Tuesday, September 25, 2007

University 3rd year

So I now have my timetable and it's 1 and a half hours of Shortand (the Teeline variety) a day in order to get us up to writing 80 WAM to pass the course and 100 WAM to pass the NCTJ. Overall I have around 20 hours a week at University in what will be my third and final year (as long as I don't resit...) That scares me, I knew it was coming but saying it and thinking about it is more than slightly worrying. I don't think I am ready yet to work 9-5 five days a week on a newspaper as a staffer, so I am hoping the third year will get me more prepared for the challenges this may bring. Don't get me wrong I am looking forward to getting a job and making a career and my work experience placements will only stand me in good stead for doing that but there is a niggling feeling that I just need more time.
One of the main reasons for this niggle is my results last year. Ok, results are not everything and my CV will count for a lot and its not like I am doing awful but if I want my 2:1 I just need to improve just a little....last year I got scores of 60, 59, 58, 57 and 49 (I completly buggered up one assignment on that 49) which demonstrates I am DAMN close but just not quite there. Hopefully, with a bit more luck/effort this year I can hit the 2:1 barrier and achieve my desired degree mark.
I have moved into a new house from 2nd year which is pretty nice from the first glance and experience the only down side being its around 20 minutes from the Uni while in the 1st and 2nd year I was right next to the campus.
No news as yet regarding getting involved with the student paper or radio or the community radio station but time and work constraints are stopping me committing myself at the moment so we'll see how it goes and whatever I can do I will do as its all for my benefit at the end of the day.

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