i know this is likely something that has been posted multiple times over the years on here but i feel like some fresh advice is needed. for context, i finished my a-levels last year and am currently on a gap year - the main reasoning for this was that i wasnt sure if i wanted to go to uni, nor what i would do. in the past, i did very well academically, getting good grades on my GCSEs; but as these were taken predominantly through covid, i slipped quite a lot in my first year of a-levels, both mentally and academically. I got my grades back up, but unfortunately didn't pass one of them, ending up with a B in Photography, C in Psychology and failing Physics. (i kow its a mix of subjects, wasnt my choice, no point going into it but i was doubtful about passing physics from the start and here we are). anyway, i decided film was something i actually wanted to pursue and have applied at multiple unis for such courses. in the meantime, i am resitting both physics and psychology (to pass one and get the grade up on the other) whilst working two part time jobs. where i can i am trying to further my film knowledge and practice more, aside from just videoing life as it goes by, but i dont have much time to do this.
I guess the point is, i applied to LIPA as my first choice and desired uni - i know i would really enjoy the course and the crowd seems just my thing ( a bonus being i have one friend there currently doing music). i made my portfolio and went for an interview but recieved an email the next day saying i was rejected - to everyone else i guess ive been playing it off because ive never talked about uni as a big thing and im very undecided but i didnt realise how badly i wanted to go there, nor how much it meant to me. i don't know what i did at the interview to get rejected, and i'm not sure if i want to put off uni for another year so i dont really know what to do with myself - should i just let go of the idea of going there and focus on the other places i applied to or try again in a year or what?? getting out of my home is something i'm pretty desperate to do and i dont think i can manage another year but then its either uni or move out i cant financially do both. I guess i'm just wondering if anyone knows what i shouldve done for my portfolio or what i shouldve been saying during the interview? does it come down to me being inexperienced in film or just how i presented during the interview?
Sorry for the long rant i think i just wanted to put it somewhere