2:2 Psychology Graduate seeking career/life advice from...

I'm a mature student at Nottingham uni, and have experience in real estate, am a landlord with 9 tenants and am working towards a management bsc to be followed by a master's degree if all goes to plan. As a German-American i don't much believe in giving up.

So sorry if my message came across harsh but some tough love is common in those cultures. Defeatist attiudes end in defeat. Only with realistic pragmatism and determination can goals be achieved.

Hi there, If you are a 2:2 graduate who has managed to make things work, move out of their parents house and live independently (without benefits) please advise me.

Graduated a few years ago with a 2:2 in Psychology. Still living in parents house and now jobless. I live in the living room and can't even make commitment to a Job because I can only sleep when everyone else has going to sleep which is sometimes is as late as 3am.

Tried to ride it out before and work while in this situation but my brain started to break down and I would constantly forget and misplace important things at work. It's only when I finally stopped working that I realised that it is the lack of sleep that was affecting my functioning.

Should i just focus on something I can do during the inconsistent hours that I am awake (like running a website)? Please give me some advice guys, if you got a 2:2, how did you manage to make things work and move out? If you are in a similar situation, feel free to share your story also.

Cheers

@Clazzlefish

Wow appreciate the advice....the length is great, more to read.

Forensic Psychology...sounds awesome, it's amazing that you've actually progressed past your degree and found an area to 'specialise' in.

So much beautiful advice, going to re-read it, thanks again.

Hey! Sorry to hear about your situation; but glad to see you are still trying to push through this! If i was you I wouldn't feel too bad about achieving a 2:2 degree in Psychology - at the end of the day it is still a great achievement and you have a degree, which some don't have at all!

You mentioned originally about potentially doing a Master's in clinical psychology/ or the counselling route? This could still be an option for you if you really wanted as there are uni's which offer places to those with a 2:2 degree, it would mostly be about selling yourself in your personal statement - showing that you have both the potential and the ability to cope with master's level (I feel like im making it sound scary - its honestly not too much different from undergrad as i'm doing an MSc forensic psychology atm!).

Yes.

The OP assumed I was recommending they don't do a master's for various reasons, but not for the reasons said. It's that for Psychology related fields a master's is often overrated. The OP can get on a master's, plenty of unis that offer MScs with 2.2s. Whether it's a benefit, pluses and minuses there.

My genuine advice would be to get a customer service job, keep the coding thing going on over the next 6 months, and move out into a shared place. Then use your time to go to networking events and meetups, basically anything to meet people.

Being stuck at your parents is absolutely dreadful for honing the mentality needed to succeed in a career and/or know what you want in life. You've summed it up indirectly but it's like your brain erodes when you're living somebody else's life rather than your own.

My genuine advice would be to get a customer service job, keep the coding thing going on over the next 6 months, and move out into a shared place. Then use your time to go to networking events and meetups, basically anything to meet people.

Being stuck at your parents is absolutely dreadful for honing the mentality needed to succeed in a career and/or know what you want in life. You've summed it up indirectly but it's like your brain erodes when you're living somebody else's life rather than your own.

How are you getting on? Any closer to moving out/ getting a decent nights sleep?

Appreciate the follow up. Surprisingly yes I moved in with a friend so I finally escaped the environment I was in. My friend is somewhat successful in business so now I have that positive influence. And sleep is SO much better. I actually feel like I can work and be productive during waking hours which is great.

Doing the online thing I was working on as well as jumping on my friends businesses so soon am looking forward to independence. Can warmly thank all your guys' comments and advice, I am sure it helped me make decisions when I needed to like moving out even though things may not be completely ideal just yet.

How is things with you guys?