She Dropped Out in Week One, and Felt Relief: Lilly on Psychology, OT, and Finding the Right Fit at UTAS

Lilly turns up on the Choosing Your Uni podcast with a story you do not hear every day: she’s a UTAS student ambassador… who is not actually a student right now. She graduated with a Bachelor of Psychological Science, spent the year gearing up for a new allied health path, started it, and then made the call to withdraw in week one. Not because she “failed”, but because she realised it was not where she could see herself long-term.

Recording from a sparkling end-of-winter day in Launceston, Rob and Lilly unpack what it really feels like to change your mind, why that decision is often harder than the change itself, and how talking to people in the industry can completely reshape your view of what a career actually looks like day-to-day.

They also dive into what psychology is like at UTAS (including the surprise stats-heavy reality of the degree), the honours and masters pathway to becoming a psychologist, and why studying in Launceston can feel like a genuinely friendly, close-knit campus community.

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