Had fabulous email from tutor, who basically said that my current and final course is, essentially, written for people who have 6 years worth of psychology modules. The fact that I haven't puts me at a massive disadvantage, but one which I just have to get through. Sort of frustrating and energising at the same time.

I shall be writing a strong ( Read more... )

And me crying, typing (to my tutor) madly and wondering whether to just give up.  I have been sobbing for, like an hour and a half.

Remind me why I was doing this f*****g degree in the first place???

On the other hand, my major project of the year is going to be based on some of the concepts in this song:

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Should I be taking psychological advice from ( Read more... )

 I got my mark: Grade 2 pass. It's the best I could, logically get. My essay average is 75% and my exam average was 82%. A bit of me wonders if the tutor marked very harshly but... whatever. Anyway; I need to see if I will get financial assistance for next year to see if I can finish...

I would like to share some oddities from Sunday.

I went to Stowe to study.  I amped it round to the Temple of Venus, which I borrowed. As those who attended my birthday can attest to, this is not the first time I have borrowed a temple. Anyway, on the walk round, my skirt was eaten by my bag. Yes, I did manage to show a lot of Stowe my backside, ( Read more... )

I am on a ten minute break from study apocalypse ( Read more... )

Guess who has to read a 115 page government policy about "Engaging Communities in Fighting Crime"?  That'll be me then.

I adore this, which I found on flicking through it:

On another visit to another youth club, when asked why activities were note available on Friday night when most anti-social behaviour was reported by the local community, the ( Read more... )

i've just found something the UK is dead good at! I KNOW!

Secondary school enrollment of females. Who's the daddy? (mummy?) The UK.

That's all I have.

Carry on!

For those on my flist who, like me, like to know loads of stuff, I thought I would share this.  It's come to my attention via my studies and, well, it's sort of... Well I think it's a bit creepy actually.

The Panopticon

it has to be said, that Jeremy Betham was a very cool chap.  Big on women's rights and homosexual rights at a time it wasn't ( Read more... )

Why did no one tell me that psychology involves so many numbers and maths. I knew it involved statistics but that's pie charts and stuff...or so I thought.  That was before reading stuff on standard deviations and discrete variables and ecological validity ( Read more... )

Why is it that the topic I love in Social Sciences is never the one I have to write essays on?

I started this path after reading a BRILLIANT book called "Darwin's Dangerous Idea: Evolution & The Meaning of Life" by Daniel C. Dennett.  If you have ANY interest in evolution and Darwin, about the science and the social landscape in which that idea just ( Read more... )