I ought to post something of substance

So I'm headed into the 4th week of the spring semester of my Senior year. How very exciting. As of today I've only got 84 days left until graduation. It's kind of scary really, because as I sit here thinking about it, I realize that I am not all that sure that Messiah College has really prepared me for the real world. The program stresses the integration of faith and psychology, and in order to make room for that, other important aspects of our education have been neglected. Nowhere are we taught how to go about finding an actual job. We learn nothing about writing up resumes, writting cover letters, how to do a successful job search, or how to do a good interview. We are taught all the ways that our faith can make us good psychologists and to always but the Bible before the DSM. In fact I can think of at least 8 classes I've taken where a good portion of the course was spent discussing integration. Of course I realize that learning to integrate theology and psychology is important, however that knowledge does us no good if we find ourselves unable to find jobs. The only time any of practical knowledge for getting a job has been brought up was when I did my internship and we had to write up resumes at the begining and the end of the experiance to show what we had learned. That class was helpful with learning to write up your resume correctly, but they never touched cover letters. Also, internships, even though they provide you with valuable experiance, aren't required at all. Which just seems wrong. And even with the internship, I didn't learn nearly as much there as I had hoped. My real life work experiance at PCS was much more valuable. I've taken some time to visit the career center and get some tips there, but I still feel totally unprepared.

Messiah College Department of Psychology please take note that some adjustments to your program could use a little adjusting. I paid an awful lot to attend this school, and I really expected a bit more from you all.