Psychology

[Immenseman]

MJJ is bound to listen to my opinion. It's useless too. The amount of people who do it thinking they're going to have a career in psychology is just ridiculous. I think you should do a subject that proves to Universities and future employers that you can exercise the other side of your brain, the more qualitative side and you should try and do something like English/History which are much more respected than Psychology and prove you're more than just a science/maths whiz. Make you the more complete article, anybody can do well in Psychology. It's easy.

[Tash.]

MJJ is bound to listen to my opinion. It's useless too. The amount of people who do it thinking they're going to have a career in psychology is just ridiculous. I think you should do a subject that proves to Universities and future employers that you can exercise the other side of your brain, the more qualitative side and you should try and do something like English/History which are much more respected than Psychology and prove you're more than just a science/maths whiz. Make you the more complete article, anybody can do well in Psychology. It's easy.

Honestly, alot of that post is untrue. Psychology is a respected subject for universities and it is hard. The subject matter is complex and engaging and not only are you using scientific content you are using maths (for the stats side) and arguing as there is often a debatable question in the exam. Personally, I think psychology should be one of the most respected subjects as you need several skills to do wll in it.

[Glitter]

Psychology is one of those subjects you've got to actually like and have a passion for to be good at it, if you don't enjoy it, its harddd, its hard anyway, and requires a lot of work imo.
I really like it, and find the majority of it interesting, however there are some very tedious aspects. I suggest you do a bit of reading and your own research to decide if its actually a subject for you.
Oli might like it, and Jake might hate it, so it kinda depends!

[Immenseman]

Mhm, I acknowledge and understand what you're saying about using multiple skills but I hardly tried for the subject last year and got a comfortable A grade before dropping it.

[Hecktix]

MJJ is bound to listen to my opinion. It's useless too. The amount of people who do it thinking they're going to have a career in psychology is just ridiculous. I think you should do a subject that proves to Universities and future employers that you can exercise the other side of your brain, the more qualitative side and you should try and do something like English/History which are much more respected than Psychology and prove you're more than just a science/maths whiz. Make you the more complete article, anybody can do well in Psychology. It's easy.

If you had stayed on for A2 Psychology you wouldn't say it is easy.
Psychology is not a waste of time, nor is it easy. A lot of people take Psychology and very few go into careers in psychological fields because it is so complex and competitive to get a job in most psychological fields.

Whereas psychology has a high pass rate at AS it is a completely different story at A2 as A2 tackles Psychology as more of a science subject rather than the bland introduction students are given at AS.

Psychology in life is extremely important, and if you have an interest in how we live our lives and how people behave it's well worth taking, psychology will teach you very interesting things. It's a fascinating subject, if you like how the mind functions and how we behave how we do, but don't get confused, it's not all HOW THE BRAIN WORKS or WHY DO PEOPLE TURN INTO PSYCHOPATHS etc, there is a lot of statistical analysis and more simple things such as child development.

[Immenseman]

However, if she has already planned her career and wants to go down a specific route then she'd more than likely drop it after AS anyway seeing as her other subjects are more respected and will aid her more.

[Hecktix]

However, if she has already planned her career and wants to go down a specific route then she'd more than likely drop it after AS anyway seeing as her other subjects are more respected and will aid her more.

Therefore she would choose to focus more on the other three during her AS year therefore taking on a coursework demanding subject such as English or History would be problematic.

[Immenseman]

No coursework in History in the first year.

[Tash.]

No coursework in History in the first year.

No, but the one in the 2nd year (along with any resits you may have to take) is a killer (speaking from experience here). Plus, History is no easy subject and I had passion for it which was almost killed by AS history. She should only choose history if she has a genuine interest, it is no filler subject at all.

[Immenseman]

Yeah, psychology is defo easier. I did both at AS, History was by far more enjoyable and more respectable though.