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    How was the next next day?

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    Forgive me for pointing out the obvious, but, if you chose psychology then it wouldn't have been for the cash remunerations ... so it makes sense to get out there and enjoy doing it, after all that is the trade-off ($big to do stuff you don't like versus enjoying what you do = never working a day in your life).

    Considering most people make their degree choice when they're 16-17 years old, I'd have to agree with you... money definitely didn't have much to do with my decision, but what with how the world works and growing older, money is something you have to take into consideration. Most 21 year olds I know are not in a position to be able to make that trade-off... sure, you're doing something you enjoy and find interesting, plus helping others in a pseudo-altruistic way, but you can barely afford to feed yourself. But I guess, that would be too obvious :)

    How was the next next day?

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    If you have the means to, I'd definitely recommend you going into as many Research Assistant positions as possible. One of my friends is currently doing a Masters in Health Psychology, I think, and she's going straight into a PhD, and she's had a couple of Research Assistant positions (non-permanent positions, as the research only had so much funding) and she worked as an Assistant Psychologist for some Clinical group, but she wasn't paid. Financially, it's quite tough, but take any means necessary to get relevant experience. Plus, you make a lot of contacts :)

    How was the next next day?

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    Yeh, I definitely agree about the Psychology comments. I've got a BSc in Psychology, and I'm currently in a job that has nothing to do with that. I really enjoyed my degree and found it incredibly interesting, not to mention the immense knowledge it's given me about the mind and whatnot, but career-wise, I sometimes wish I had gone with something a bit more vocational. I do have a dream to go back into something more Psychology-based, but money-wise, it's going to be hard. A lot of my friends who did Psychology with me have either gone into other areas, like teaching, or continued their education on a postgraduate level.

     

    Today, I have mostly vegetated, due to illness, and planned a holiday with an insane friend of mine. It'll be wild :D

    Survey like what

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    What age range are you in?

    -> 18-24

    __ 25-30

    __ 31-55

    __ 56+

     

    Are you male or female?

    __ Male

    -> Female

     

    Do you think overpopulation is a problem?

    __ Yes

    -> No

     

    What do you think should be done to solve it?

    __ A maximum limit of children per family enforced by law.

    __ Colonization of currently non-habitable environs.

    __ Nothing, new technologies will be developed to allow us to place more people in the same area without stripping the planet of its resources.

    __ Nothing because I

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