University Interview tomorrow....help.

[Chris1712]

Morning all. Got me an Interview at Staffordshire Uni tomorrow for CGI & Animatronics. (Might swing past OCUK aswell and ask for a ride in Spie's M5 )

Anyway, i'm really not sure what i should be doing at the interview!? Should i be like smart and stuff, or just normal, should i take any stuff with me and what kind of things should i learn about tonight so i can waffle on about something important at the interview. I really would like to get into CGI in both the games and film industry, thing is, i just know the other people getting an interview will walts up with their portfolio's full of renders and artsy stuff. Ofcourse i can just shun them all by saying "they're blatantly piraters of software how else could that 17 year old afford a full version of 3D Studio Max!".

My only experience of 3d design was during my work experience, where i worked on 3dsMax at Nationwide HQ Swindon modelling bank refurbs, and i really enjoyed it, hence me wanting to movo into that area.


So, how important do you think going there with a wealth of CGI knowledge is? Considering i've had no prior opportunity to learn anything to do with it, its not like theres a CGI GCSE/A Level. I'm gonna go there and spout about CGI and films, blab about how much it amazes me and how i want to do it etc. etc.

Agh! So yeah should i be wearing like a shirt and shoes etc., or not, i mean its not like cambridge or anything, but i really need something to come from this because its my only reduced points offer available, and considering how horrifically i'm doing in my BTEC (Software development) i really need all i can get!!

Sorry about the rambling post but yeah, any help/tips etc. much apprecieated

 

[Chris1712]

I went in jeans, T-shirt and trainers to my interview (only really had one proper interview when applying to universities) and it didn't affect my chances.

Hah this is what im hoping for, . As long as i have a shave at least look like i've not just crawled out of bed, i figure my astounding babble & convincing langauge will help me .

Anyone here attend Staffordshire Uni, or do a similiar course elsewhere?

Oh, directions would be handy from the M6 if anyone has some off hand!


Cheers

 

[Chris1712]

Not hard tbh http://www.staffordshire.ac.uk/maps/

doh i got pwnt!

I am looking forward to it, im not the type to be a nervous wreck at these kinda things so i should be fine. Considering its a 240 points course, any guesstimates to what they might lower ito to for my bad self? You really dont want to know how poorly I'm doing in my BTEC (its through lack of inspiration not knowledge though!).

 

[Chris1712]

240 points can't be *that* hard can it? If you're actually determined to go to uni to study, then you should be using that as inspiration to get your work done, as you'll be kicking yourself if you don't get those points.

I know its really not much at all! It's something i should be easily able to do in anything else. I just find the course hilariously poor, as do the rest of my class (Jackoh, andy2k and Gaza2004 who occasionally post here). The teaching is just of such poor quality that it makes it very hard to squeeze any satisfaction out of the course, let alone a quality peice of work. One teacher was so poor we actually managed to get him booted out the college by the management, after showing our 'evidence'. And it hasn't improved anything this year. As it stands i'm just aiming to come out of the course with something, anything.

I really wished i'd just taken 3 a levels, done no work turned up for the exam got 3 d's and come out much better than i can hope to even if i work my ass off for the remainder of this course.