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@Blackcloud @AlwaysMyself @defaultusername @MJG017 @Shaz51 @tyme @Ru-bee @Jynx

Hey guys,

So here we are in the new year and I was having feelings about other people being lucky enough to study in 2026. I really love to study but don’t love the assessments.

In my wisdom, I decided, yesterday, to put in an application to one of WA’s leading universities to study bachelor of science. Science really floats my boat. I don’t plan to use it for anything. Just study for studying’s sake.

Wish me luck? I won’t hear back for 10 days about acceptance

@Oaktree i feel the same way about returning back to studying the bachelor of psychological sciences degree just for the sake of studying & just to gain that ‘bachelor’ qualification to eventually put in my resume for the future lol

not that I’m doing that now but maybe at some point this year or something, I might consider returning? Even though I’ve wirhdrewed from the degree instead of deferring lol

Ooh! Wishing you lots of luck @Oaktree ! 🥰😍

I love learning too -- but not the assessments/exams either!! (Or the cost lol)

I'm currently going through the assessments for a language Diploma this year. I already know the language fluently, but i learnt it socially. I dont know a lot of the grammar/linguistic theory though - which i am hoping to learn now in the Diploma. Its all self-guided learning without a teacher because its for people who know the language already. So its just "do the assessments".

Wow! @Oaktree !

Good on you! That's amazing to read that you have put in the application.

All the best with it.

What are job opportunities if you receive the degree? Or do you have to do further studies after?

Wishing you all the best @Oaktree 😍

@tyme

I am not sure about job opportunities yet but I am hoping to do further study with honours. I will have to do well without putting too much pressure on myself

That's so amazing. You'll smash it @Oaktree !

That's amazing @Oaktree - I love the idea of studying simply to enjoy the process and outcomes of learning new things. I wish that learning for the sake of learning was something everyone did more often!!

Excited for you 💜

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@Jynx wrote:

I wish that learning for the sake of learning was something everyone did more often!!

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@Jynx I sorta wish I have this kind of intention myself as well when it comes to picking a course to study (especially if its a Bachelors), without having to think of choosing a specific area catered to a relevant career/job that I’m “thinking of wanting to head into”. Because the thing for me at this stage is that there’s no career pathway that’s worth for me to get into… because, no.1 - it’s JUST NOT WORTH IT.

Plus, it’s easy nowadays to not hear back from employers after applying to many places, as well as getting rejected from job interviews. I’d rather be on the DSP via Centrelink and rely on that for the rest of my life till I die, rather than sacrificing my mental, emotional and physical health for employment to survive.

Also, I find that no matter where I end up volunteering or work at, that I don’t see myself in staying there long-term, but rather just survive being there for at least a few months up to about a year.

@Ruby26 @AlwaysMyself

@Blackcloud i wonder if perhaps its a matter of finding what fits you? (Not you having to fit into a job not designed for your nature?) 🤔