Confused at university course choice!

patsy21

Hiyaa!
On my UCAS I have applied to do Media, Communication & Cultural Studies at Newcastle Uni. I need ABB, and this uni is in the top 30!

However, my A-Level Law teacher said its a waste and I should be doing something more academic, Law. The only one which I would consider on UCAS Extra is Northumbria Uni, 300 UCAS points, which with my AS, I could get away with BBC or BCC. Northumbria isnt in the so called 'top' universities, yet as my teacher said, Law is usually respected more.

Anyone got any advice?

Rikki

The important question. Is what do you enjoy and what do you want to do?

The advise I offered my eldest now at uni and the youngest now choosing his gcse's is do what you enjoy and you will always work harder at it and stay with it longer.

To me its not what is respected more but what you do with the qualifications you get.

If law is not an area you can see yourself in down the line then this is not the choice for you.

If Media is where you you see your life going then go for it. Its you who has to live it.



ps: Don't write in big writing I'm not quite ready for glasses yet.

Riq

Just do what you would be happy doing.

My best mate did law at uni and his LPC at Leeds, he said that you really have to love Law to make it through the course as there is so much work to be done with law.

If you are not 100% sure I think that says everything about law.

patsy21

sorry about the font haha! i was confused (yet again) at the '2' for font size, because that on Word would be tiny tiny tiny!

thanks yeah thats what I thought, Im doing better in Law than Media at A-Level but I suppose I do enjoy Media a bit more

plenty of time to decide i guess!

Lynxette

Don't forget you can always change! My best friend has changed her course 3 times (She's now settled on Media and Moving Images! Or.. something like that. xD) Although it'll end up with more student debt, it's better than earning up 3 years (or more) of debt on a course you didn't enjoy.

amaseal

It is most important to do what you want to do. If you study law it will be very hard and extremely tedious at times.
Its a fantastic time to be studying media.

bob2007

Hi

Do what YOU want - whether it is uni or not; media or Law; etc. There's too many times where young folk are influenced by others opinions and regret it later in life.

It doesn't matter really what university you go to - the idea that some universities being better than others isn't often regarded as much as people think when it comes to employment - it's what you do at university (good grades, extracurricular activities, rounded person) and what you take from your degree (if you make the most of it and work hard, then you'll get where you want in life).

Good luck!

pollylop

I'm gonna be a little bit negative here, please don't hate me! Certainly don't do Law if you're not going to enjoy it, but if the alternative is Media, it might be worth considering whether you want to go to Uni at all... It's an awful lot of time and money and whilst it is an amazing experience, you might find yourself 3 years down the line with 20k worth of debt and no job prospects. Don't go just because you feel it's the done thing - if you want to get into an area like Media you might be better off doing something like getting a low-level job and working your way up. I did Linguistics and got a First, but I spent the first 6 months after graduation working in a supermarket and struggling to support myself and pay off my debts, which is pretty soul-destroying after all that effort. So many people have degrees these days, especially in "soft" Arts and Humanities subjects like Media (and Linguistics!) that it actually doesn't seem to be that much of an advantage.

Anyway, that's just my opinion, don't feel you need to listen to it! If you've thought about all that and still want to go to Uni, go for it, just make sure you get the most out of it - volunteering, sports, societies etc will all help your prospects. Good luck!

treliac

Well said pollylop. I've a daughter at uni, working towards the job she is passionate about. Also a son in lower 6th, still deciding. The govt have sold us a pup if they think 50% can come out of uni, get an interesting and enjoyable career underway and manage the £20k odd of debt.

CloudRuler

As has been said, consider what you want to do in the future and do the course you're most interested in. I'm in the second year of my law degree and whether you'll enjoy the degree isn't something I'd base off A-Level law. Also if you intend to pursue a legal career, BBC or BCC on your CV will do you no favours unless you somehow manage to pull out a first at degree level.

Lokolo

I am studying Computer Games Programming at Staffordshire university. Not very academic and not one of the best universties. My head of sixth form always looked at me disappointedly that I am doing a 'cr*p' degree.

However saying that there is little difference between my degree and a Software Engineering degree, apart from a few games modules. And I enjoy programming and games so thats why I chose it.

I love it here an glad I didn't choose Software Engineering :-)

(oh and by the way I am on a sandwich course and plan on getting a salary of £20k when in my industrial year)

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A Levels: Computing A, Business B (2/600 off an A...), Maths C
AS: Physics C, Critical Thinking D/E (who cares about that!)