ALSO - one of my future segments will be answering questions about my first year. I wanted to open this up beyond the webinar so DO COMMENT BELOW if you have any burning (juicy) qs!!
You're great!.... Just saying lol. Also thank you for touching on students with children etc, I took a break after graduating (got married and had a son), and have been thinking that I wouldn't be able to juggle everything. This has been a real confidence boost. Thank you :)
Ahhh thanks so much Shanelle! Honestly the mums in my year are absolutely smashing it, and most of them have quite tiny ones. They were also were leaps and bounds ahead of the rest of us when it came to our child teaching haha (I did not have a scoobies about child development), so I think it can really enhance your understanding in some areas!
What a lovely myth buster, thank you so much and I'm glad I found your channel This is my first year of applying and I'm trying to channel and maintain a lighthearted, "don't really care, see how it goes" energy, but nobody around me is convinced. Choosing courses is hard, its hard to read between the lines to work out which ones I'd be low-key ineligible for- I did the practice GMA test and flopped so those ones are ruled out for me!
Marianna well it sounds like you’re leaps and bounds ahead of where I was when I first applied - I went for two unis with selection tests and FLOPPED 😂 it is really hard to stay cool and aloof but whatever happens, the first app is always a big learning curve which can only be a good thing. Thanks so much for your comment and wishing you so much luck!!!
Your videos are so engaging and certainly make the application process feel more human! Gosh this process is a beast! I hope you enjoyed whatever Amazon delivered to you 😂 x
Hahahaa I'm glad we can all have a giggle at my buffoonery. I could honestly make a full video of bloopers alone, it's like I lose the ability to speak half way through?!
Your videos are awesome.. Can you please make a video for international applicants , so that we could know the requirements for NHS salary courses better . Thankyou
Thank you so much for this video ! I'm currently completing the MSc conversion course and feel like I'm so late to the game so want to get on the Clin Doc ASAP but know I don't have enough work experience because of the conversion course and not having the time over a few years. Could you expand a bit on the private practice experience? I think I'd love to get this kind of experience but no idea where to start! (as you said NHS is the biggest recruiter so hard to get more info outside of that)
My pleasure Katja! Yeah I worked for a sole practitioner, who had her own set of clients. There are lots of private residential care homes, SEN schools and hospitals in the UK who will advertise on their webpages as well. It takes a bit of leg work as it's not centralised at all, unlike the NHS, so it can be a question of monitoring websites and/or approaching people via linkedin. I found the KCL aspiring psychologist email list really useful in terms of job opportunities as well - I managed two flexible RA positions through them... but I agree it is a bit of a minefield!!
Thanks for this useful video! I am wondering how can you say that the application/interview process is biased because minority groups are less represented among trainees? Is there any clear evidence (other than anecdotes) that there is a bias among staff who are reviewing applications and making decisions? One of the main criteria is to have good IELTS test results (if English is not your first language) and having full working rights in the UK. So of course this excludes a lot of those who are non-UK citizens from the very beginning.. And not having 2:1 in your undergrad psych course is eliminating those with less knowledge or who are less industrious, which kinda makes sense - you have to draw a line somewhere. Blaming the system is so easy these days, and pretending it's never an individuals responsibility for having lower grades. And this is coming from someone who is a minority and was rejected due to not meeting those essential criteria.
Hi, I really like your videos they are very informative and inspiring, will it be possible for you to make a video on entry requirements and eligibility criteria for international students, I will be really greatful to you,as I am from India and I want to pursue my doctorate from UK Although I have gone through Leeds clearing House website and have read everything but there are few things I am not clear with..
Haaa GAL PAL - thanks so much. Completely lost the ability to string a sentence together 😂 I’m abso loving yours so far, you’re literally the calm to my chaotic lool. Keeping my eyes peeled for your next one! So pumped that you’re out here, I didn’t want to be on my own 🤣
There are often research projects through your uni that you can get involved with as an RA. Some people were also able to do shift work as a support worker - but this depends on the hours that you're doing
ALSO - one of my future segments will be answering questions about my first year. I wanted to open this up beyond the webinar so DO COMMENT BELOW if you have any burning (juicy) qs!!
You're great!.... Just saying lol. Also thank you for touching on students with children etc, I took a break after graduating (got married and had a son), and have been thinking that I wouldn't be able to juggle everything. This has been a real confidence boost. Thank you :)
Ahhh thanks so much Shanelle! Honestly the mums in my year are absolutely smashing it, and most of them have quite tiny ones. They were also were leaps and bounds ahead of the rest of us when it came to our child teaching haha (I did not have a scoobies about child development), so I think it can really enhance your understanding in some areas!
