Why are you studying what you're studying?

[Kyle]

What interests you about it? What motivates you? What do you hope to achieve?

For those in work - what attracted you to this job? Do you think it's your true calling in life?

[buttons]

mmm... I think just got addicted to the Internet and googled so much rubbish and a lot of it related to our psychology/perception/cognitions etc, espec as i was readin about a mental disorder I thought I may have had, so took social science initially for psychology and now enjoy sociology too but mostly sociology, didn't even know what it was before taking it!

[e5]

My job sucks, can't wait to get a better, well paid job

[Shar]

I'm studying it because I love it. I love most aspects of the job and I'm quite passionate about it. I always find that there's something new to learn in the profession even if you've been practising for more than 10+ years. I can babble about it for hours.

[Kardan]

I enjoy Maths. I've always enjoyed Maths. With Maths there's so many things you can study, and that's part of the interest I guess. My motivation right now is to get my degree, not only so I can get onto my teaching course next year, but to actually impress my family - nobody in my family has an education past compulsory education. What do I hope to achieve? A 2:1 will do very nicely, for me, there's no difference between a first and a 2:1 - a 2:2 will still get me to where I need to be, but I'll just get a few thousand pounds less from the government :P

As for my (hopefully) future employment, ever since I was little I wanted to teach, and it hasn't changed. Ever time I get a step closer it seems strange that I'm actually doing what I've always wanted - whether it's right for me or not, I guess I'll have to see when I'm actually working :P

[Joshirin]

Studying Psychology, Law and Biology.

Love psychology, applied for uni for psychology because I love everything about it, it self motivates me, and I like learning about mostly everything in it

biology - Liked it at GCSE, quite hard at A2, but enjoy it and it's a bit associated to psychology

Law - Would of applied for Law if it weren't for psychology, but even though I enjoy law cases, acting them out etc, I much prefer psychology.

[Kyle]

buttons; any specific interests? particular modules, desired research topics?
e5; Aside from pay, what would make a job rewarding for you? Do you have any careers in mind?
Kardan; what drew you towards teaching as a kid? why not something more mathsy like accountancy?

me, I study my subject because people have always interested me. the quirks certain people have, how we change ourselves and present to others, the different ways we can influence or be influenced. social interaction is always at the forefront of life and so it is what i need to learn about most. on a similar vein, social injustices some groups/individuals face is something that I feel very passionate about and would love to be able to work towards righting some of these wrongs in my lifetime.

[Brad]

I'm technically studying design. I enjoy the construction and the fine detail of my job. Being a kitchen designer has its ups and downs, and being able to make a person's dreams come true is really rewarding.
My end goal with my studies is to finish with drafting, so I can become an architect, and design homes, and buildings.


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[e5]

Kyle; yeah, well it's not about the money to be fair but I just know I'm being underpaid for the work I put in.

I've always had a career in the police in mind, but currently my dream is to jet off to South Africa and work / volunteer in the safari parks there

[Absently]

I'm currently only studying what I study so that I can do what I really want to do. Although, I do find my current course really enjoyable as some of my modules include law, politics, psychology (what I've always wanted to do), sociology. Idk they're all just so interesting and I never realised how ignorant I was to all the information I'm taught and it just fascinates me. At one point of the course I didn't even know if I wanted to do psychology as social studies seemed far too interesting and had aspects of everything I was enjoying, but in the end I applied for some psych + sociology just to mix it up a bit!

[Cerys]

The two subject I personally chose to study this year is triple science and law

Law because I got a C last year..oops..so I'm wanting to resit it because I really like it and know I'm capable of more. Also if my career choice *which I've put below* doesn't really work out/I fail it at uni, I'd study to be a barrister so doing gcse law will pretty much give me the basic knowledge I need so my future studying won't be as difficult.

and triple science because I'm needing to get separate science gcses so I can study the sciences at A-Level which will allow me to study forensic science, if I get the grades, at university and hopefully get a job in this area.

