Third year!

So I’m now over half way through my uni degree and also over halfway through my second year at uni. It’s all getting very serious now. We keep receiving emails about our third year projects. 

Next week they are putting on lunchtime sessions (free pizza though!!) about the different subject areas you can choose to complete your third year project in. There’s cognition, language, developmental and social. 

I am thinking I will look at social and then if I can’t get into that one then developmental. I’m really keen to stay away from the other two as they are my weaker areas, and they also do not relate to what I am looking to do outside of uni. 

Now the week following next comes the big decision. On the Monday, which is in Reading Week at midday (very kind of them to do it at such a student convenient time) we have to apply for our groups. It’s first come first serve and obviously the amount of places in the category depends on how many researchers there are. Social has quite a few so fingers crossed!! 

After we have confirmed which category we are in – I hope it happens that day, we can beginning contacting researchers. Now this is where it gets a bit tricky. There is quantitative reseadchers (which the majority are) and then qualitative researchers, of which there is only 4. 

I absolutely hate quantitative, i can’t wrap my head round it at all, it just isn’t my sort of thing. Statistics 😭. So I’m really really really hoping I can get a qualitative researcher so that I can do something I am more comfortable with! 

Keep your fingers crossed for me and I’ll keep you posted! 

Romeward Bound – I wish!

i am insanely jealous of a few of my friends this weekend! I shouldn’t be given that I’ll be on holiday myself this time in a week however they’re going for a weekend away in Rome. The source of the worlds greatest pizza and the Trevi fountain, the star of When in Rome and The Lizzie McGuire movie! 

That information is not academically referenced… And it may be incorrect but it’s my foundational knowledge of Rome! Either way, a friend of ours is doing a year abroad there and invited us all to stay but what with deadlines and things only a couple could go and I sadly, was not one of them. They’ll be eating delicious gelato and I’m at home writing the most complicated report to exist. No questions or doubts please there, I’ve made my decision and I’m sure of it! 

On the plus side, it is Derby Day tomorrow! I don’t have a ticket and my inability to find a sports team I like this year does mean that I’m not participating but I am hoping to drag my boyfriend down to watch some of the exciting bits! And if not social media is sure to keep me posted all day! It’s making me incredibly jealous of all the fun everyone seems to be having and even more determined to find a good sports team to join next year!

In super exciting news, this time next week I shall be in AMERICA! I have been looking forward to this time for about two years, that’s how long ago we booked it! I can’t believe how fast it has come around now though! However these last few days feel like they are dragging on forever! Because I have so much work to do (assignment deadlines and exams as soon as I get back, eeeep!) Im cramming as much work into this little remaining time as possible so my social life has hit an all time low this week. Giving myself a well deserved day off tomorrow. I shall be missing my uni girls millions when I’m away but I’ll be bringing them all fabulous States themed souvenirs upon my return!