What a lovely myth buster, thank you so much and I'm glad I found your channel This is my first year of applying and I'm trying to channel and maintain a lighthearted, "don't really care, see how it goes" energy, but nobody around me is convinced. Choosing courses is hard, its hard to read between the lines to work out which ones I'd be low-key ineligible for- I did the practice GMA test and flopped so those ones are ruled out for me!
Marianna well it sounds like you’re leaps and bounds ahead of where I was when I first applied - I went for two unis with selection tests and FLOPPED 😂 it is really hard to stay cool and aloof but whatever happens, the first app is always a big learning curve which can only be a good thing. Thanks so much for your comment and wishing you so much luck!!!
Your videos are so engaging and certainly make the application process feel more human! Gosh this process is a beast! I hope you enjoyed whatever Amazon delivered to you 😂 x
Ahhh so glad to hear! Beastly is absolutely the right word for it - I still get nightmares about it 😂 and LOL re Amazon, thanks I did hahaaa x
I have to say that you are a very beautiful person inside and out and I'm glad that you are in this field.
What a lovely thing to say! Thank you so much MB :)
Thank you, Miranda. I'm ready, then. No chickening out this year for me, I WILL send my application in.
woohooo! that's the spirit :) good luck
Love these videos! Love the bloopers even more 😂😂😂
Hahahaa I'm glad we can all have a giggle at my buffoonery. I could honestly make a full video of bloopers alone, it's like I lose the ability to speak half way through?!
Your videos are awesome..
Can you please make a video for international applicants , so that we could know the requirements for NHS salary courses better .
Thankyou
Thank you so much for this video ! I'm currently completing the MSc conversion course and feel like I'm so late to the game so want to get on the Clin Doc ASAP but know I don't have enough work experience because of the conversion course and not having the time over a few years. Could you expand a bit on the private practice experience? I think I'd love to get this kind of experience but no idea where to start! (as you said NHS is the biggest recruiter so hard to get more info outside of that)
My pleasure Katja! Yeah I worked for a sole practitioner, who had her own set of clients. There are lots of private residential care homes, SEN schools and hospitals in the UK who will advertise on their webpages as well. It takes a bit of leg work as it's not centralised at all, unlike the NHS, so it can be a question of monitoring websites and/or approaching people via linkedin. I found the KCL aspiring psychologist email list really useful in terms of job opportunities as well - I managed two flexible RA positions through them... but I agree it is a bit of a minefield!!
Excellent discussion on minority groups 🙌 WE NEED DIVERSITY 🙌
PREACH! Also youtube seems to have deleted your other comment where you recommended me a video to watch? Please do share again if you have a sec :)
Really good insight! Thanks a lot
Glad to be of service Spencer!!!
Thanks for this useful video! I am wondering how can you say that the application/interview process is biased because minority groups are less represented among trainees? Is there any clear evidence (other than anecdotes) that there is a bias among staff who are reviewing applications and making decisions? One of the main criteria is to have good IELTS test results (if English is not your first language) and having full working rights in the UK. So of course this excludes a lot of those who are non-UK citizens from the very beginning.. And not having 2:1 in your undergrad psych course is eliminating those with less knowledge or who are less industrious, which kinda makes sense - you have to draw a line somewhere. Blaming the system is so easy these days, and pretending it's never an individuals responsibility for having lower grades. And this is coming from someone who is a minority and was rejected due to not meeting those essential criteria.
Hi, I really like your videos they are very informative and inspiring, will it be possible for you to make a video on entry requirements and eligibility criteria for international students, I will be really greatful to you,as
I am from India and I want to pursue my doctorate from UK
Although I have gone through Leeds clearing House website and have read everything but there are few things I am not clear with..
Haha the bloopers! Private sec---- whaa?
(Love the video btw such an engaging format!!!!)
Haaa GAL PAL - thanks so much. Completely lost the ability to string a sentence together 😂 I’m abso loving yours so far, you’re literally the calm to my chaotic lool. Keeping my eyes peeled for your next one! So pumped that you’re out here, I didn’t want to be on my own 🤣
The Worry People same!!! I am so happy that you exist it’s very daunting doing it alone in the CZcams world 🙈
What experience do you think I can be getting now, whilst doing my undergraduate degree. I’m doing Msci (applied) clinical Psychology
There are often research projects through your uni that you can get involved with as an RA. Some people were also able to do shift work as a support worker - but this depends on the hours that you're doing
But there are other minority groups in the UK that are white such as the Eastern Europeans (like myself). Are we represented, do you know?
I'm in the white "other" group as well Mirela, but I'm afraid that we all get lumped into one in the vast majority of cases...
Just checked online, apparently there are 2.2 million Eastern Europeans nationals living in the UK. :D :D
@@TheWorryPeople Yes - the big old "White other". Very familiar with it. :)
@@miracudrag Lololol such a vague and blobby term, I hate it
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