Matías Silva

My Future Job  Hello again! On this opportunity I want to talk to you about the kind of job I would like to have, since I am studying psychology and well… when I become a psychologist, I want to do many things. After finishing my career, I want to obtain a diploma in Legal Psychology and specialize in Forensic Psychological Evaluation. I am interested in this area because I want to delve into the practice of expert psychological evaluation, involved in judicial processes in the context of the current Chilean justice system. I imagine myself working at PDI as a forensic psychologist inside an office, interviewing suspected criminals, victims, or family members. I could also be participating in court. I have many ideas of the future. I could be a forensic psychologist or a clinical psychologist… I’m interested in doing research and I might want to have my private consultation. I could do talks around the world about my research and collaborate with other researchers. in short, wo...

  What's like to study psychology? Hello again! In this post I’ll talk a little about my career. I’m a second year student of psychology at the University of Chile. I chose this career for various reasons. However, I have to say that when I was a little kid, I wanted to be a lab scientist. Then I became interested in psychology. I also wanted to be a teacher or a biologist. Finally, I decided on psychology because I think I can mix all those things, that is to say, I could teach in a university and do research work with experts from scientific areas. My experience at the university until now has been regular, because of the pandemic and the online classes. It has  advantages and disadvantages, since my house is very far from the university, and at least I will not have to commute for hours every day. Obviously, because of the online classes I have missed learning many things, however, I’m motivated, and I hope to learn more about the human mind. After finishing my career, I’d ...