A-Level help for psychology at uni

How do you know you want to do it at university if you've never studied it? I hope you've done plenty of reading.

You'll also have a lot of catching up to do when you actually start.

I've done lots of reading, my mums a psychiatric nurse and I've done some work experience with her and the doctors that work with her.

How do you know you want to do it at university if you've never studied it? I hope you've done plenty of reading.

You'll also have a lot of catching up to do when you actually start.

That's a bit unfair. They say at most unis that studying psychology before isn't neccessary, and the first year brings everyone up to the same level. Even at top 20 unis I've been to like Sheffield, they've said that. Seems like you're trying to scare the poster when it's actually not that big a deal.

I remember when I first started my undergrad, they asked how many had done it at a-level. About 99% of the class of ~170 students put their hands up.

Not studying it at A-level will be a disadvantage.

This, my friend's having real trouble keeping up with things and shes got it to AS.

I remember when I first started my undergrad, they asked how many had done it at a-level. About 99% of the class of ~170 students put their hands up.

Not studying it at A-level will be a disadvantage.

Really? I wouldn't have thought it'd be so high. They've always said at open days etc it won't be an issue.

I think doing reading on psychology will be a good idea but you can never be sure you're reading the right thing. Freud, for example, probably has the biggest selection of material available on him yet a lot of unis don't study him.