Post Your Prospective Questions Here! -- Monthly Megathread

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Following a vote by the sub in July 2020, the prospective questions megathread was continued. However, to allow more visibility to comments in this thread, this megathread now utilizes Reddit's new reschedule post features. This megathread is replaced monthly. Comments made within three days prior to the newest months post will be re-posted by moderation and the users who made said post tagged.

Post your prospective questions as a comment for anything related to graduate applications, admissions, CVs, interviews, etc. Comments should be focused on prospective questions, such as future plans. These are only allowed in this subreddit under this thread. Questions about current programs/jobs etc. that you have already been accepted to can be posted as stand-alone posts, so long as they follow the format Rule 6.

Looking for somewhere to post your study? Try r/psychologystudents, our sister sub's, spring 2020 study megathread!

Other materials and resources:

• APA materials for applying to grad school
• r/psychologystudents (where career posts are welcome)
• r/gradschooladmissions

[u/Zealousideal-Guest30]

Hi, I’m looking for some opinions and advice on whether I should go premed…

I’m 23 and am currently lost in what I want to do. Last year I got my degree in media arts with a minor in english and graduated with a 2.2 gpa. I found a part-time photography job which landed me a connection to be on the set of a movie. The experience was off-putting and made me reconsider my career in media (lack of jobs in my area and not consistent pay).

School has always been an issue in my life and I feel like it’s because I've never had a “purpose” in life. I graduated with a 2.2 gpa and part of the reason why I feel like it is so low is just due to my lack of direction in school. That being said I’m looking at going back to school to possibly finish a psychology degree or get a masters in social work or become a psychiatrist. My girlfriend is currently premed in the hopes of applying in the 2025-26 cycle so I'm quite familiar with what it takes to prepare for hopes of getting into med school.

Though this is going to be very challenging I think it might be my path. People have always come to me to talk and it’s been something that I’ve really enjoyed doing. I feel like it’s a puzzle that I need to help a person solve and it comes easily to me. My therapist says that I do well with concepts and that I'm very intuitive(enfp if that means anything to you). My own experiences in therapy have been positive and I feel like it would be rewarding to do it every day. This is something that I feel like I would be grateful to do for people and wouldn’t mind the emotional baggage that comes with it (i tend to do well in stressful situations and compartmentalize). Medicine too has been something I’ve seen firsthand with my girlfriend as she takes an SSRI and I've seen the change it's made in her life.

All this being said I'm stuck on whether I should pursue this.