Parents kicking off about my university choices

This is exactly my view!
I know they can't force me to go to a local university but I just wish they could be more accepting of my decision. Money isn't everything, after all! It's not like I'll be visiting home lots anyway

I don't go to grammar. Didn't like the idea of an all girls school.

I'm still not sure whether I'll end up doing the study abroad. I more clicked that just so I had the option rather than making a commitment to do it. I imagine I'll end up opting out of it

Hopefully, yeah! And I did. I was thinking about politics, or maybe maths or history. You?


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Lancaster RGS is both gender? They were at the regional maths challenge and won. Quite p***** with myself

Ugghhhh I'm just going to rant about my parents' attitude towards me not wanting to go to a university that is nearby.
The university I really want to go to is a four hour train journey away, and you have to change trains twice in order to get there.
Ideally, I need to be going to an applicant day in a couple of months as I have not yet visited the university.
I brought this up to my parents earlier and they just started kicking off saying that the train prices are too expensive, it's too difficult to get to, why can't I just go to a closer university bla bla bla bla.
There is a closer university that I wouldn't mind going to, but why should I give up on my top choice just because it isn't the "easy option" or the most convenient to get to?

Has anyone else's parents reacted like this? I know there a quite a few people on here who have or will be travelling much greater distances than me to get to their university.

No, there is 2 different grammar schools in Lancaster. These are LRGS (Lancaster Royal Grammar School) and LGGS ( Lancaster Girls Grammar School) They might have come together for the competition but they are both single gender schools. LGGS for girls and LRGS for the boys. There are 2 other high schools directly in Lancaster too.

No, there is 2 different grammar schools in Lancaster. These are LRGS (Lancaster Royal Grammar School) and LGGS ( Lancaster Girls Grammar School) They might have come together for the competition but they are both single gender schools. LGGS for girls and LRGS for the boys. There are 2 other high schools directly in Lancaster too.

I think I'll stick with the study abroad as long as there will be some appealing partner universities to go to. Ideally, I'd like to go to somewhere like Canada or France .

And I'm torn between Philosophy, Maths and French studies for the minor haha.

It's funny how everyone tells me Lancaster is a small place.... Yet it has 9 colleges, a city, and bare schools. V concentrated I guess

I think I'll stick with the study abroad as long as there will be some appealing partner universities to go to. Ideally, I'd like to go to somewhere like Canada or France .

And I'm torn between Philosophy, Maths and French studies for the minor haha.

Lancaster don't offer psychology students study abroad in France it seems unfortunately but there's a lot of options in Canada

http://www.lancaster.ac.uk/study/international-students/study-abroad/outgoing/study-abroad-partners/psychology/


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For what it's worth, Philosophy won't do you much good prospectively, unless you really enjoy it.

Maths even as a minor demonstrates strong technical/numerical ability which is high in demand in job markets.

French will be useful if you're able to get close to or fully fluent, both from a prospective point of view (employers love bilingualism) and for your year abroad (although it should be noted Quebec is the only place in Canada to speak French as a first language, and they're really anti-English speaking at the minute).

Lancaster don't offer psychology students study abroad in France it seems unfortunately but there's a lot of options in Canada

http://www.lancaster.ac.uk/study/international-students/study-abroad/outgoing/study-abroad-partners/psychology/


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Yeah I'll probably do either Maths or French then. I know why Maths and French are valued quite highly, but how come Philosophy isn't?

I think it's just that if you do Maths, you can be paid to do banking or science. If you do French, you can be paid to translate or teach it. If you do Philosophy, can you be paid to think? Philosophy is a useful subject - I did it to AS - but it's just one of those degrees/minors that have little application in the job market outside of a related field like politics, you know?
But to be honest, if it's only a minor, you should do what you enjoy I think. Philosophy surely has its complementary uses with Psychology I would imagine?

As far as I am aware, Lancaster's minor programme is for the first year of study only (unless you choose to carry it on but you do that at the end of the year I think) when none of the modules count towards the final degree (I think) so whatever minor you choose to study in year 1 isn't relevant when it comes to entering employment because it doesn't form part of the degree that you attain at the end


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