A big congratulations @Matcha_Toad ! It's amazing to hear your experience here led you to go into those degrees. I finished an honours in psychology at the end of last year and my biggest tip would be to prioritise your self-care while you are studying and keep checking in with yourself. There can be some really heavy topics when it comes to mental health and you might not think it's affecting you, but it can be really easy to burn out. It can also be easy to become discouraged or disillusioned so definitely set some solid self-care routines that you will be able to maintain throughout your studies - would love to hear about how you self-care (drinking matcha perhaps? 😆). Another study tip I have is to study with others if you can! It helped me so much to know others were in the same boat and even though sometimes we spent more time chatting than actually studying, I got so much more out of assignments when working on them with my peers and gained so many different perspectives.
I really have no idea what I'll be doing next year but I'm hoping to get into a clinical psychology masters program. They are really competitive though, so there's no guarantee that I'll get in. But I'm looking forward to the potential prospect of starting my masters and finally being able to actually give people therapy. I am also hoping to relocate to a different state so I am looking forward to exploring a new place and making new friends in the new city I move to.
Best of luck with your studies! I'm really excited for you 🥳
