Considering Continuing in Psychology
Lately I’ve been thinking of continuing my studies in the psychology field, after my JD or LL.D, that is. Somehow, the field of psychology, or specifically, social psychology and cognitive psychology appeals to me.
While I was doing my Law Foundation in UiTM Kedah, I took (it was a programme requirement) Introduction to Social Psychology. Although I passed the subject with just a C, somehow the interests are coming back.
What did I learn then? How to lie - basically. How to detect lies as well. I never did memorize the Love Triangle and what not. That was irritating, but it’s basic.
Yesterday I went to MPH at SACC and bought myself the Oxford Revision Guides AS & A Level Psychology book. It cost me RM55.90.
It was either psychology, organic chemistry or Mathematics T. Don’t give me that look - I know I’m a Law student. I’m from the science stream and somehow, although I did terribly, I know I can bring these subjects. In fact what I’ll do is I’m planning to sit for STPM next year as a private candidate. I’ll take the usual subjects: General Paper, Mathematics T, Physics and Chemistry. Not all my friends are thrilled with any of the subjects. I guess that when you age, you gain more maturity and refuse to loose the gifts that you have.
I might have just got 2.81 for my 1st Semester, but that aint the end of it.
Your entry reminds me of a conversation I once had with a good friend of mine. He said, once you go into university, you and everyone else of your coursemates will be learning the same things, but your general knowleage/other things you wish to persue will distinguish you from the rest. Just like when we apply law cases, where a ratio in Case A will not apply in Case B, that is called distinguishing! Therefore, it is important to make sure you have something about yourself that helps differenciate yourself from the rest, or in Capitalist terminology, your “competative edge”. This also helps afterwards when you graduate and seek to “market” yourself, people will be able to make you out from those thousands of other law graduates. So go for it, I say, for I too am doing the same thing (learning Chinese language and all).
One word of caution though, you need to focus on the most important goal you have right now, that is to get a law degree. If you have time to concentrate on that AND your planned extra activities, great. But should you ever find that you can’t, you should know when and which to give up. Admittedly I should be taking this piece of advice myself, for my GPA has not been too good either, and considering my sluggishness this semester, I can only hope to keep it above 3.
Ferman
6 Apr 07 at 11:54 am