在達(dá)特茅斯讀心理學(xué)是怎樣一番感受？

達(dá)特茅斯學(xué)院(Dartmouth College)成立于1769年，是美國(guó)歷史最悠久的世界頂尖學(xué)府，也是聞名遐邇的私立八大常春藤聯(lián)盟之一，坐落于新罕布什爾州的漢諾佛(Hanover)小鎮(zhèn)。那么在達(dá)特茅斯就讀心理學(xué)是怎樣的一番感受呢?下面來談?wù)劻魧W(xué)生在達(dá)特茅斯的學(xué)習(xí)生活體驗(yàn)。

1. What kind of students are Dartmouth looking for? I think you could see from yourself and your classmates. Are there any peculiarities you guys all have?

達(dá)特茅斯喜歡錄取什么樣的學(xué)生?

Dartmouth is looking for students who dare to be different, students who are not afraid to be quirky or a little strange. Dartmouth also wants students who have a passion for learning and who want to contribute to society. At Dartmouth, you can see students walking around campus in chicken costumes or encounter blue-haired volunteers asking for donations to purify the water in distant villages. When I was a student there, I was not afraid to walk around in the most colorful and brightest pants I could find. Dartmouth is a bright and vibrant community that wants to embrace bold uniqueness.

達(dá)特茅斯學(xué)院喜愛那些不墨守成規(guī)，敢于勇敢做自己哪怕別人看著奇怪的學(xué)生。達(dá)特茅斯學(xué)院也喜愛對(duì)學(xué)習(xí)有激情，對(duì)社會(huì)有責(zé)任感的學(xué)生。在達(dá)特茅斯，你能看到裝扮成公雞的人，或者染著藍(lán)色頭發(fā)為千里之外的村莊募捐凈化水原資金的人!我甚至也是穿著五彩斑斕的一分子，達(dá)特茅斯是大膽?yīng)毺貍€(gè)性鮮明的一片勝地。

2. What impressed you most when studying at Dartmouth? Or in what way you changed during your time in Dartmouth?

在達(dá)特茅斯上學(xué)是怎樣一番感受?

The nature of New Hampshire was something that I unexpectedly grew to love. I have lived most of my life in cities and I didn’t think I could ever fall in love with nature. Attending Dartmouth has taught me to appreciate the serenity and beauty of rivers, forests, and bright stars on a clear night. During the summer, students could always go down to the river to swim or canoe. I often went hiking in the nearby mountains with friends during weekends. During winters, students would enjoy snowball fights, go sledding, and build snowmen. Dartmouth made nature an integral part of my college experience.

達(dá)特茅斯學(xué)院所在的新罕布什爾州有著我不會(huì)享受的自然環(huán)境。我想，我在城市中長(zhǎng)大，對(duì)自然完全不感冒。在新罕布什爾州，達(dá)特茅斯學(xué)院教會(huì)了我去感恩自然之美，感謝山川河流，夏夜星空。夏天的新罕布什爾州，游泳或者皮劃艇都太尋常不過了。我喜歡和三五好友暴走山林。冬天的新罕布什爾州，雪是主題：打雪仗，滑雪橇，堆雪人。自然是達(dá)特茅斯學(xué)業(yè)生涯中必不可缺的部分，也教會(huì)了我去享受自然環(huán)境。

3. What makes Dartmouth different from the other Ivy League schools?

與其他藤校相比，達(dá)特茅斯的獨(dú)特之處是什么?

I would say Dartmouth’s academic system is one aspect that makes it very different from other Ivy League institutions. Dartmouth offers a special academic system called the D-Plan that allows students to customize their study schedule each year. Dartmouth’s school year is comprised of four ten-week terms for each season (i.e. fall, winter, spring, and summer) and Dartmouth gives students the freedom to choose how they want to use each term. You can stay on campus to study instead of returning home for the summer. You can study in the UK or South Korea for a term. You can also use a term to leave campus for an internship to gain work experience. You can even leave campus in the winter if you hate the cold!

