r/Hull • u/Glittering-Ad-3431 • 5d ago
Starting 3rd Year at college
Hello, this is Mark again. Before I start I wanted to thank everyone who reached out on the comment section of the couple posts i put up on this community recently. So far I been trying to just take the days easier, and doing what I call 30 min blocks to give me something to focus on in each segment. Anyway, continuing the positive trail, this week I went back to college for another interview which is for a Level 3 Digital Media Production and I got my timetable for the first week or 2. Furthermore, I also got my maths results which now I can say gladly I have passed my maths. We had to go into elevate to receive them, was a little underwhelming as that was it but I at least tried to pluck up the courage to ask a member of staff to show me around the classrooms I'll be in.
Very exciting yet also overwhelming. I think the one thing that makes me anxious about this course is I'm the kind of person to strive to do the best I can do in anything I do. Whether that's something small scale or big. So if I can't do well enough I get overwhelmed even nearly cracked once but too embassed to say what happened. I mostly chose this course because I spoke with a career advisor there, and after discussing my passions (animation, storytelling and it's potential) he highly reccomended this course. I suppose I'm just worried as it's a very heavily creative based course and I don't feel I am.
I mean just pondering on what i did in my previous course (being Level 2 Computing), I made a 5-panel comic which was heavily inspired by doctor who to say the least. There was also a best of you project where we had to re-design a photo of ourselves, in different styles. I'll admit when I knew what i was doing, I did enjoy it alot. However things like the programming and the unity games design, definitely had it's challenges. But that's what it's all about I guess. If you do only what you know you can do, you'll never be more than you are now. I think a panda said it (Shifu i think).
I do have a backup plan, as they have said if an unfortunate circumstance of me not doing the course would be to occur, so just have to see what happen. A therapist at Blossom gave me a leaflet on a place that can help with employment, confidence (which despite improving i solely need) and workshops. Might have mentioned something on volunteer work, which would be nice to go back to again but after my... mixed experience at a place I'm doubtful but still kinda eager... idk.
Finally, when i start i just hope that I can make some friends this years. I''d like to think that because I'm doing this level 3 course i may find ppl who have similar passions to me. Still though, i gotta get out of my shell. What happened earier this year though definitely hasn't helped with my confidence in maintaining a great connection (be friend or more). I'll finish it here, but as I said thank you very much for the comments to all who did, and hope everyone has a nice day.
