Cassandra Said:

Attractive women on the pay-roll, your experiences please?

We Answered:

Yes, no, maybe.

But you ... dream on!

And don't give up your day job (well, 'job', hahaha) ... reading borrowed copies of Penthouse Forum.

Cheers :-)

Eddie Said:

Desperate to work with animals, but am at university on a completely irrelevant course. HELP!

We Answered:

I would warn you against spending two more years in a degree which has no relevance to any career you are interested in. While in a different field, I have been in the same position, trying to take a degree in something my parents approved of which wasn't what I actually wanted to do as a career, and wasting time on a degree you won't use when you could have switched early is something you are likely to regret in years to come. If you want to be studying something else, change ASAP! If you're 20 years old and paying your own way through university, you're not even obligated to tell your parents about it until you're ready to do so.

Are you certain there are no vetinary science courses which will accept your grades? Even if not, you're still young and near the beginning of your academic career. It's still quite possible for you to get the qualifications you need to become a vet. If you need certain GCSE or A-level grades (and you think you can get them), you can take local or distance learning GCSE/A level courses and resit them. You can even do this part-time if you need to fit it around other studies. You could then do a degree in vetinary science, and both you, and your parents, would be happy. If you don't want to retake your exams, there are degrees in vetinary nursing which you could switch to instead (but you should keep in mind the possible long-term benefits of doing so!). Or you could always continue with psychology and become an animal psychologist!

You should absolutely follow your heart and do what you want to do - forget your parents, this is your life and they should be proud of you whatever path you choose. But if you want to change your career path, do it as soon as you can, so you don't get stuck where you are for another year or two.

Good luck!

Theodore Said:

Why does society only want to "diversify" white male arenas?

We Answered:

The irony is that affirmative action hurts as much as it helps because it causes people to question the qualifications even of people who made it on their own merit.

If society chooses to give a boost to certain groups, it should be based on true need, not color or gender. Base it on economic hardship or growing up in genuinely adverse conditions and make it available to all, including white males from underprivileged backgrounds (who currently get zero help from anybody).

Minorities would continue to disproportionately benefit only because minorities are still disproportionately poor (unfortunately). But at least it would be fair to all. Not that any of this will happen any time soon. But it should . . .