May have made the wrong choice

I'm applying to do Film at university and I was interested in the new BA course at Bournemouth so that was one of my options. On the night before the open day I got an offer and was over the moon! So when I went to the open day the following day I loved everything about the uni, but during the course talk I realised that maybe I hadn't been careful enough when making my choices. The guy giving the talk outright said "If you want to do practical film making then this isn't the course for you" and I've started panicking because what I want to do IS practical filmmaking. This course is new so will be starting in 2016 so I can't ask previous students what it's really like. I looked at other course talks during the day and the Media Production course seems more like my kind of thing.

What do I do? Would it be easy to change courses once I got to the university or would I have to get hold of the uni now to see if thats possible? I already have the offer for the Film course so I don't know if it would affect anything.

If anyone could help that'd be fab

You could email them now and ask if you could change to media production.

Email or phone now. If they are still making offers on the other course, its usually straightforward to swap so do it quickly. Email them now, and follow up with a phone call on Monday.

Do not leave it until you start Uni - the chances are that you wont be able to change at that stage and you will have to do a course that you clearly have no interest in.

I'm applying to do Film at university and I was interested in the new BA course at Bournemouth so that was one of my options. On the night before the open day I got an offer and was over the moon! So when I went to the open day the following day I loved everything about the uni, but during the course talk I realised that maybe I hadn't been careful enough when making my choices. The guy giving the talk outright said "If you want to do practical film making then this isn't the course for you" and I've started panicking because what I want to do IS practical filmmaking. This course is new so will be starting in 2016 so I can't ask previous students what it's really like. I looked at other course talks during the day and the Media Production course seems more like my kind of thing.

What do I do? Would it be easy to change courses once I got to the university or would I have to get hold of the uni now to see if thats possible? I already have the offer for the Film course so I don't know if it would affect anything.

If anyone could help that'd be fab

Hello,
I am in the same situation as you. Did you manage to change to media production?

I haven't got round to emailing them yet but I'm just about to, just not too sure how to word it.

I currently hold an offer for your BA Film degree, but after visiting you and learning more about the courses you offer I feel as though Media Production would better suit my interests and future career plans. I'm interested in practical film making, and the person who gave the talk at your open day said that the course I currently hold an offer for isn't really suitable for people who want to do that. Is it possible for me to switch to the Media Production course?

That's similar to the email I sent went I wanted to move from English to Economics and I was allowed to switch immediately. Generally if your uni has places on a particular course they don't mind switching you. It's only if you want to switch to an oversubscribed course, or a course that you don't have the qualifications for, that you might encounter problems.

Thank you so much that's a massive help! I know there are a lot of people who have applied for that course so I've got to hope for the best. Thanks again!