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Psychology or legal studies? What to do?
« on: February 20, 2011, 05:31:29 pm »
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Ok.. Im stuck b/w choosing psych or legal... ???
I want to be a midwife ..

What r the pros n cons of each subject?
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Re: Psychology or legal studies? What to do?
« Reply #1 on: February 20, 2011, 05:37:38 pm »
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Really depends on your interests if you ask me.

I'm doing both and I prefer Legal simply because I just really really like the subject.
Psych isn't bad either, and the two have similar study techniques.

Just go with interest if you ask me.
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Re: Psychology or legal studies? What to do?
« Reply #2 on: February 20, 2011, 05:39:56 pm »
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If you do poorly (<40) in Psych you get scaled down [con].

Legal scales up [pro]

Psych exam has 45 MCQ [pro]
Legal doesn't [con]
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Re: Psychology or legal studies? What to do?
« Reply #3 on: February 20, 2011, 05:49:41 pm »
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Psych's considered easier and more useful, isn't it?
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Re: Psychology or legal studies? What to do?
« Reply #4 on: February 20, 2011, 06:12:32 pm »
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If you're not serious about both, or want to know the easiest selection in regards to legal or psychology, pick psychology. you'll find it easier to grasp the concepts as opposed to legal which requires dedicative effort and thorough refinement of response skills. pick psychology; I do both so I would know (:
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Re: Psychology or legal studies? What to do?
« Reply #5 on: February 20, 2011, 06:19:13 pm »
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Really depends. If  you find you'll enjoy both equally, think about which one may be more beneficial (i think legal complements english well as it is a writing subject). Also think about the teachers, and the cohort, if you have a strong psyh cohort and good teacher, go with psych, same goes for legal.
Personally i enjoy legal, but i do not do psych so i can't comment on that.
Both have a new study design this year, so on terms of that - they are equal.
Good luck
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Re: Psychology or legal studies? What to do?
« Reply #6 on: February 20, 2011, 07:23:03 pm »
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Quote from: ATAR on February 20, 2011, 05:39:56 pm
If you do poorly (<40) in Psych you get scaled down [con].

Legal scales up [pro]

Legal doesn't scale up as far as i know. In fact, psych and legal's scaling was almost identical last year, psych just scaled down a little more...
Unless this 'scaling up' is a new thing for this year :/


And, to answer the question... I agree with what nacho said is depends on teachers and cohorts and which subject you prefer.
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Re: Psychology or legal studies? What to do?
« Reply #7 on: February 20, 2011, 07:28:17 pm »
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Ouch, they're both new study designs aren't they?

I'd just go for the one you like most, legal probably has the most 'real-life' applications though.
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« Reply #8 on: February 20, 2011, 07:43:42 pm »
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Yeah, I really hope the new study design doesn't give the exam writers a good reason to completely challenge the past previous exam patterns - I don't want to get screwed over..
But then again, doesn't the first year of a new study design usually translate to an easier exam? Correct me if I'm wrong ..
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Re: Psychology or legal studies? What to do?
« Reply #9 on: February 20, 2011, 07:50:42 pm »
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Quote from: Darren on February 20, 2011, 07:43:42 pm
Yeah, I really hope the new study design doesn't give the exam writers a good reason to completely challenge the past previous exam patterns - I don't want to get screwed over..
But then again, doesn't the first year of a new study design usually translate to an easier exam? Correct me if I'm wrong ..
Either very easy or very hard. I think BM had it hard (51/65 cut off? - luken confirm?)
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Re: Psychology or legal studies? What to do?
« Reply #10 on: February 20, 2011, 08:10:41 pm »
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Quote from: Rohitpi on February 20, 2011, 07:28:17 pm
Ouch, they're both new study designs aren't they?

I'd just go for the one you like most, legal probably has the most 'real-life' applications though.
Yes to first statement.

Um hell no to second. Very personal opinion there. Psych studies states of consciousness...how you sleep, why you sleep, what happens when you sleep, how your brain works (I made a relevant thread on that....)...I'd say Psych is more relevant.
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Re: Psychology or legal studies? What to do?
« Reply #11 on: February 20, 2011, 08:14:58 pm »
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Do whatever seems more easier for you, but I think Psychology is a better option.
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Re: Psychology or legal studies? What to do?
« Reply #12 on: February 20, 2011, 08:54:18 pm »
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I'll go with psych, but then again I'm biased I like the subject. I think it's more relevant to real life whereas the law is constantly and what happens if you decide to move to another country...
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Re: Psychology or legal studies? What to do?
« Reply #13 on: February 20, 2011, 10:43:49 pm »
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Quote from: ATAR on February 20, 2011, 08:10:41 pm

Um hell no to second. Very personal opinion there. Psych studies states of consciousness...how you sleep, why you sleep, what happens when you sleep, how your brain works (I made a relevant thread on that....)...I'd say Psych is more relevant.

Because that's not a 'very personal opinion' there... the examples you gave for Psych weren't relevant to real-life situations, whereas a background knowledge in 'law' is always decent enough to have to troll teh peoplez.

As for the topic at hand, do whatever interests you more. I suggest reading the study design.
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Re: Psychology or legal studies? What to do?
« Reply #14 on: February 20, 2011, 11:33:27 pm »
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I do both. Psych is more interesting and is a subject that is applicable to real life, but legal is much more USEFUL to real life. I like both equally but I know my knowledge of VCAT will help me more than my knowledge of REM, for example. it's just that psych can be more interesting.

I'll be honest, legal is underrated in it's difficulty, and if you chose based on return on investment, then psych is the way to go. If you are considering law, well whilst legal won't help with uni, save for one lecture, it will give you a good idea if you have an interest in that field at all.

PM me if you want more info about this.
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