 comments
Read more

August: Moves, Accidents and Vacations!

 As my first blog back, I thought I would walk you through my very hectic last month of summer. On Aug. 2, my mom told me she was moving in 30 days. She was very excited about it, and I also thought it would be fun. However, I quickly realized that I was leaving for Florida on Aug. 13 and moving back to school almost immediately after returning. That meant I had about a week and a half to go through everything I owned. It’s also important to note that I am not moving back home after I graduate in May — I’m moving to Florida. So it wasn’t as simple as packing and moving my things. It was a cleanout of everything I owned. I don’t know how I managed to get it done, but by the time I left for Florida everything of mine was already pitched or packed. I then, thankfully, went on to have the most relaxing vacation. My boyfriend and I are long distance — he lives in Florida — so we decided to have a little getaway before we both begin our last years of school. Naples Pier, FL We went t...
Post a Comment
Read more

Move-Out Stress

              As the semester winds down, I can't help but feel a sense of relief washing over me. I've nearly completed all of my major assignments for the semester, and it's like a weight has been lifted off my shoulders. The last few weeks have been a whirlwind of endless papers, presentations, and projects, but I know it won’t be long before I won’t have to think about school anymore – or for a few months at least. However, just as the stresses of school have left my mind, I find myself with a new worry. I have absolutely no idea how I am going to get all of my stuff home. As I look around my room, I constantly think to myself, “This is not going to all fit in my car.” I am more worried about the bigger things, such as my fridge, my chair, and my TV. But, luckily, my brother lives in Ada so I am hoping I can just leave those things at his house until the weekend following move-out, since my family will be here for his graduation. Even b...
3 comments
Read more