I still haven't found what I'm looking for out if I got accepted into the Honour's class for this year. I've spent the last four years studying psychology with the intention of getting my phD by the time I'm 35 and working as a sex and relationship therapist. In these four years it never really occurred to me that I might not realise this dream. I'm pretty sure if I had gotten in I would know by now and I have just realised that I don't have a plan B.
So guys, help me figure out what my backup plan is? I have no idea what I would want to do if I can't do what I wanted to.
Hey Jimmy, I'm pretty sure most Unis let you know either way on your Honours application. Universities are terribly bureaucratic however, and can take a while to do most things. For example, I know that this year's PhD students in our school haven't received their confirmation stuff yet just because one person in the Science faculty office is still on holidays. I'd give them a call and see what's going on.
I did ask my housemate what you could do with a non-honours psych degree, and she said you could get counselor-type jobs. She finished her honours last year sometime, and has been working in a job that involves the rehabilitation of people with mental disorders (or something like that), and she said her current workplace hire people with psych degrees (without honours).
It's also possible to do honours at a different university to the one you did your undergraduate study at. I don't really know much about this, but it might be something to look into, perhaps the selection criteria varies between unis.
Some universities also offer alternative means of entry into post-graduate studies if you don't get into honours. Some unis call these "Higher Degree Qualifying Programs", and they're basically a graduate diploma/certificate-type course that you take, and if you do well enough you can be considered for masters/honours etc. I think UNSW has this option for psych.