PsychedelicExplorer

Hi everyone, I'm an undergraduate student in Canada. I have been studying sociology because I originally believed that I wanted to work in this field, but over the past few years I have become increasingly interested in anthropology, specifically human origins! Never in my life have I been so captivated by anything, and I spent this past summer doing as much reading on the topic as I possibly could. I am going to change my major to anthropology so that I can complete an honours degree with a specialization (i.e., undergraduate thesis) in something pertaining to human origins. Currently, my GPA is ~3.9/4.3, and I am more than willing to put in the work to maintain this average (or something like it) while studying anthropology. Does anyone have any advice for someone hoping to pursue a masters and (hopefully) eventually a PhD in paleoanthropology? What kinds of things can I be doing now to prepare myself and or better my chances of having success being accepted to graduate programs in this field? Are programs offered in Canada (I am yet to find much), or will I be required to go abroad? Finally, what GPA is generally appropriate to shoot for if one wishes to enter a masters program in this area? Thanks for reading this and I hope to hear from you!

Well... You want to use these methods of yours to help people, so obviously it should be narrowed down to either clinical or counselling. You want to do a lot of research also it seems, and if that is in fact the case, you should probably pursue clinical because you will dealing with the more 'science-like' side of psychology. What is your UG GPA?

Would you mind rephrasing those questions, I'm not sure what you mean

Hi there, I just completed my third year of university doing a sociology degree. My original plan was to become a sociology professor, however I am beginning to think that sociology does not align with my deepest interests. It may sound silly to some people, but as someone who has experienced both DMT and Ayahuasca on multiple occasions due to my fascination with the realms one can explore within these altered states of consciousness, I am very interested in studying these realms as an academic. Like many others, I believe that there is something unfathomably peculiar about these realms and the fact that after visiting them individuals come back as new people in ways such as having increased empathy, less anxiety and lower levels of depression. Sadly, I do not know what "type" of professor I should become to conduct research into these psychedelic realms. I know many anthropologists study shamanism and ritualistic use of psychedelics, but I do not know if becoming an anthropologist would suffice for my purposes. Perhaps it would though, I am honestly just not sure of anything! I was hoping someone could perhaps shed light upon what field I should pursue as an academic given my interests?:) I'm not sure if this is necessary, but just to give some added context: I am more than willing to change my UG degree if need be, my GPA is currently 3.88, I live in Canada, and I am willing to go just about anywhere for grad school. Thanks everyone! I look forward to hearing from you guys!