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

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

[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!