[buttons]

@buttons (http://www.habboxforum.com/member.php?u=42203); any specific interests? particular modules, desired research topics?
@e5 (http://www.habboxforum.com/member.php?u=30040); Aside from pay, what would make a job rewarding for you? Do you have any careers in mind?
@Kardan (http://www.habboxforum.com/member.php?u=3428); what drew you towards teaching as a kid? why not something more mathsy like accountancy?

me, I study my subject because people have always interested me. the quirks certain people have, how we change ourselves and present to others, the different ways we can influence or be influenced. social interaction is always at the forefront of life and so it is what i need to learn about most. on a similar vein, social injustices some groups/individuals face is something that I feel very passionate about and would love to be able to work towards righting some of these wrongs in my lifetime.
didnt have interest in one area before i started, kinda liked colour psychology lol
still don't have a particular interest, love it all, like u any module which touches upon inequalities of certain groups so really enjoyed health, self n society module about how our health is affected depending on our background. also like research methods (would wanna do social research for a masters). what is it u study kyle, what modules are u taking?

[Kardan]

buttons; any specific interests? particular modules, desired research topics?
e5; Aside from pay, what would make a job rewarding for you? Do you have any careers in mind?
Kardan; what drew you towards teaching as a kid? why not something more mathsy like accountancy?

me, I study my subject because people have always interested me. the quirks certain people have, how we change ourselves and present to others, the different ways we can influence or be influenced. social interaction is always at the forefront of life and so it is what i need to learn about most. on a similar vein, social injustices some groups/individuals face is something that I feel very passionate about and would love to be able to work towards righting some of these wrongs in my lifetime.

When I was young I didn't know stuff like accountancy even existed :P I remember back in Year 6, I would finish the maths work set in class really early, and there would be nothing else for me to do, so I would get to go around the classroom helping others - I probably wasn't very good at that, and just told people the answers, but it was fun :P Clearly now I recognise it's not always going to be a walk in the park, but I quite like the benefits of teaching. Tax free money from the government for just training, loads of paid holidays, guaranteed a pay rise each and every year - and there's not exactly a shortage of maths teachers, so I like to think it won't be that tough to find employment.

[-:Undertaker:-]

BA Politics, Philosophy and Economics.......... mainly because what I wanted to do (teaching) my History teacher recommended having a mix of subjects as schools are looking for people who can cover a number of subjects in regards to humanities.

What I will do after university though I do not know. Either teaching or maybe something financial related.

[Kyle]

I'm currently only studying what I study so that I can do what I really want to do. Although, I do find my current course really enjoyable as some of my modules include law, politics, psychology (what I've always wanted to do), sociology. Idk they're all just so interesting and I never realised how ignorant I was to all the information I'm taught and it just fascinates me. At one point of the course I didn't even know if I wanted to do psychology as social studies seemed far too interesting and had aspects of everything I was enjoying, but in the end I applied for some psych + sociology just to mix it up a bit!
these were my main 2 options too! what is it that you want to do career wise?


The two subject I personally chose to study this year is triple science and law

Law because I got a C last year..oops..so I'm wanting to resit it because I really like it and know I'm capable of more. Also if my career choice *which I've put below* doesn't really work out/I fail it at uni, I'd study to be a barrister so doing gcse law will pretty much give me the basic knowledge I need so my future studying won't be as difficult.

and triple science because I'm needing to get separate science gcses so I can study the sciences at A-Level which will allow me to study forensic science, if I get the grades, at university and hopefully get a job in this area.
I think forensic science is something that is appealing to more and more people with shows like CSI/NCIS glamorising it. definitely looks like a super interesting field. taking law early will definitely stand you in good stead for later study, even if it's not specifically law-related.


didnt have interest in one area before i started, kinda liked colour psychology lol
still don't have a particular interest, love it all, like u any module which touches upon inequalities of certain groups so really enjoyed health, self n society module about how our health is affected depending on our background. also like research methods(would wanna do social research for a masters). what is it u study kyle, what modules are u taking?
sociology :P currently taking 2 really interesting modules on the self and society (hence the recent interest in management of impressions) and poverty, education and social policy. at the moment these are starting to shape where I want to take myself in the future. I'd really like to do some research into presentation of the self and want to choose a career that will help me to close certain inequality gaps.

