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<\/a>Our last lecture of first year!<\/p><\/div>\n
The first year on this course is designed to give you an insight into a variety of areas in psychology, from psychobiology to social development, not one thing has been the same and I have honestly loved that. After what felt like the longest summer of my life after A levels, I thought that getting back into a \u2018working mindset\u2019 would be impossible, but I\u2019ve not wanted to stop! In particular, I\u2019d probably say (so far) my favourite module has been Cognition in Clinical Contexts; every lecture was on a different topic and I just felt like I was learning some really cool stuff that could totally make me sound like a much more interesting person (sounds lame I know).<\/p>\n
At school I was always told that the step up from GCSE\u2019s to A levels was a big jump, but nothing compared to the ginormous leap between A levels and university\u2026 but I don\u2019t 100% agree with this. Don\u2019t get me wrong, I don\u2019t think university is easy but I think it\u2019s difficult to compare the two. When you get to university you\u2019re not treated like a baby, you\u2019re left to set your own work regime, your mum won\u2019t get you out of bed for your 9am, you\u2019re making your own dinners and you won\u2019t get detention for not doing your homework (if you miss the deadline, you miss it, there isn\u2019t any leeway). But saying this, you\u2019re not abandoned and if you ask for help it is always there. The staff in the school of psychology are some of the most committed I think you could get, if you email or post on the online forum, sometimes you\u2019ll get a reply within minutes!<\/p>\n
This first year has absolutely flown by and there is so much more I could say. I know I\u2019m not greatly experienced as a student just yet, if anything I\u2019m still getting my feet off the ground, but I have a few bits of advice for oncoming psychology students that may be helpful\u2026<\/p>\n
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- Don\u2019t worry about not making any friends on the course, because you will. Psychology is full of the loveliest people and at the start of the year everyone is in the same boat as you, wanting to make friends. (Side note: I know Jack and Jamie will get sore if I don\u2019t mention them at this point, so thankyou to them for making lectures that little bit more fun.)<\/li>\n
- Find a work pattern that suits YOU best. If bashing out an essay two days before the deadline works best for you, don\u2019t worry if someone else has got it submitted 2 weeks beforehand. Everyone works in different ways, you do you.<\/li>\n
- Just because lectures are recorded, don\u2019t use this as an excuse to always skip them, there\u2019s something just that little bit more effective about being there in person.<\/li>\n
- Don\u2019t panic about the maths\/research skills side of psychology. If I managed to go from a U in my AS statistics exam to a 1st<\/sup> in my research skills exam then anyone can do it, trust me.<\/li>\n
- Enjoy yourself, enjoy the course, enjoy the university, enjoy Brighton, because 3 years are going to fly past before you know it\u2026<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
When I was asked to write this blog for the School of Psychology initially I was overwhelmed; not because I didn\u2019t have anything to say, but because I probably have too much. In the short 9 months that I have…<\/span><\/p>\n
- Enjoy yourself, enjoy the course, enjoy the university, enjoy Brighton, because 3 years are going to fly past before you know it\u2026<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"