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Psychology is a difficult discipline to categorize.
Many students who do not want to become psychologists or who have no desire to go to graduate school choose to major in psychology as a chance to learn about themselves and to acquire many skills valued in today's job market. For example, you learn critical thinking throughout the major. You learn to apply statistics and to do systematic problem solving. You learn to write reports and interpret research. These skills are quite valuable to today's graduate who may change careers three or four times before retirement.