Stuck

[Gr4insp4in]

Hello guys, I've been trapped in a really awful situation for the last 4 years and swayed away from uni. My college grades weren't too good because I was too depressed to care about my future.

Now though, I am starting to feel more in control of my life and I really want to go and do psychology at uni. I don't have the ucas points required though, i dont even know where id start. I dont know how i can get onto a psychology course, they will see my lack of attendance, but it really was merely the situation I was in.

Does anyone have any advice? I love psychology and it's the only thing I see myself doing. I've always felt like that

Foundation year? What qualifications do you hold? Psychology is broad so you need to think about what you may want to focus on, perhaps look for work placements.

My friend did a foundation psychology course. She then completed her degree and is now doing her masters. She went to Liverpool university for foundation and undergrad. So start looking for foundation courses. They are z really good introduction. Make sure degree is accredited though.

Look at the Open University - no UCAS points required. You don't get the "university campus" experience, but if what you want is to study psychology, then it's there for people like you.

Most study part time though snd it’s 6 years. Longer if you do the access course. If this degree is for work purposes: Quicker is better. It’s also very competitive to get this career going.

Many people do psychology because they want to fix themselves or wish they had been able to fix themselves historically and don’t want others to make the same mistakes they made.

Im sure you’re different, but if this the case I’d think about how you can engage in some therapy and work for a bit, then re access in a bit.

No one I know did it for those reasons. It’s got huge numbers doing it for A level and undergrad so it’s popular but not for self help reasons. It’s not really that sort of course.