This time of year is usually very stressful for most students, but particularly so this year. We’re dealing with a new online teaching and exam format, and some of us are facing other personal difficulties that make it even more challenging and stressful. Most of us are currently facing challenges related to Covid-19, including losing …
One of the most attractive things to me about the Royal Holloway MSc Clinical Psychology course was that I would have the opportunity to complete a placement alongside my studies, gaining experience whilst learning theory alongside. In the summer before starting the course, I applied to several work experience opportunities, finding myself most interested in …
Year 3 students were asked to answer this question: How has your time at Royal Holloway prepared you for what comes next in your life? Here is our final blog, written by Samreece Kaur: My time at Royal Holloway (RHUL) has prepared me for what comes next in life in a range of different ways. From living away …
Year 3 students were asked to answer this question: How has your time at Royal Holloway prepared you for what comes next in your life? Elicia Lobo covered a broad range of experiences in her blog. Encouraged to try new things During my time at Royal Holloway, I have taken part in activities that I never expected I …
Year 3 students were asked to answer this question: How has your time at Royal Holloway prepared you for what comes next in your life? Maleha Abbas decided to write about how her work experiences as a psychology undergrad student at Royal Holloway opened her way as a doctoral candidate in clinical psychology During my first …
Year 3 students were asked to answer this question: “How has your time at Royal Holloway prepared you for what comes next in your life?” The best blog was written by Reema Chandarana. Reema wrote about the importance of networking. Congratulations! Nothing can ever completely prepare you for what life after graduation brings – but …
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We can often ask ourselves about how we can improve our work or obtain a better mark. In fact, there are some blogs on THESIS right now that provide useful tools to thinking about improving your academic skills (see Dr. Nuno Nodin’s excellent advice on writing essays for example). Sometimes though, we also need to …
Top tip #1: Take the reins University is all about being independent, because you are responsible for yourselves. It is your responsibility to attend lectures, complete your coursework, cook, clean, do your washing etc. Being thrusted into a world where you have to look after yourself is completely daunting and it is not something …
The end of undergraduate studies can be difficult, and when coming to the end of my BSc Psychology, I knew I was going to do a master’s but wasn’t sure what I needed to do. Based on my experience, I would recommend the following five things before applying for postgraduate programmes. Why are you going …