BA Politics, Philosophy and Economics.......... mainly because what I wanted to do (teaching) my History teacher recommended having a mix of subjects as schools are looking for people who can cover a number of subjects in regards to humanities.

What I will do after university though I do not know. Either teaching or maybe something financial related.
as a PPE student is politics not something that calls to you at all?

[Alkaz]

Currently studying Architecture. I have always been interested in architecture from a young age and art in general. My eldest brother is 10 years older than me so from such a young age I've followed his journey into wanting to become an architect and the interest has always been there and is just something I absolutely love!

I currently have a dual role job working at a golf club close to where I live. I originally started as a weekend person just helping out around the place but now hold a senior role within the company. I love all aspects of my job from cash handling, customer service and event planning and management.

[-:Undertaker:-]

as a PPE student is politics not something that calls to you at all?

I think one of the problems with Politics in this country is that so many of them now purposely go to university to study politics/international relations/PPE, graduate and then go straight into the research departments of the political parties and then become MPs by the time they are 30 - meaning none of them have had any experience of the world outside of politics either in the public sector (or more importantly) the private sector. That's why we have the likes of Cameron, Clegg and Miliband. And I don't want to be a Cameron, a Clegg or a Miliband. :P

Besides, if you want to get into politics nowadays you literally need to have no principles to get by - the main three parties will root out anybody in the selection processes who is slightly different to the official party line. If you go into politics and sacrifice everything you believe in, then what's the point?

[Yawn]

im not as passionate as u kyle but like buttons i do find all (most :p) of sociology rly interesting
inequality like u said is always interesting. i find it quite eye opening and u look at things in a completely different perspective

but yh i didnt know wat it was b4 i took it and just took it as a filler subject for a levels. then i realised i was gd at it and suddenly it just kinda clicked and realised thats wat i wanted to do at uniiiii

[Charz777]

I study maths. I like maths, I'm good at maths.

At the moment I'm studying it at degree level and hope to get a first. I'm most likely going to get a 2:1. Anything less I think is unacceptable and I should have tried harder.

I didn't take maths because I had a particular career in mind, it was just something I wanted to do. I've always said I'd take maths as far as I can because I love it and it's a great, worthwhile subject. I think for me personally, degree level is as far as I can go and that I'd struggle trying to do a masters as it's already very hard now.

The best thing about maths is how challenging it is but how great you feel when you've solved something.

[Drewar]

My first degree was a Bachelor of Science in Biology. I took Biology because for as long as I can remember, I've always wanted to be a Veterinarian, so as High School ended, a degree in Biology seemed like the logical next step.

I spent a lot of time studying my butt off and achieving high marks (which are necessary for admittance to vet school), while also working and volunteering as much as I could, in addition to shadowing surgeries at the local vet clinic.

In 3rd year of Uni, I took an Economics class as an elective, and really liked it, so I took many more Economics classes. As I was finishing my Biology degree, my advisor informed me that if I returned for 1 more year of Uni, I could get a 4 year Economics degree in one year, because a lot of my credits from my Bio degree will transfer to my Economics one.

So, I'm currently finishing my second degree, which is a Bachelor of Arts in Economics.

However... I've also discovered that I'm kind of getting tired of studying, and I'm not sure if I can commit another 4 years of study to Vet school right now without going crazy. So when I finish Economics in May, I plan on getting certified as a personal trainer, which will allow me to make decent money no matter where I am in the world (being self employed), while also getting some much desired traveling done :-)

[Daltron]

I've always said and still hold true to this that studying law for me is simply a means to an end. I don't find it overly interesting or overly boring but it's manageable and that is good enough for me in the long run!

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In terms of what I want to achieve the end of the day income is a huge motivator. If I can find myself a good 6 figure position with a friendly firm I will be happy :)

[Okeanos]

i study languages. i do not know what i will do. everyone wants to hire language graduates, though.


The two subject I personally chose to study this year is triple science and law

Law because I got a C last year..oops..so I'm wanting to resit it because I really like it and know I'm capable of more. Also if my career choice *which I've put below* doesn't really work out/I fail it at uni, I'd study to be a barrister so doing gcse law will pretty much give me the basic knowledge I need so my future studying won't be as difficult

having a GCSE in law will not in anyway help you to become a barrister. if you said you took a law GCSE in a pupillage interview, they'd prob reject you right away.


