changing medicine to psychology

Basically my 5th option was psychology at Kings. One of my options was medicine at UCL but I don’t want to do the BMAT anymore since I haven’t revised at all and during the same week I’ve got mocks (BMAT is more important i guess but i’m tired of cramming cramming cramming). That means 3 options are medicine, 2 are psychology.

I was thinking of changing my course from UCL medicine to either KCL or UCL psychology but I’m not sure whether to pick KCL or UCL. KCL has the extra work experience year which i appreciate since I feel as though that experience will make it easier to get a job, but i’m assuming i don’t get paid during that time?

Is it hard to find a paid job after a 3 year psychology degree? Or is it better to stick with the 4 year degree (including the one year work experience)?

OR should i just cram for the BMAT in a week and sit it? Any advice would be great since I’ve only got around 9 days to change my course. And if i’m not taking the BMAT anymore ill have to cancel it through my school ASAP

nope, probably won’t go into psychology but like i’ve mentioned in a previous thread, school says i gotta have 5 options so

my plan is probably taking a gap year, unless i get offers that is

Then just withdraw UCL medicine or take the BMAT without revising and see how it goes. You would at least know your BMAT score without revising and know where to improve next year.

Ah i see. Is a doctorate level taken after the qualification from the undergraduate degree? So that means it’ll take 6 years to become a fully registered psychologist?

Do you know how competitive being an occupational psychologist is? I read this book on a psychologist that was an occupational psychologist within the NHS (it’s called Also Human : the inner lives of doctors by Caroline Elton) so was interested on that

thanks for the reply, it’s much appreciated!

It's (currently) a masters level qualification, but the difficulty is finding a trainee job afterwards. However, it's a moot point if you want to be a doctor as they are very different roles

Ah i see. Is a doctorate level taken after the qualification from the undergraduate degree? So that means it’ll take 6 years to become a fully registered psychologist?

Then just withdraw UCL medicine or take the BMAT without revising and see how it goes. You would at least know your BMAT score without revising and know where to improve next year.

You could become a psychologist within 7 years but realistically it takes much longer. 3 year undergrad, one year MSc, and at least 3 years for either a BPS Stage 2 qualification or a professional doctorate. You'd need substantial experience before being accepted onto the Stage 2/doctorate as well so more like 9 years altogether.

Thats exactly what I did, last year I was gonna apply to Cambridge. The hotting and the trotting is I didn't but I still sat the BMAT to see what it was like in case I would sit it this year and it turns out I am