Feel like a failure for not doing too well at university [mini rant]

Moved to University Life

I do eee, just finished my last exam on coding, I know how you feel. **** compsci!!!!

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electronic and electrical eng

Rubbish, an undergraduate course is no longer the be all and end all. There are numerous conversion courses, postgraduate courses, placements etc which you can now choose from and gear towards what you now know about yourself having been uninspired by your course. Don't lose hope but do think hard about what it is that truely inspires you and head in that direction.

Unfortunatley most of those things are really hard to get jobs in

Example:

- Grievance Conusling (spelling?) i would love to help people like myself (with anxiety and depression) however i would need a Physcology Degree
- Music (More specially Guitar) one of the HARDEST industries to make a career from
- VFX Always had a fasination with it, only reason why i didn't study it at uni was cos my parents talked me out of it

Where about's in England are you?

What average are you on? Can you finish with a 2.1?

There are psychology conversion courses that only require a 2.2.

Work out what you need to average this year to get a 2.1 and 2.2.

Leicester while at uni

Essex (East Coast) while away from uni

You're studying at Uni in Leicester so we'll work on the basis that you'll be free to do other courses or whatever afterwards when you're back home in Essex.

With counseling you will have to make a compromise and just be a general counselor to start with and then if you decide you do want to specialise as a greviance counsellor you could advertise as that and ask for relevant clients from whichever organisations/individuals you choose to offer your services to.

http://www.southessex.ac.uk/course/counselling-fda

It is £7000 for the year or split over the 2 years. But if you search for counseling courses in your area there are a lot of short courses which introduce you to counselling and cost as little as £100 which you could pay for with a part time job. They'll give you a little taster to see if you want to commit to the idea and look for/save further funding to do the more expensive and essential courses.

With Music and VFX, the same applies there are loads of relatively cheap (compared to 3 year undergrad courses) which you can do even just for enjoyment and see whether you want to take it further. Do a search when you're ready.

Importantly though you're probably relatively young so try and explore things even if just for a hobby and you'll hopefully find what you're best suited to along the way.

Yea i'm 21 so i'm still young i've told myself that once i graduate i've gonan do a mini project that combines html coding (something i learnt on my course) with graphic design or VFX that i make (new skill)

Sorry you're struggling, but if you're in your final year, you've obviously done well enough to pass both first and second year.

Did your university ever say anything about a concern that you won't pass? (Not being mean, but if you're worried that you're not going to pass, then wouldn't they be thinking the same thing?)

Good luck

No they haven't told me that's the case, but i have a history of cateorphising things and i have anxiety issues