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[PsychMajorUndergrad18]

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Hello Everyone,

I just wanted to ask if my career plans seems like a good investment of time and finances:

1) Spend a Extra semester or two at my college (very inexpensive state school) while doing a Double major in Psych and Management (I'm already almost done with my psych major I just will take a semester or two more to get my BS in Management instead of spending a lot of money and time getting a MA/MS after doing a bachelors). While doing both of these majors I am going to be focusing on getting internship and work experience in HR in and out of my school. I also will be sending this time getting research experience with a professor.

2) Work in HR or Organizational Development or Recruitment for anywhere from 3-6 years to pay off any loans and get a feel for what I do and don't like (as a foundation to what I want to do in graduate school). While working full time I will also save up money for graduate school and getting a apartment (for the first one or two years I will be living with my parents to save money) so I will not have to take out too much loans to live during grad school. I will also try to convince a company to maybe pay for some or all of my degree in exchange for staying at the company for a set amount of years

3) Get a MA/MS or even a MBA in whichever field I feel at home in (so far its in between HRM, OD or IO Psychology) and then reach up to a Senior position at a company (hopefully by the time that I am in my mid to late thirties I will be in a senior position) while also maybe teaching as a adjunct professor in my spare time (either in a business or psych department) just because I feel like I will enjoy teaching and for extra cash flow coming in (also to get teaching experience). Also maybe possibly getting two Masters level degrees is something I'm interested in (like a MA/MS and a MBA). And maybe even start my own consulting company in my thirties

4) Once I get in my early to mid 40s I would like to enter a PhD program (in either I/O, OD, or Organizational Behavior/HRM) and either become a Full time professor or stick with the Consulting Company/Senior level positions while still working as a adjunct part time or end up doing both until I retire

(HR= Human Resources, HRM= Human Resource Management, OD= Organizational Development and I/O= Industrial Organizational Psychology

PS: I am a second semester sophomore and finally feel like I know somewhat what I wanna do in life. I just want a second opinion on whether or not this sounds like a wise investment and also if anyone has any adviceto give I appreciate anything

Thank you all!
PsychMajorUndergrad18

 

[ThoracicGuy]

Hello Everyone,

I just wanted to ask if my career plans seems like a good investment of time and finances:

1) Spend a Extra semester or two at my college (very inexpensive state school) while doing a Double major in Psych and Management (I'm already almost done with my psych major I just will take a semester or two more to get my BS in Management instead of spending a lot of money and time getting a MA/MS after doing a bachelors). While doing both of these majors I am going to be focusing on getting internship and work experience in HR in and out of my school. I also will be sending this time getting research experience with a professor.

2) Work in HR or Organizational Development or Recruitment for anywhere from 3-6 years to pay off any loans and get a feel for what I do and don't like (as a foundation to what I want to do in graduate school). While working full time I will also save up money for graduate school and getting a apartment (for the first one or two years I will be living with my parents to save money) so I will not have to take out too much loans to live during grad school. I will also try to convince a company to maybe pay for some or all of my degree in exchange for staying at the company for a set amount of years

3) Get a MA/MS or even a MBA in whichever field I feel at home in (so far its in between HRM, OD or IO Psychology) and then reach up to a Senior position at a company (hopefully by the time that I am in my mid to late thirties I will be in a senior position) while also maybe teaching as a adjunct professor in my spare time (either in a business or psych department) just because I feel like I will enjoy teaching and for extra cash flow coming in (also to get teaching experience). Also maybe possibly getting two Masters level degrees is something I'm interested in (like a MA/MS and a MBA). And maybe even start my own consulting company in my thirties

4) Once I get in my early to mid 40s I would like to enter a PhD program (in either I/O, OD, or Organizational Behavior/HRM) and either become a Full time professor or stick with the Consulting Company/Senior level positions while still working as a adjunct part time or end up doing both until I retire

(HR= Human Resources, HRM= Human Resource Management, OD= Organizational Development and I/O= Industrial Organizational Psychology

PS: I am a second semester sophomore and finally feel like I know somewhat what I wanna do in life. I just want a second opinion on whether or not this sounds like a wise investment and also if anyone has any adviceto give I appreciate anything

Thank you all!
PsychMajorUndergrad18

I seriously doubt that after going through all of that, that you would want to go back to school in your 40s to pursue a phd. Sounds like a waste of time and money to do all of this. Besides, life happens to the best laid plans.

 

[PsychMajorUndergrad18]

Yea I guess it does. Thanks ThoriacGuy.

 

[PhysicianOnFIRE]

I think it's great to have a vision of what you want your life's education and career goals to look like. A lot of sophomores aren't sure yet what they'll do with their major, if they've even got one.

That being said, as ThoracicGuy points out, life happens. "If you want to hear God laugh, tell him your plans." I would guess there's a really low likelihood you'll be going back for a PhD in your forties, but it's not wrong to have that vision now. It certainly beats having no vision at all.

As you live your life, your idea of what the next decade should look like will evolve and that's OK. A life plan should be dynamic.

 

[PsychMajorUndergrad18]

I think it's great to have a vision of what you want your life's education and career goals to look like. A lot of sophomores aren't sure yet what they'll do with their major, if they've even got one.

That being said, as ThoracicGuy points out, life happens. "If you want to hear God laugh, tell him your plans." I would guess there's a really low likelihood you'll be going back for a PhD in your forties, but it's not wrong to have that vision now. It certainly beats having no vision at all.

As you live your life, your idea of what the next decade should look like will evolve and that's OK. A life plan should be dynamic.

I agree a hundred percent with you Mr. PhysicanonFire. Even though this plan that I have is somewhat detailed it may change. Maybe after college I decide to get into a PhD program? Maybe I decided to stick with a Masters? The only thing that I do know is that I can plan all I want but the plan can be changed at random. Plus I really liked the quote sir