how old were you when you became a psychologist?

Question: how old were you when you became a psychologist?
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  age,
  career
Asked by anon-287301 on 8 Mar 2021. This question was also asked by anon-285008, anon-289960.
- Alex Baxendale answered on 8 Mar 2021:
  
  If you do an undergraduate degree in Psychology that has been recognized by the British Psychological Society (BPS), which most degrees tend to be, then you are officially a Psychologist! So I was 18 when I started my degree and became a Psychologist!
- anon answered on 8 Mar 2021:
  
  Depends how you define psychologist! Is it when you go to university to study it? So then is at during your degree? When you’ve gradated? Which degree? Masters or PhD?
  For me a psychologist is a way of thinking about the world based on empiricism and a thirst for knowledge about the brain, behaviour and everything in-between. In that respect, I became a psychologist a long time ago!
- Ellen Smith answered on 8 Mar 2021:
  
  I agree with Lara, it really depends on how you define a psychologist, I’m still not sure I would call myself one now! I’m more likely to say I work/study in Psychology. But I have studied it since A Level, started my degree at 18, masters at 21 and PhD at 22.
- Dennis Relojo-Howell answered on 8 Mar 2021:
  
  Hi kirstenR. Right now, I am not sure if I already qualify as a psychologist. I’m doing a PhD and managing an online psychology magazine. I’m nearly 40.
  
  But at 25, I became a university lecturer in the Philippines. That was my first job related to psychology.
- Lisa Orchard answered on 9 Mar 2021: last edited 9 Mar 2021 12:09 am
  
  I finished my undergraduate at university when I was 22 and I finished my PhD when I was 28. However, age really does not matter. My friend finished her PhD when she was 75. 🙂
- Harry Piper answered on 9 Mar 2021:
  
  It depend what you mean! I started my journey in psychology in 2016, perhaps this is when I became a psychologist. Or, perhaps I will be a psychologist when I finish my PhD. In a broader sense, if you think about psychology in a critical way and assess the evidence, then you are already part of the way there!
- Anon answered on 16 Mar 2021: last edited 16 Mar 2021 6:10 pm
  
  Being a Psychologist is my second career. First, I was a primary school teacher. I started studying Psychology when I was 28, and became a trainee psychologist aged 30. I became fully qualified when I was 33.

Question: how old were you when you became a psychologist?

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