Welcome to day 12 of blogmas! Today I’m doing a slightly different post. I originally intended to plan this out succinctly and with a clear structure and headings and all of that jazz. You know, a post with lots of prior preparation. However, I want to treat this post like it’s coming from the heart. Imagine that I’ve just been asked the following question:
“What did you truly think about university?”
Here’s my honest answer.
University was a time of ups and downs. There were moments where it was the best time of my life and moments where it was the worst time of my life. Overall though, I really did enjoy it.
One of the best parts about university was definitely the friends I made. All of us had a lot in common which I really liked. We were all quote on quote mature students, who commuted from different areas around the university. We had the same sense of humour, the same interests and I am proud and happy to call these people my dear friends.
Another thing I liked about university was the expectations about what my lecturers would be like being really different. When you’re younger, there’s this misconception that all lecturers are old and not approachable. That couldn’t be further from the truth with some of my lecturers. As we were quite a small cohort, I was able to really develop a rapport with some of my lecturers and I am forever grateful for everything they did for me.
I also really enjoyed my course. Don’t get me wrong, there were some modules that I really didn’t enjoy and were not my cup of tea in the slightest. However, the modules I did enjoy more than made up for it. Modules that come to mind were Media Law, Tort Law and Criminal Law. I thoroughly enjoyed these a lot. I can also thank Tort Law for being one of the contributing factors for making me realise that Medical Law was where I wanted to take my career further.
One of the things that I didn’t like about university was sometimes feeling like we weren’t being listened to. Don’t get me wrong, this was not the fault of my lecturers at all. It was more so timetables not being released on time, being unclear as to grades being released and also delays with assignment questions being released. I understand that things can happen, but it was a little annoying.
Overall though, university changed me for the better. It made me realise that I was capable of pushing myself and doing things I didn’t realise I could do. It improved my confidence, my ability to communicate and broaden my horizons. When I got my A Level results, I was devastated that I didn’t get the grades that were expected of me in terms of predictions. Getting a first meant the world. I could do it and I achieved my dreams and I have my university experience to thank for that.
And that’s it! Thank you so much for taking the time out of your day to read this post and I will see you tomorrow for another one!
Beth
Beth Olivia 