well psychology is a broad and actually pretty vague field.. think of it liek a tree

youve got biological psychology involving the actual anatomy of the brain and how it works.. neural activity and such. research in this field involves a shit load of machines and mathematics. your classic white doctor's robe / clipboard researcher

then you've got your social psychologist who studies not what happens inside the brain but what the brain causes to happen on the outside of the body. social psychologists study how people think on their own, in groups, in certain emotional situations, etc. social psychologists usually end up in some type of therapy, whether it be a classic brown couch listener or disaster scene psychologist

another faction would be cognitive psychology which is a bit of a mix of the two. this section is populated by mostly behavioralists which believe human action is based on a mix of inherited traits, instinct, and environment. basically you are a product of your past experiences.

in each of these fields there are certain views and theories as to how the brain works.. consider them like the political views of psychology. since its such a new science there isn't that much set in stone yet, so a lot of speculation is still present. these are biological, behavorial, and humanist. then to each of these there is a different approach you can take (evolutionary, psychodynamic, cognitive, etc)

as far as the actual courses it's really just how dedicated you are. it's a fuck load of classic reading/remembering but it's extremely competitive and do not plan on going anyhwere at all in the field without at least a master's degree and preferably (very) a doctorate. so plan on being in school for a long time, working hard well the communication majors party their asses off, and paying loans up the ass if you plan on going to a good school. and if you do, take it from me, don't waste money on getting a bachelors at some ivy league joint, get your bachelors at a state school and dominate their courses and get your graduate at a nicer school.. you can put both degrees up on your office wall and people ALWAYS ask 'where he got his masters/doctorate' not 'where'd he go for that bachelors degree'


couple questions, what grade are you in right now? have you taken your SATs yet? how'd you do? especially on the reading section