I'm in my final year of a degree in Interactive Media Production and I am constantly trying to decide if i'd have been better off trying to get into the industry without a degree.
At times I'm thankful that my course inspires me to look into the wider issues of design and encourages me to immerse myself within the design community.
However, on my course in particular, you have to really want to push yourself to get the most out of it. There are a number of people studying with me who think they will just walk into the industry with just the work they have done while studying. Sadly they are mistaken, our briefs are pretty uninspiring and nearly all of my coursework, while getting a good grade, is pretty crap.
But going to uni has given me the impetous to drive myself forward and I already feel apart of the design industry. It has also given me a great deal of confidence about my work and myself, knowing that when I go to a client i'm not just a person who has a body of work but I am someone with a very good degree and a good body of work.
I'm quite a driven person naturally, but I don't know if i'd be where I am today without my education...
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