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When I first read an article on the internet at the age of
thirteen about colours and the impact they have on human emotions, I knew that
psychology was a subject that could help me to make sense of the vast
complexity of human beings and human behaviour. From that day on I read any
magazine, article or journal post I could get my hands on, eager to know more
about human cognition. I want develop a further understanding of psychology,
which is why I have applied to study the subject at undergraduate level.
My everyday interactions with a diverse range of personality
types is stimulating, particularly to think that the way a person acts is due
to a mixture of life experiences, socialisation and genetics. It puts a smile on
my face to see my revision guide come to life when a person ticks every box in
the Type A personality category. When getting to know a person better I have often
identified what I believe is their childhood attachment type and this has made
it easier to understand them because, just like Bowlby’s Attachment Theory suggests,
our attachments give us a template for all future relationships. This drive to
understand human behaviour is what makes me an appropriate candidate for a
psychology undergraduate degree. I have enjoyed studying Psychology, Sociology,
Media Studies and English Literature at A level and learnt a number of skills
that I would take with me into higher education, Media Studies is 50%
coursework and I have developed discipline, organisation and time keeping
skills which would help me to meet deadlines and revising for my exams has
shown that I am capable of personal learning. From English and Sociology I have
gained essay writing and research skills as well as realising the importance of
argument and supporting subjective interpretations of concepts, themes and
ideas. Studying Psychology at A level has not only made me certain that
psychology is a suitable career path but it has also taught me to be open
minded and to never make judgments before having some evidence.
In 2009 I gained insight into adolescent development when I
gave a presentation to Jeffery Hall at the Institute of Education, University
of London. In order to do so we had to carry out some research into learning
preferences in secondary schools and the evidence suggested that students
prefer visual stimuli to complement their lessons as it is easily encoded. From
the autumn of 2012 I have started volunteering as a break-time leader at York
Road primary school, my peers and I construct educational games which teaches
them to tell the time, for example. This experience along with five years of
babysitting experience means that I can easily interact with children, an
advantage when studying child development. I also co-run a homework club open
to year 9 students to help them with their English homework.
Aside from finding Psychology incredibly fascinating I want
to go to university as it will be a valuable life experience. It would be the
first step into adulthood and I would look forward to meeting new people. I
also take part in amateur dramatics and have been in numerous musicals and
pantomimes at secondary school. Being the first member of my family to ever
take an interest in higher education I hope that I will inspire my younger
sibling to achieve their ambitions and instil in them the belief that with hard
work, anything is possible.
When I think into future and what I picture myself doing I
could not think of anything more fulfilling than to be making a positive
difference in somebody else’s life. A psychology degree would be the first step
to becoming a Cognitive Behavioural Therapist. As said in Shakespeare’s Hamlet "There is nothing
either good or bad, but thinking makes it so." I believe that understanding
cognition is one way to understand the sources of some illnesses and that helping
people to rationalise with their beliefs plays a vital part in treatment, an area I would like to learn more about in my degree.
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