BA Politics, Philosophy and Economics.......... mainly because what I wanted to do (teaching) my History teacher recommended having a mix of subjects as schools are looking for people who can cover a number of subjects in regards to humanities.

What I will do after university though I do not know. Either teaching or maybe something financial related.

you wont become a history teacher with a PPE degree. pgce regulations state that you need to have taken at least 50% history-related modules in your degree. bad luck.


I've always said and still hold true to this that studying law for me is simply a means to an end. I don't find it overly interesting or overly boring but it's manageable and that is good enough for me in the long run!

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In terms of what I want to achieve the end of the day income is a huge motivator. If I can find myself a good 6 figure position with a friendly firm I will be happy :)

if you don't find law interesting you have absolutely no chance of getting a job with any firm.

[Daltron]

if you don't find law interesting you have absolutely no chance of getting a job with any firm.

I already have a job with a law firm but thanks for your great advice.

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i study languages. i do not know what i will do. everyone wants to hire language graduates, though.


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[Liva]

I'm studying graphic design, journalism/media and the technical side of drama. I'm hoping to do a graphic design course next year that'll qualify me to work as one so hopefully that works out.

[Zelda]

for my a2's im studying maths, further maths, chemistry, physics

Maths: Subject i've always loved since i was tiny and other than for like 1 year in year 11 was the subject i've always wanted to do at uni and get a job related to, just cause it's the subject i'm good at and i find the most interesting really. The subject i'll be taking at uni too, hopefully at cambridge assuming i can meet my offer

Chemistry: For a year like I wanted to do chemistry at uni, cause my mum basically planted the idea into my head cause she didnt want me to do maths and get a financial job, so i obviously took it for a levels, but after a few months i found i absolutely hated it, but since i hated music AS more i had to drop that instead for a2

Physics: The other subject i've always had a massive interest in i suppose, my dad and me always had a massive interest in a lot of it and he always helped to foster that, so naturally i wanted to do it at a level, (but actually when choosing a levels originally i completely forgot about its existance and was trying to choose out of classics/geography and didnt like either but on the options evening thing we had at school me and my dad realised physics existed all of a sudden and decided to go to view that as a stint instead and i thought it seemed so interesting so i picked that, but originally as the subject i'd drop at AS, but that ended up changing to music quite quickly ;p)

[Cerys]

having a GCSE in law will not in anyway help you to become a barrister. if you said you took a law GCSE in a pupillage interview, they'd prob reject you right away.

First part I know, but I would feel much more safer in going into that profession with this background knowledge of law than I would if I didn't have it. Also if I never took GCSE law, I don't even think I'd be as interested in law as I am now.

As for the second part, my old law teacher, who took GCSE law, a-level law and a law degree, is in her second six of her pupillage and things are looking great for her :) So I'm really not worried, like at all.
May I ask where you got the information on the pupillage from?

[Kardan]

I thought it was well known that Universities at least prefer people with non-law subjects over law subjects if you want to get onto a law course.

[Cerys]

I thought it was well known that Universities at least prefer people with non-law subjects over law subjects if you want to get onto a law course.

Yeah they prefer you but it's not impossible if you did do it at a-level.

I'm not wanting to do law at uni so it's fine for me haha

[Kyle]

I thought it was well known that Universities at least prefer people with non-law subjects over law subjects if you want to get onto a law course.
as far as I'm aware, that's a huge urban myth. Law at lower levels teaches a broad range of basic foundations that certainly put you ahead of the crowd when starting a law degree. No university I have encountered ever told me that my law a level was offputting to them had I wanted to start a law degree.

[Okeanos]

I already have a job with a law firm but thanks for your great advice.

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as a lawyer? :rolleyes: a desk jockey job doesn't count - anyone can do that - but if you have no interest in the law then clearly they're not going to want you. its really easy to spot someone who is only pretending to like what they do.


May I ask where you got the information on the pupillage from?

my cousin works for quite a big chambers. saying you did a gcse (or even an a level) in law gives a bad impression because they expect a graduate to have realised that the rubbish one covers at gcse/a level is irreverent.

