Hello everyone, hope you all are doing well! 

Okay so let’s start from the beginning, before 11th grade I had no idea that I’d be opting psychology as my optional/ 5th subject ( I was a commerce student btw) and just because I hated math  I decided to go for psychology. Now until 9th grade, I was very sure that I wanted to be a gynaecologist and pursue a career in science. My parents as usual have been very supportive and decided to enroll me in a reputed medical coaching institute in 9th itself so that my basics would be strong.  Now what I thought would help me build the future I want, actually backfired  and my grades went down in school. And because of that I didn’t have the option to choose PCB after 10th. Though after my results came out I did have the option to change my stream but I decided to continue w commerce with psychology as an optional subject.

This was a little back story, now coming to how my journey actually started! 
When I was in 11th, I didn’t really like my psychology teacher but I loved the subject. I still had the option to opt another subject but I remember telling myself that I’m not gonna leave this subject or give up just because I don’t like the teacher. I started noticing that I’ve started changing in a good way, being less judgemental and more empathetic towards everyone. After that came the most “crucial” year of a student’s life that is 12th. Thankfully, my psychology teacher left the school and then came a new teacher who was really understanding. It wouldn’t be wrong to say that 12th was probably the worst year of my school life cause A. A friend of mine was diagnosed with depression and left the school. I always somehow felt guilty and helpless that I couldn’t help  ; B. For a person who has never failed in any subject, I flunked two subjects and that too in 12th. That’s when I realised the importance of mental health and decided to pursue a career in psychology. Even back then, I wasn’t adamant about it because I  believed in going with the flow.
Honestly, sometimes it’s better to not have a plan !  Of course you should be aware of all the options you have but you don’t really need to have a solid plan because nothing is certain. 

 Now the biggest hurdle that was in my way being a general category student was to score a good percentage to get into a good DU college. We all know how high the cutoffs are for psychology. But somehow, I managed to score a decent percentage and got into DU.
I was looking forward to go to college and start afresh. I thought life would be a bowl of cherries but it wasn’t. College wasn’t exactly what I expected it would be. I thought I would get a more practical approach and exposure in college and all my teachers would be so understandable and non judgemental.  Not gonna say much about it, but it was quite the opposite. I didn’t make a lot of friends either.  But I don’t really care because I’ve seen those  closely knitted friend circles last not even a year or two bestfriends badmouthing each other. I’d rather have one person as my friend than be in a group of people I don’t get along with . Now talking about the internships, most of them are paid ( wherein you have to pay them to work as an intern). Funny, isn’t it? Although, you may find some unpaid internships as well or you can volunteer in an NGO. There are not many internship opportunities as psychology is still growing in India but I’m sure we all together would be able to bring a change.

I’m currently in my third year now, still persistent about pursuing a career in psychology and have no regrets whatsoever. 

In the end , I’d like to say that this subject not only helps you understand other people better but it makes you a better person as well. 

P.S I still have more to say but I know it’s getting a little too long so please bear with me.