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Originally posted by dar512
When I first read this, I thought, "What a change. From geology to psychology." Then I realized it was just going from rocks in the ground to people with rocks in their heads. 
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In my interview for the psychology master's degree, in an attempt to make up for my lack of background in the field, I said to the Dept Chair, "Well, in Geography you look at and plan for aggregate human behavior. What I'm looking at here, is focusing more on individual behavior."
Either that or the fact that I was already employed in one of the more notorious local nuthouses and loving it lead to an interesting exchange. The absent minded prof had scheduled two interviews at the same time ... I was in jeans and a tee shirt, because i was really in "just checking things out mode," hadn't even applied for the program and was picking up the papers to look over that day, expecting to apply for September admission. There was a young lady in business suit, with a briefcase and copy of her Bachelor's in Psychology from a well known university there as well. He talked to us both a bit. At the conclusion of the meeting, he told her that he might consider her for admission to the program if she took a couple additional undergrad psych classes. He turned to me and said, "You will register for my Learning and Memory class. It starts a week from Tuesday."
I had to get my application in REALLY fast.