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What is it like to be a Paulinian Psychology student?

Psychology is a fascinating field containing a plethora of job opportunities. Life has been very insightful as a student of psychology. I used to be a vague headed human being who had so many questions.

Hi, I’m Jezreel and I’m a third-year student. I’m going to share with you a typical day on my course, BS Psychology in St. Paul University Philippines.

So, a day in the life of a psychology student usually includes an early start. Often, I have early classes (usually starts at 7:30am), but luckily, we’re all done with the discussions in our first period in the morning. Therefore, I don’t have to wake up at 5am to get ready!

My day typically starts in the early hours, because my boarding house, on which I currently reside in, is 6.3km away from SPUP.

Yes, I am always late in class.

When we do have early starts, coffee is a MUST! I cannot start my day without coffee.

I desperately need my coffee in the morning. I feel half-dead without coffee. Not sure what’s to blame - low blood pressure or a psychological addiction, but I simply have no energy and will to function without coffee.

My coffee must be dark and bitter. No milk, no cream, no syrups and thing like that - just a cup of plain black coffee. Okay, not one cup. More like 5 per day. Or six. I can try something like mochaccino, or latte, or lavender cappuccino once for a while, but I really like my coffee strong and PLAIN BLACK.

In psychology we do have a lot of lectures but we also have at least 2 lab session every week, so depending on the day, I will also head over to this.

Lab sessions are because, as you’d expect, psychology involves a lot of statistics and physiology stuff. I actually find physiology really fulfilling when I’m able to actually understand some quite complicated stuff.

A day in the life of a psychology student also includes making friends with the library, as referencing is an important part of any assignment that I do (not really, lol). But I do like reading books.

Even though most journals and books can be read online, if you’re like me and need to have a physical book in your hand to read, then the library is the best place to go.

After classes and self-study time in the library, I like to go for food and drinks with some classmates or friends that I have made outside of my course

With psychology being such a comprehensive subject, a habit of reading really help quite a lot. I like to read, and it is a necessity when assignments need to be written, however if I’m struggling to understand something, I also enjoy watching YouTube videos or look for other interactive ways of improving my knowledge, and this can easily be done towards the end of day just on my phone.

After a full day of enervating classes, I really love to get back to my boarding house and settle down for the night (unless it’s a Saturday, as that’s student night!). I usually make myself a cup of coffee (priorities) and a hot meal. Most of the time my board mates are in the lobby, so it’s really nice to come home and talk about my day with my friends. Studying Psychology in St. Paul University Philippines is really great for making friends, and seeing my friends help me keep a good balance between study and some down time

Studying psychology has given me clarity, I have a much better idea of who we all are as human beings now. And I believe that clarity is power, be it whatever pursuit you're into. You'll be able to gain knowledge, applicable knowledge which actually works! For me, the future is in the hands of psychologists.

Of course, there will be people to discourage you for choosing to study this subject but be happy that you know better than them. There will also be annoying people you meet who challenge you to read their minds, well you can! Tell them that they are uninformed. Reading complete.

As a student of psychology, you'll be able to empathize with fellow human beings, see things from their perspective and possibly help them lead better lives. You will personally have a better social life, will know how to optimize learning and have a well-rounded life.