I'm a 1st year Film student, who's thinking about dropping out for the second time (I originally studied Music Technology at Bath Spa but didn't enjoy the course and was commuting to the university everyday).
I've just gotten back from the Christmas break and I was feeling unsure about whether I wanted to continue my studies but I convinced myself it would be worth it. Since getting back, I have had one seminar, which included a screening of every individual group's (consisting of 4 people) fiction short film. This seminar immediately put me back into the head space of leaving. Now let me make one thing clear, the degree itself is not why I'm here. My main motivations for returning to university were the opportunities to learn more about the craft and more importantly, to meet people who are like minded and share the same passion. So far, neither of these have occurred. The majority of the people on my course and are shockingly competitive and self-assured, they have no interest in collaborating or sharing ideas or even speaking to those that aren't already in their little cliques. They shun people's tastes and criticise student's work but won't accept criticism from others. I find this to be most disappointing. I am also struggling financially to stay here, I've been working most of the time and don't even have a social life. Do you guys have any advice? Is it worth seeing if in time it gets better? I'm so disillusioned by the whole thing .