Think I'm going to fail Uni

Uni is not for everyone, I left uni after the first year :( Now, I wished I had continued with my study. For me, is not about money is more like "Yea, I got a Uni degree."

Good luck to you on which ever road you decide to take : )

Hmmm, Euro Millions tonight :)
 
02goswej said:
I just finished my first year at Uni and did great.

But I died feel a bit funny a month or two after moving 600 miles away from home. Got over it and started to enjoy it!

University isn't for everyone. It's just a damn shame it's quite hard to get an IT Job without a Degree nowadays (So I've been told).

Computer Science is what I'm studying, passed 1st year with 90% (But then again I love programming ^^)

This is probs just a bump for you, if not have you had a look at some other course options?

/Johnathan
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I have to ask, your username format - is it your school username by any chance? It was this format at my school too :)
 
What do you think is wrong? That you don't enjoy the uni lifestyle? That you don't enjoy the course? Or just that there are things that you would rather do than work? If it's one or two, I'm not sure what to say - you're in a tough position if you can't get funding again, and will have to make the decision about whether to suck it up and try to come away with a 2:2 or a 3rd, or bail now and continue with the type of job which you were working in previously - why did you leave in the first place to go to uni?

If it's the third, there's not really much more to say other than "do your best to get on with it"!
 
I went through a phase of feeling sorry for myself and being generally depressed at Uni, then i realized it was just me being afraid of not being capable of doing the work. I'd literally dossed my way through the entire second year and it was two weeks until exams started that i realized this. After this moment of clarity i set an alarm for early the next morning, got up, had a quick breakfast and a coffee and then headed down to the Uni library with all the previously unopened books i had bought for that semesters modules.

I sat there from 8am till 6pm, Monday - Friday, stopping for an hour for lunch and worked for an hour or two during the weekends. I found the work surprisingly easy and realized i was more than capable of catching up.

That semester i got two 1sts and a 2:1, from simply manning up and sticking my head in a book for two weeks solid. It's more than doable if you put your mind to it.

(this was a degree in network communications, not Beckamology :p)

[EDIT] Oh, i also took up running as it gave me something to expel all the energy i built up from sitting around for an entire day. That was incredibly helpful as within a couple of days it was actually something to look forward to; 'only two more hours then i can go for a run'. Healthy body, healthy mind and all that.
 
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Not read all this thread as it seemed to be descending into a debate about the pros and cons of uni in general mixed in with the odd story of their own but I'm pretty sure my advice will differ from most.

I finished uni last year, took me 4 years to do a 3 year course and aside from my dissertation which I quite liked, hated every minute of the actual studies, the topics, the content the people, all of it made me wanna choke on my own tongue. Maybe did 2 out of every 5 assignments and even then they were the barest possible minimum.

However, I did everything I could to pass, except the work. Blagged deadlines, borrowed results, used wikipedia, got mitigating circumstances, everything possible.

I know cheating and all that isn't really right, but when theres 20 grand on the line and the only way it is justified in any way shape or form is if you graduate then I really couldn't care less about the morality of it. If I could do it all again (obviously I wouldn't the same course) but I'd do exactly the same things, I really couldn't care less what anyone says about devaluing other people's results or whatever, the bottom line is I have BEng Hons. after my name and no one can argue.

You want my advice mate, do some of the work but in the meantime, blag every possible advantage you can, say your sister is having a baby, you crashed your car, anything, it doesn't matter.

I got a third by the way, might be gash but at least I've got it.
 
Well, just got an email there outlining how I wont be able to progress to third year because I didn't have the marks. So, I'm gutted, have that awful sick feeling in my stomach like "what the hell do I do now?" but it's my fault, I messed up, life goes on.

I'll have to wait and join back in next year or move universities(which I actually wanted to do). In the meantime, it looks like I'll be heading for full time employment.
 
Thanks man, I know, just seems like the end of the world right now.

I think I have a strong portfolio, I'll try and get as much industry experience as I can this year, pound away at my portfolio, assess which course I'd actually like to do and rejoin third year next September.
 
shifty_uk said:
Well, just got an email there outlining how I wont be able to progress to third year because I didn't have the marks. So, I'm gutted, have that awful sick feeling in my stomach like "what the hell do I do now?" but it's my fault, I messed up, life goes on.

I'll have to wait and join back in next year or move universities(which I actually wanted to do). In the meantime, it looks like I'll be heading for full time employment.
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you have mitigating circumstances mate. Whatever your circumstances are, they can be mitigating if you paint them right.

Say you didn't say before because you felt that you should have been able to cope with them but they've obviously taken a larger toll than you originally thought they would. You haven't got anything to lose by applying for them.
 
Even applying for mitigation, I wont get onto the next year because I dont have the results. Doing so would only allow me to resit modules and get better results.
 
i only read the first page and last page, but you knew what you had to do but couldnt be arsed, and are now moping?

Dont change Uni's, or courses, get OUT of Uni and into the working world which you say you crave so much?
 
I'm not the type to mope about, I take it on the chin, yes it's my fault but it's done now. I only posted to let those supportive members know the outcome of my stupidity and hopefully learn from it.

I will undoubtedly find work but the reason for the degree was getting a foot in the door, as it seems to be the be all and end all these days.
 
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I'll have to wait and join back in next year or move universities(which I actually wanted to do). In the meantime, it looks like I'll be heading for full time employment.
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It's a pity for you that you've failed to progress but at least the doubt is eliminated now so you know where you stand in regard to university.

However I'd be asking why you want to change universities? Is there a reason why you think that it will be better elsewhere? A better course either in terms of what is taught or how it would be viewed by industry? The reason I ask is that you may be just sidestepping the problem and discover that you enjoy university no more and do no better at a different institution because you haven't tackled the root cause - it may be that you're simply one of the people that university doesn't suit, that's not a problem in itself but it's important to recognise this if it is the case as it'll prevent you wasting time and money on a goal that is not worthwhile.
 
I recognise university isn't for me but like to many others I do it because it's relatively vital to getting a foot in any good organisation.

My problem is, I'm highly creative as most of you know by viewing and commenting on my work, I've always had huge natural ability and potential with the barest of effort. However, I've been stuck doing a more scientific and technology related degree whereas over the years I've aspired to and thought the art school route might've been a much more suited option. Which, by saying I was going to explore other educational avenues, is what I meant.
 
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