[Kyle]

as a lawyer? :rolleyes: a desk jockey job doesn't count - anyone can do that - but if you have no interest in the law then clearly they're not going to want you. its really easy to spot someone who is only pretending to like what they do.



my cousin works for quite a big chambers. saying you did a gcse (or even an a level) in law gives a bad impression because they expect a graduate to have realised that the rubbish one covers at gcse/a level is irreverent.
having prior knowledge in any subject cannot really stand against you, regardless of its irrelevance to the current situation. so long as you are aware that it's just the tip of the iceberg and express an interest in pursuing it further, do you really think they are going to penalise you for that?

[Okeanos]

having prior knowledge in any subject cannot really stand against you, regardless of its irrelevance to the current situation. so long as you are aware that it's just the tip of the iceberg and express an interest in pursuing it further, do you really think they are going to penalise you for that?

it depends on what stage you're at. if you're applying to university, sure mention the gcse/a level - it wont do you any good but it probably wont harm you either. but if you're applying for a pupillage then you will already have either a LLB or a GDL plus a BPTC - if at this stage you're still talking about having a gcse in law then you're going to look completely incompetent.

[Cerys]

my cousin works for quite a big chambers. saying you did a gcse (or even an a level) in law gives a bad impression because they expect a graduate to have realised that the rubbish one covers at gcse/a level is irreverent.

The fact you have taken these isn't really going to change the future of your career.
It's down to opinion. Each chamber would have different preferences.

I feel that my time taking GCSE law has been very interesting and in no way is the content 'rubbish' or 'irrelevant' in my point of view as I have applied the knowledge in so many areas in so many ways.

[Kardan]

as far as I'm aware, that's a huge urban myth. Law at lower levels teaches a broad range of basic foundations that certainly put you ahead of the crowd when starting a law degree. No university I have encountered ever told me that my law a level was offputting to them had I wanted to start a law degree.

LSE definitely prefer you not to do law to get onto a law course, and if you have law and another soft subject, you won't be considered. I'm sure I read other unis didn't like it, but I think LSE is the only one that doesn't even consider accepting you (although you do need another soft A-Level).

[Daltron]

as a lawyer? :rolleyes: a desk jockey job doesn't count - anyone can do that - but if you have no interest in the law then clearly they're not going to want you. its really easy to spot someone who is only pretending to like what they do.

As a paralegal not a desk jockey. I never said I have no interest I said I don't find it overly interesting but I don't find it boring either.

I think the real point that should be made is no one is going to want to hire something with a terribly pessimistic outlook on life. It's quite embarassing

[Sian]

well, i studied archaeology because I really want to be a curator or archivist. Right now though I'm going for jobs in finance, because it's stable, easier to get into and better money right now. I'm young so I have time to still get into what I want to do a bit later.

[Catchy]

Studying midwifery because NHS pay my course fees. Joke... It was between that and Nursing but generally don't think I could ever do nursing, I decided to do voluntary work a few years back on a postnatal ward and really loved it and saw myself doing it and here I am. What interests me about it is it's generally fascinating and no day is ever the same when I'm on placement, I love not knowing what the day holds and it's so mad how everything can change from normal to an emergency within a split second, really gets your adrenaline pumping. I guess the career at the end of it motivates me and the fact that I get to play a massive part in the most important stage of anyones life :)

What do I want to get out of it? Become a registered midwife lol maybe get to consultant midwife one day, we'll see.

[Shar]

Studying midwifery because NHS pay my course fees. Joke... It was between that and Nursing but generally don't think I could ever do nursing, I decided to do voluntary work a few years back on a postnatal ward and really loved it and saw myself doing it and here I am. What interests me about it is it's generally fascinating and no day is ever the same when I'm on placement, I love not knowing what the day holds and it's so mad how everything can change from normal to an emergency within a split second, really gets your adrenaline pumping. I guess the career at the end of it motivates me and the fact that I get to play a massive part in the most important stage of anyones life :)

What do I want to get out of it? Become a registered midwife lol maybe get to consultant midwife one day, we'll see.
Omg yes become a consultant midwife please that would be great