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Hi
Im thinking of putting Surrey down as my firm for biomedical science but im going to have to travel from London. What is the timetable like? On average how many times a week did you go to lectures and labs in the first semester?

Hi, I'm thinking of putting Surrey down for my insurance for Psychology but I'm currently torn between that and Birmingham! What types of placements to Surrey offer for the placement year? Is the placement year very valuable?

Thought I might be able to help with this one! I studied Psychology myself (graduating in 2013) and undertook a placement year. Placements for Psychology are hugely varied. Some students undertook placements as Honorary Psychologists, some went into Marketing, others undertook research placements - it's really just a matter of preference. Psychology is great in this respect as the skills it provides are so broad. the placement year gives you a fantastic opportunity to find out what you might want to do when you graduate - or what you don't want to do!

I found when I graduated it was extremely valuable - you end up with a year of experience before you even graduate which makes you stand out from many other graduates.

Hope this helps

Hi! That's very helpful, thank you very much! Where did you go for your placement year? And what did you do after you graduated?