When I did the module "qualitative psychology" awful module, the lecturer said it takes about four minutes transcription for every one minute of talk, so if you had a 30 min interview it would take 2 hours to transcribe.

I have chronic illness but couldn't come up wiith any tips as I struggle really badly myself!

Hello, this is my first post on here, so sorry if it is edited wrongly.

First off, I am a guy in mid-20s, graduated psychology first class at a non-russel group, currently doing mres research methods at a russel group. Unemployed (on ESA, don't judge) but volunteer for a charity. Now I have been offered two non-funded PhDs in psych, one at Mancs, one at Sheffield. The one at Sheffield I'd love because I have the same mentalhealth conditions that the research is based on, but it'd mean moving to another city which I probs couldn't afford, so I'd probably have to do Mancs as I live near to there. I have not much interest in the project, but I figured I could do it just to progress. I will apply for other funded projects throughout 2015 up till the next academic year, but I have been rejected to all my applications from last year hence self-funding. I have no interest in a job in academia and aim to be a clinical or possibly health psychologist. I would have liked to be a physician going back but that ship has passed already. In any event, I would do a PhD to increase my chances of getting onto clinical psychology (if I can make the research from a mental health angle). Once I finish my master's I see nothing to do apart from a PhD as I am unemployed and highly unlikely to get a job as I don't have much experience. Part of the reason for no experience is due to my health (pm for details). I do not want to become an academic and would not like to be a lecturer. So PhD seems the only thing to do because I have no alternatives. It is the best choice of a bad bunch.