Being Let Down By Your First Choice Uni

Hi there folks!

I apologise about the lack of posts in the past few weeks but I have been a bit snowed under with university interviews. As you can probably tell by the title of this post that's what I'm going to be talking about today (thank god, I didn't send them a link to my blog!). I have literally searched the country looking for the "perfect uni" and some months ago, I thought I had found it and couldn't wait to share my news with you all. You can go read that here: Finding "The One"

I thought I had found the perfect university that would help me grow in my knowledge and love for radio. Unfortunately I was completely naive to the fact that it was an open day, THEY WERE TRYING TO LOOK GOOD! I had fallen in love with the university and was finally excited to leave my home and move 166 miles away from home. Sadly, the interview process brought to light the true side to the university and it wasn't as perfect and wonderful as I had once viewed it. It was unorganised, unwelcoming and disappointing. I had been let down by my first choice university that instead of wanting to discuss my passion for radio, wanted to talk about my mental illnesses and thereafter left me feeling quite conscious about myself.

Being let down by your first choice uni can be a bit terrifying and can leave you feeling a little lost if you haven't prepared yourself. Panicking will get you nowhere. Hopefully you have looked at other universities and also applied for those. In my case I had a very strong second choice that I loved so much that it was on equal ground before I went to my first choice interview, so when that fell through I had a safety net to fall back on that I was still extremely happy with. But if you had had your heart set on just one university and don't have a safety net, there is no need to panic, You still have time to look and apply at universities. There is this beautiful thing called clearing where universities that still have places will consider you for their course. So get researching, attend open days and then prepare yourself for clearing!

I'm still extremely excited to be going to Staffordshire University in September as I know that the teachers are super passionate about their subject and care about me so much already. This university isn't going to judge me for my illnesses, they're not going to let it hinder my education and are going to take great care of me. I cannot wait!

Lots of Love,

Rebecca 

xxx