ok what type of Psychology do i need to major in when i go to college to be a teen Psychiatrist. right now im 16 and im a junior in high school and im starting to look for colleges so that i can start putting in applications at the beginning of my senior year. my second question is what are good colleges in Pennsylvania for someone who is going to be a Psychology major. i live in Philadelphia right now and im looking to go to school in Pennsylvania.
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You would need to major in Psychology with a focus in either Child Psychology or Adolescent Psychology. Oh yeah, one thing...Psychiatrist indicates a medical doctor, so you would need to go to medical school for this. The rest of my answer discusses becoming a Psychologist. As for good schools in Pennsylvania, I'm not sure, that is research that you will have to do. Just make sure that they are accredited, otherwise your degree means absolutely nothing. Also, to do any sort of work in the field of psychology, you must attain at least a Master's degree in Psychology. I hope this helps!
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Every liberal arts college in the country will have a Psychology major, (which is not the best major to have to get you into medical school to become a Psychiatrist). Those folks who get into medical school major in Biology or Chemistry or sometimes other "hard science" majors. I'm not saying it's impossible to get into med school by majoring in psychology, but you will be taking all those courses anyway for admission and the psychology courses required for a psycholgy major may not nec are needed or wanted and it will just take you longer. Look at the medical schools admission policy for more details. You want to go to college as a pre-med major. Go to the college you can attend with the LEAST amount of student debt. This will likely be the one closest to your house so you can live at home. Save your money for med school. You are gonna need it!!! When you look up Psychiatrist in the Occupational Outlook Handbook it says: See Physicians and Surgeons here; http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos074.htm
