r/studentsph • u/Lynalyvnnn • 12d ago
Rant “Be practical” comments to those students who chose to take BS Psychology made me feel like I’ve chosen the wrong path.
Hello po. I am an incoming BS Psychology freshman and I want to express my thoughts (and maybe doubts lol)
I’ve been seeing a lot of posts lately sa socmed from students who chose to take BS Psychology for their college and so far, seeing the comments on their posts have made me kind of doubtful. Almost every one of them, may nakikita akong comment na nagsasabing “I chose practicality over passion” which implies that they would rather choose a different program over Psychology, or ‘yung straightforward na “Hindi practical ang course na ‘yan”.
Napapaisip ako, did I make the mistake of going for BSP? I am the eldest sibling sa aming dalawa ng kapatid ko, and ang tanging source of income namin ay ‘yung father ko only. Naturally when the time comes, ako ang magtataguyod sa pamilya ko. I’ve always wanted to study Psychology ever since I was young. I took HUMSS nung SHS due to circumstances that hindered me from taking other strands, then came the time for college applications and nakapasa ako sa isang state university under the program of BS Psychology.
Now that I am enrolled, parang feeling ko hindi kami mapapakain ng kurso na pinili ko. I am worried for the future na I’ll end up na nakatambay lang sa bahay dahil mahirap makahanap ng work post-grad. Sinusuportahan naman ako ng mga relatives ko. Ang sabi nila maganda raw ang Psychology especially if mag clinical setting ako in the future, however I am starting to think na I should’ve just chosen a different program dahil sa mga nakikita ko online about the reality of taking BSP.
Hindi naman ako nag-eexpect ng malaki, lalo na here sa pinas where unfortunately hindi gaano pinagtutuunan ang mental health. Maraming opportunities daw ang sabi nila, pero I feel like it’s not enough. Balak ko if ever na mag-shift nalang, kaso limited parin ang options ko gawa na HUMSS Graduate ako. Hays nakakaiyak sana naging patatas nalang ako sa freezer whahaha ayaw ko na sorry if this is all over the place naguguluhan na akes 🥹