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As freshers week is underway I thought I’d post one of the most important snippets of information for you all – discounts!!! We all love a good discount, and these are the ways I found mine to be most advantageous. Unidays vs. NUS First off, I personally prefer to use Unidays, rather than NUS. Unidays is a free student discount service while NUS requires an annual £12 fee, now I know it’s not…

Book Review: The Brain by David Eagleman

I absolutely loved this book! I found this book to be insightful, engaging and entertaining. On every page there’s a new thought-provoking idea, it really gets you thinking. As a psychology student, when I read a book I don’t want it to be too ‘text-booky’ as I am all to familiar with that! But, reading this book was enjoyable, it wasn’t difficult to follow, despite having some complex concepts.…

Tips for freshers, from my own mistakes

The university I go to is near my home, so I have commuted to university for the past 2 years – so this might be particularly helpful for you lonely old commuters out there. The anxiety of starting uni was intense, and freshers week was nerve-wracking in that I didn’t know anyone to go with! So, being my lonely awkward self, I didn’t go. That’s just the first mistake, these are all things I wish…

Great resources for users and listeners! What is it? 7 Cups of Tea is an “online emotional support service” where people experiencing emotional distress can anonymously connect to listeners to help relieve some of this burden. I discovered this website one day while looking for online resources to help out my friend, she needed someone to talk to but didn’t want to seek professional help. After…

Things you’ll have to get used to as a psychology student

1. People think you’re really really clever, and then you feel like you’re letting them down when you can’t do your times tables at the age of 20. 2. “Do you know what I’m thinking?!”, no. This is the most common response when I tell people I study psychology. Please show me where in the dictionary ‘telepathy’ is a synonym for ‘psychology’. 3. The rivalry between psychology students and ‘real’…

Setting up the blog

Hey guys! I’ve never blogged before so this is a first! I’ll work on my first real post soon – I’m currently missing a programme about 100-year-old drivers so I need to set my priorities right now… All in all, this blog will just be me chattering on about my journey to (hopefully) becoming a clinical psychologist. I’m currently an undergraduate about to go on placement for my third year (out of…