我覺得達(dá)特茅斯的學(xué)術(shù)體制是在藤校中及其突出的。達(dá)特茅斯的校歷是把全年分成四個(gè)學(xué)期，每個(gè)學(xué)期十周，恰似春夏秋冬四季。我們稱之為D-Plan，一個(gè)創(chuàng)造只屬于你自己的學(xué)年行程，自己選擇是去實(shí)習(xí)還是去留學(xué)抑或待在校園里學(xué)習(xí)。去哪里留學(xué)都是自己說了算，不論是英國(guó)還是韓國(guó)。實(shí)習(xí)也是沒問題的?；蛘?，在冬天離開新罕布什爾州，因?yàn)檫@里的冬天有零下30度這么冷!

圖：達(dá)特茅斯D-Plan

4. What are the career opportunities for Psychology graduates in the US?

在美國(guó)心理學(xué)就業(yè)前景好嗎，心理學(xué)本科的就業(yè)方向有哪些?

Since psychology majors tend to have a good understanding of people and emotions, they are able to find jobs in any industry that requires a lot of interpersonal interaction or strong communication skills. One popular area for psychology students is human resources, helping to recruit valuable talent to a company or to solve social issues within an office. A psychology student can even use their people skills and creativity in the field of marketing to persuade consumers to buy a product or conduct research to find out what consumers like. A psychology major can also work as an academic researcher at a university to uncover mysteries of the human mind. The job opportunities for psychology majors are growing as different industries realize the importance of understanding people.

其實(shí)心理學(xué)是一門了解人類情感的學(xué)科，任何需要人際溝通技巧的工作都可以為心理學(xué)專業(yè)學(xué)生所發(fā)揮。其中心理學(xué)專業(yè)的畢業(yè)生最喜歡人力資源這個(gè)職業(yè)，簡(jiǎn)單來說就是利用所掌握的人際技巧為公司招聘人才，解決辦公室內(nèi)部問題。還有，心理學(xué)專業(yè)畢業(yè)生真的可以通過一些技巧來達(dá)到市場(chǎng)銷售份額的。除了以上兩類工作，學(xué)術(shù)研究也很適合。心理學(xué)專業(yè)畢業(yè)生的就業(yè)情況隨著不同行業(yè)對(duì)認(rèn)識(shí)人理解人的重要性加強(qiáng)而越來越寬闊。

5. What if psychology graduates want to study more in graduate school? Normally what majors are very recommended?

本科學(xué)心理學(xué)，讀研有什么相關(guān)的申請(qǐng)方向呢?

Many psychology undergraduates go to graduate school to focus on a specific field of psychology. A few examples of popular psychology graduate programs include clinical psychology, education, social psychology, and cognitive psychology.

Clinical psychology is the study of mental illness and how to treat patients with mental disorders. A graduate program in education will focus on how the human brain learns and how to employ different teaching techniques. A student of social psychology will study how human beings interact with each other in groups and society, while a cognitive psychologist studies mental processes like memory, perception, and the use of language, creativity, and problem solving.

很多心理學(xué)本科生會(huì)進(jìn)入研究生院深入的研究某一個(gè)細(xì)分領(lǐng)域。比如目前較為流行的臨床心理學(xué)，教育心理學(xué)，社會(huì)心理學(xué)和認(rèn)知心理學(xué)等領(lǐng)域。臨床心理學(xué)是應(yīng)用心理學(xué)的重要分支，它研究一切人類行為，探討這些行為的論據(jù)斷、評(píng)估、分類、治療、預(yù)防和科學(xué)研究。臨床心理學(xué)的研究生課程會(huì)關(guān)注人類行為以及教授分析技術(shù)。社會(huì)心理學(xué)則側(cè)重社會(huì)中人與人之間的關(guān)系;認(rèn)知心理學(xué)研究人的高級(jí)心理過程，主要是認(rèn)知過程，如注意、知覺、表象、記憶、思維和言語等，可以根據(jù)自己不同的興趣以及職業(yè)方向來選擇深造。