The Savvy Psychology Major

This book will help you understand how to use the knowledge, skills, and characteristics you develop in your psychology classes to become the person you want to become. Here are some of the specific ways in which this transformation will happen:

• You will learn what a savvy psychology major is and how to become one.
• You will learn about the skills that will enable you to perform well in academic settings (e.g., active learning and critical thinking) and how these skills will also benefit you in your post-baccalaureate future (e.g., in graduate school and in your career).
• You will learn about the four stages in your undergraduate career and how to succeed in all of them.
• You will learn about knowledge that will help you make important career decisions (e.g., what areas of specialization exist in psychology, what psychologists in these areas do, and how much they earn).
• You will learn the types of skills and characteristics most valued by potential employers and graduate school admissions committees.
• You will learn about the covert curriculum and how to take advantage of its lifelong benefits.
• You will learn strategies that will enable you to maximize the probability of obtaining the job to which you aspire or being accepted by the graduate school of your choice.
• You will become familiar with the ethical principles that psychologists use to guide their professional behaviors.