Nowadays, psychology majors are more popular than ever. Only a few decades ago, it was a pretty rare field for someone to go into. A psychology major was not considered to be particularly practical back then. Everything was about industry, you see.

The hard sciences were taken much more seriously than the social sciences. Things have changed a lot since then, however. Nowadays, more than ever, people understand how much of a role psychology plays in everyday life. From love and romance to business management, psychology majors have unique insights that other people don't have in to how the human mind works.

I first decided to major in psychology after running into some problems my freshman year. I was having a lot of trouble adjusting to the school environment, and I wanted to see a school counselor. The school counselors were all just psychology graduate school students.

They would give counseling out for free to anyone who needed it, and in exchange they would get valuable clinical experience. The psychology major that I had counseling me there turned into more than a counselor – she became my friend. Eventually, she became sort of a mentor to me. She told me all about her psychology studies, and I was encouraged to take some courses in it. Eventually, one thing led to another, and I switched my program. Soon, I was a psychology major.

I decided to major in psychology because I wanted to help people. I wanted to be a therapist – one of the most traditional reasons for someone to be a psychology major. There are many other things that you can do with the degree as well, however.

Psychological researchers deal with some of the most important issues of the day. With all of the new knowledge of neurology, we're coming closer than ever to understanding the way the mind works. Trained psychologists are part of these studies, and they get to participate in some very cutting-edge research.

Of course, there are some more practical areas that you can go into with a psychology major as well. Many business consultants start out with psychology degrees. They learn about people's desires and needs, and this makes them qualified to analyze systems and figure out the way they work. You can also get involved in an institutional setting, working in a prison, hospital, or other residential facility. The possibilities are endless, and all of them are quite exciting.