Take a look at these Top 10 Steps to Becoming A Psychologist:

1. www.helpingpsychology.com 10 How-To’s to Becoming a Psychologist http://www.smuc.ac.uk/undergraduate/psychology/photos/Psychology04.jpg

2. www.helpingpsychology.com Reference: Richmond,Raymond Lloyd, Ph.D. (1997-2009). A Guide to Psychology and its Practice. Web site: http://www.guidetopsychology.com/be_psy.htm Take a look at these Top 10 Steps to Becoming A Psychologist: http://sensingarchitecture.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/image-brain-questions.jpg

4. www.helpingpsychology.com Get involved in the humanities 2 To succeed as a psychologist, you need not only hard work and dedication, but an understanding of people. http://www.tfc.edu/archive/academics/Schools/school%20of%20counseling/images/scc.jpg

5. www.helpingpsychology.com Through government funding, high schools are able to offer advanced students the opportunity to study at a collegiate level. Volunteering is also an excellent way to expose yourself to real-life situations involving: homeless people, racial tensions, minority groups, teen crises, conflicting religious views, and more. http://media.lclark.edu/content/spotlights/files/2008/11/div-c5-1008-083.jpg

6. www.helpingpsychology.com Keep your grades up! 3 According to Richmond, this is the single most important thing you can do as you prepare for college entrance exams and undergraduate studies.

7. www.helpingpsychology.com Make your undergraduate years count 4 Most graduate programs require an undergraduate degree in psychology. Research the requirements for your graduate school of choice.

8. www.helpingpsychology.com Make yourself available by establishing a mentor. 5 Become a professor’s assistant. Volunteer to help research. Interview a psychologist. Make yourself available to learn! Opportunities do not always come knocking; sometimes you need to discover them on your own.

12. www.helpingpsychology.com Stay organized and motivated! 9 Achieving your doctorate could take you twice as long if you don’t stay on task and complete coursework on time. http://www.apu.edu/bas/graduatepsychology/psyd/images/home_photoyut.jpg

13. www.helpingpsychology.com Never give up! 10

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