{"id":5933,"date":"2025-02-06T15:42:48","date_gmt":"2025-02-06T15:42:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/psychology\/?p=5933"},"modified":"2025-02-11T15:27:41","modified_gmt":"2025-02-11T15:27:41","slug":"peer-empowerment-in-student-societies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/psychology\/2025\/02\/06\/peer-empowerment-in-student-societies\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Reiss!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Join Reiss Cordrey, a dedicated Clinical Psychology student here Kent, as he shares his experiences in academia and beyond.<\/p>\n

Tell me a bit about yourself!<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

My name is Reiss, I’ve been at Kent for 5 year now and am currently doing my Master\u2019s in Clinical Psychology. I previously did my undergrad here in Psychology with Clinical Psychology but also did a placement year where I worked as a Student Psychologist in a Grammar School in Kent.<\/span><\/p>\n

Outside of my studies I work for the ambulance service where I answer 999 calls for the entire southeast of England, and I volunteer for a first-aid charity in Maidstone on Saturday nights.<\/span><\/p>\n

Outside of work and uni, I enjoy going out for lunch or coffee in my free time. I also really enjoy walking and the country side \u2013 and yes, I have a national trust membership!<\/span><\/p>\n

When you first started your Bachelor\u2019s degree here, how were you feeling about going to university for the first time?<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

Going to university was a big step for me – it was a unique journey to most, and not just because it was the middle of covid! I decided to come to university about one week after getting my a-level results. Before this, I hadn\u2019t even considered going to uni. So it was a big decision and quite a scary one too.<\/span><\/p>\n

How did you find the whole Clearing process?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

When applying to uni I applied via clearing. I found this very stressful at first as I was worried about whether I\u2019d get a space or how this process would look. It was a very supported process and the staff that you speak to are really nice and enthusiastic! I found the process well-supported and not too challenging to get through. It was a huge relief when I finally got into Kent!<\/p>\n

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Did you join any societies, and did they help calm any anxieties?<\/span><\/b><\/h3>\n

At university I have been part of a few societies, the most notable being the Psychology Society<\/strong><\/a> which is our academic society for everything psychology (including some amazing murder mystery nights!). I also joined the Mindfulness Society which was really useful and sometimes exactly what I needed during a stressful week of deadlines.<\/span><\/p>\n

What are your hopes and dreams for your future\/career? (scary question haha)<\/span><\/b><\/h3>\n

I want to be a Clinical Psychologist, hopefully! At least that\u2019s the long-term goal. I am also very interested in research and hope to do a PhD here at Kent before then. Ideally though, I just want to do something that helps a lot of people! So fingers crossed we get there!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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