Uni Update

“It's a new dawn,
It's a new day,
It's a new life,
For me…
And I'm feeling good…”

As I mentioned last week, yesterday was my interview for the BA Hons Advertising & Brand Communication course at University for the Creative Arts in Farnham .

I got there about 14:50, 20 minutes late no thanks to the bloody TomTom! But, upon arrival the receptionist at the main entrance was very understanding, and waiting there for a few minutes Mr. P. – the course Senior Lecturer, Head of Creative and Year 1 Co-ordinator – came up to me and said hello; he was the same guy that I met for the UCA Open Day back in October, and I was happy he was the one interviewing me b/c he’s a really entertaining person.

Once we settled into his office around the conference table, he first gave a UCA goodie bag: Inside the bag was rubric’s cube w/ the course, and an apple, a banana and a chocolate. Why? B/c they symbolize the name of the course – Advertising & Brand Communication. Just something fun and quirky for prospective students to take home…

Next, he showed me an approximate 10 minute video (on his MacBook Pro) of a Year 2 student that was quite good, which he asked me questions about. Then I showed him my portfolio, which he seemed to like. Following this, Mr. P. showed me a presentation about the course, but took a while to get through since it had lots of samples of wicked stuff the students do (that he’d majorly upgraded from when last saw it in October b/c he’s constantly bettering the course), which was very interesting. Mainly as Mr. P. is a bloody hilarious and animated lecturer that you become so infixed listening to him, and is very frank swearing and everything saying that real world is unfiltered so his class is unfiltered; and there’s just something about hear him that you know his class would be really good, even my carers enjoyed the presentation. He at that point showed a few videos students had made for clients such as VW, FedEx, and more, et cetera.

Finally, Mr. P. gave feedback about my portfolio: He said that he really like my writing (adding that my personal statement was one of the best he’d seen), however my visuals were not up to par, but said that I might improve if I start uni; though, I did tell him that I did struggle w/ the visuals in my portfolio due to my disability b/c don’t have any physical support until once uni begins. Internally, I was like “okay, let’s see what happens, but don’t you hopes up…” b/c I went into the interview thinking I already have an acceptance from LCC, and if I don’t get accepted at UCA, up yours to them… He then talked for bit more, and as I was about to leave his office, he stands up and right on the spot says, “Well, I’m going to offer you a place on the course…” I almost shat myself! HURRAH!!! I totally wasn't expecting that at all, and after I got home and all day today I have been so happy and practically bouncing off the walls in elation!

I cannot believe I got accepted into two excellent universities in less than a week, and now all I want to do is figure a few things out and make my decision by next Tuesday b/c I take too long deciding the issue gets more complicated than it actually is. I’ll definitely keep you all informed about my decision.

Also, about the other universities I’ve applied to, University of East London (UEL) and University College Falmouth (UCF) in Cornwall 5+ hours away near the ocean, my application was mixed. At UEL my application was “Unsuccessful” there. Why? I don’t really know: WAN*ERS! Well, I didn’t really want to go there anyway, and the only reason I chose it was b/c it was so close to my home. And about my UCF application, they actually invited me for an interview on 29 January for the second stage of their application process. However, 16 January I was finally able to get in touch w/ them to tell them thank you for your invitation, but sadly I would like to cancel my application b/c of the severity of disability and personal circumstances, despite me really loving the uni and the course. It sucks, but it just wasn’t a practical or realistic place for me to study.

That’s about it. Anyway, this is the start of new, very exciting and bloody scary chapter in my life, and I think I’d be happy studying at either uni, LCC or UCA. Hoping for the best! Wish me luck…