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Post by ScottsyII on Sept 8, 2004 5:43:56 GMT -5
I wasa psych major in my first year... very quickly I discovered how disinterested in psych I truly was... not to discourage anyone else, but I found it far more tedious than I imagined it to be... but that's just little ol' me.
And I must say I have applied a little of my psych studies in my current line of work, so it wasn't completely useless. :-)
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Post by luke on Sept 8, 2004 9:00:22 GMT -5
Isn't everyone a psych major their first year? I know that here and at LSU, it's the number one pick for incoming freshmen, and the most dropped major of them all.
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Post by Proud on Sept 8, 2004 9:05:59 GMT -5
well, the fact is that i want to get somewhere in life financially and socially, and i don't know if psychology will get me anywhere. i've been a psych major for a year and it will be a year and a half soon though, so the majors i'd consider switching to wouldn't accept a lot of my credits...
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Post by ScottsyII on Sept 10, 2004 7:19:07 GMT -5
That sounds like a bit of bugger... I came so close to failing first year psych. I technically probably should have, but my lecturer saw I wanted out, and ididn't want to lose credits towards my degree, nor did I want to have to re - do topics in my second year.
In fact he was more helpful getting me out of psych than he was getting me in to it...
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Post by Proud on Sept 10, 2004 12:13:58 GMT -5
there's simply no end to this college search, i'll tell ya. i'm trying to figure out a good backup place in case i get rejected by my first few options, and it's pretty difficult...
basically, i'd like a place that has decent programs in psychology, law, and business... throw in some extracurriculars and perhaps a nearby place where there's actually stuff to do. i've given up on the idea of being frugal when it comes to school... i'm going to be borrowing money no matter how i do this, so i might as well go for whatever i think i can achieve.
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Post by Mary on Sept 10, 2004 13:46:27 GMT -5
Maybe it's because I went to such a traditional liberal arts college, but I've always been confused by the idea of undergraduate programs in law. I know some places have a pre-law program, but what does this entail, exactly? Because plenty of universities offer various kinds of classes related to law in a variety of social sciences and humanities departments (poli sci, philosophy, sociology, anthropology...) without having any kind of formal pre-law program. If you're pre-law, are you actually taking the same kind of classes you'll take in law school - contracts, torts, constitutional law? Or are you just taking more general classes that examine, like, the place of law in politics and society? It seems like an overly technical pre-law education would make law school practically redundant...
Cheers,
M
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Post by luke on Sept 10, 2004 13:49:41 GMT -5
I don't know the specifics, but I've talked to more than one lawyer (from varying programs) and quite a few professors who say that pre-law is crap, and if you want to go to law school, you're better of going into English or polital science.
But I dunno, maybe it's different from place to place...
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Post by Proud on Sept 11, 2004 2:09:30 GMT -5
hmm, didn't know law school worked that way... actually, i know little to nothing about law schools.
beh, these places really want SAT information... i never took it, though. kinda late to think about taking that now...
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Post by PC on Sept 11, 2004 8:28:24 GMT -5
I was never a psych major.
I think pre-law students have to take some law classes (i.e. constitutional law), but they're not as in-depth as what you would have to take in law school.
That sucks, Proud. Especially since I don't think you can even take the SATs after high school.
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Post by Proud on Sept 11, 2004 10:43:06 GMT -5
can't you take the ACT in its place though? ... then again, i have no clue what that is. i do know that anyone can take it, though.
at the same time, i did take a college placement level test when i got into county, but i don't know if that means anything to them. i scored extremely well in everything except algebra (which is odd because i did very well in whatever "college level math" is).
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Post by Mary on Sept 11, 2004 13:04:52 GMT -5
Yeah ekul I have been told the same thing about pre-law programs - that they're mostly crap, and that law schools don't give two shits about it. But I was just wondering what they actually consisted in. As for the SAT - I would be totally, utterly shocked (not to mention outraged) if you weren't allowed to take it unless you were a high school student. Or at least some test, perhaps the ACT yeah, that was allowed by all colleges as a substitute for SAT scores. Otherwise, you'd have such blatant fucking discrimination against older people thinking about returning to school after a break. Given the number of colleges which absolutely require SAT or ACT scores for admissions, you would effectively be shutting off thousands of schools as options for older students. Among other things that seems blatantly unconstitutional. There's no way. Proud, you need to get yourself on the educational testing services web site (I'm assuming it's ETS who still administers the SAT?? it's been a long time for me!) right this minute and figure out if you can sign yourself up for a one of the college admissions exams. I don't know anything about the ACT, I took the SAT myself, but if you're applying to college you need to know this stuff asap! try www.collegeboard.comCheers, M |
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Post by Proud on Sept 11, 2004 13:44:59 GMT -5
thanks so much for the info, ms. mary... i'll get to work on that.
i guess my main fear is that i'll bomb the test (i know someone who did so horribly that he won't tell me his score, just that it's lower than 1000) and i heard some schools want all of your sat scores, even if you retake the test...
i also wonder if it helps to take both instead of just one. hmm...
seems to help to ask questions...
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Post by PC on Sept 11, 2004 14:30:50 GMT -5
I'm sure Mary's right. I just never heard of anyone taking the SATs after high school. Proud, don't worry too much about the SATs. My highest scores were fairly modest (550 Math and 530 Verbal) and I got into Ramapo, which is one of the better public colleges in New Jersey. I'd say aim for at least a 1000. If you're THAT scared about, get one of those SAT prep books. It's cheaper than taking a course, and if you really study from it, it can definitely boost your score. Good luck!  |
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Post by Proud on Sept 11, 2004 20:59:44 GMT -5
i've got a couple biiiig SAT books here, though they're a few years old.
you've always been so kind and helpful to me, madam punk. thank you, your generousness means a lot to me.
update: called one of the transfer people at tcnj. she was very gentle, very helpful... basically told me i don't need SATs or anything like that and that the more credits i have at community college, the less my high school transcript hurts me. i'm guessing i'll have around 45 by the time i apply... maybe 48...
here's hoping that these factors help me out... a) i took two summer classes b) since there was such an improvement from high school to community, that shows urgency and ability.
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Post by Proud on Oct 12, 2004 18:46:37 GMT -5
found out rowan offers $2,000 a year scholarships to transfer students and another $2,000 a year to business students from the community college place i go to. fun stuff.
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