THE LINKING LONDON PSYCHOLOGY QUIZ

QUESTION 1 What is the average number of applications per place for Psychology in HE?

QUESTION 2 What is the male / female student ratio for HE Psychology?

QUESTION 3 What percentage of Psychology Graduates become chartered psychologists?

QUESTION 4 What are the common subject requirements for HE Psychology?

QUESTION 5 Name 3 jobs directly related to Psychology

QUESTION 6 Approximately how many Psychology graduates are employed 6 months after graduating?

QUESTION 7 What are the 2 most common student misconceptions about the subject?

QUESTION 8 The number of Psychology applications has risen in the last 10 years – by how much?

QUESTION 9 Name 3 subjects related to Psychology which a student may alternatively opt for.

QUESTION 10 How many subjects receive more applications than Psychology? Name them.

ANSWER 1 What is the average number of applications per place in Psychology at HE? 14 applications per place

ANSWER 2 What is the male / female student ratio for HE Psychology? There are three times more women than men studying Psychology

ANSWER 3 What percentage of Psychology Graduates become chartered psychologists? 15-20%

ANSWER 4 What are the common subject requirements for HE Psychology Usually GCSE A-C in Maths, English and Science, as well as an A Level (or equivalent) Science subject

ANSWER 5 Name 3 jobs directly related to Psychology Clinical Psychologist Counselling Psychologist Educational Psychologist Forensic Psychologist Further Education Teacher Occupational Psychologist Sport and Exercise Psychologist

ANSWER 6 Approximately how many Psychology graduates are employed 6 months after graduating? Two thirds of psychology students are in employment in the UK 6 months after graduating

ANSWER 7 What are the 2 most common student misconceptions about the subject? Students often mistake it with psychiatry Many are unaware that it is a SCIENCE subject which utilises MATHS skills

ANSWER 8 The number of Psychology applications has risen in the last 10 years – by how much? They have risen by 40,000 in the last decade

ANSWER 9 Name 3 subjects related to Psychology which a student may alternatively opt for. Anthropology Behavioural Science Cognitive Sciences Education Health Sciences Neuroscience Sociology

QUESTION 10 How many subjects receive more applications than Psychology? Name them. Only 4! Medicine, Nursing, Law, Design.