Yolk15
Hey so, coming from someone who's done both sociology and psychology I thought I'd give you some advice if you're still considering between the two subjects
Psychology: I am not a science orientated person, prefer humanities any day, however psychology is simple enough that it's easy to pick up (I picked it up as a 3/4 last year without doing the 1/2), however I would say it's a lot of scientific content you will have to learn there will be quite a bit of biology however it's interesting and relates to everyday life scenarios (like how your body deals with stress, sleep etc.) It also has a lot of niches and small things to remember but as it is a lot of applying as well as remembering it's not too difficult of a subject. It's also amazing if you like writing because the questions are mainly like dot point sentences explaining how processes occur and the exam has 40 MC which is beautiful! However the exam last year was very difficult but because this year and next year (For you) will be a relatively new study design the exam shouldn't be too hard and you should be able to get a good study score
Sociology: I found this subject so much more interesting than any subject I had done throughout schooling, like it made me want to do a Bachelor of Arts. Like every topic in sociology is so interesting and relevant to today's society, I found it was interacting with all my other subjects in some shape or form and was just a very holistic subject. HOWEVER, though it was a fabulous subject to learn, it was not great in terms of assessment, many people are naive coming into the subject thinking it's easy, it scales down, remember scaling is based on the competitiveness of the cohort you are against not the subject itself! Sociology has lots of content, like lots, there are like 15 case studies, examples and quotes you have to know about almost every dot point it's also very difficult in terms of assessment. You have to write long definitions and explain answers very quickly in limited time, so I would say far more interesting than psych but lots more work don't underestimate it! It does unfortunately scale down by a lot too, so just be wise in choosing.
I think ultimately choose what would suit you best, these are my experiences of the 2 subjects, so don't take my opinions as what your experience will be like but I just thought I should give you a taste of what each subject is like so that your not shocked if you choose one of them.
I love humanities subjects and want to pursue them in tertiary study, but I'm pretty average at it. I feel conflicted to do what I'm good at or what I like. If I could in the future, I'd be a professional musician in an ensemble, but there are "better" things to do with my life. When I feel this way, I remember "The Midnight Library", by Matt Haig, and that all possible ways my life could turn out do happen in my mind, and I'm content with that.
