Decision to go to university

In my last year at sixth form I decided I wanted to go to university. I was unsure on the application process and had a few other questions I wanted answering. This was rather tricky for me as I don’t have any direct contacts with anyone who went to university so personally I had a lot of questions but no one really to ask. For example…

•           Funding
•           Qualifications
•           Is it worth it?
•           Is it too difficult?

The reason I thought I would blog about this topic is because I’m in a similar situation now - I need to decide what I want to do after I’ve got my degree.

In sixth form you have a quite a few different paths to take: college, university, internships and jobs. All of these paths can lead to a successful career but I decided to go to university. This was after a lot of online research into the subject area. Generally going to university will give you a better start in your career and this is why I decided to go. At the moment, I’m debating whether or not to do my master’s degree. I know that it will cost a lot of money and I’m not sure if it’s actually necessary for the time being. I could do my masters in the future if my career needs it. My plan at the moment is to either get an internship or a job in the field and then, in a few decades, get a master degree and do some lecturing.

Me working on a biped rig for an advert aged around 14

If you think of a plan while in sixth form it will definitely help. I’ve always liked computer animation but only started thinking about it as a career while in my last year at sixth form. I think what aided this choice is I had a job in my first year of sixth form. I realized how hard and tedious it is to work at a retail company. This gave me inspiration not to do a similar job for the rest of my life. You should enjoy working, even if it means working hard to get that opportunity. I noticed my own talent around this age and understood that computer animation could be a viable career path. I decided to go to university to improve my understanding of the field and educate myself further.