Thinking of leaving or changing my course
Hi,
Back again. I can’t tell anymore if I do want to swap courses beacuse it’s not the right career path for me or if I’m just insecure and paranoid I’ll never make my money back. I’m studying animation at the moment and I enjoy my studies but I’m not overly convinced it’s due to the actual work or the people. I am doing well in my course grade wise so far and I’m about to enter my second year but I’m just ashamed and nervous that I haven’t learnt anything and I don’t feel fuffiled.
I also keep comparing myself to my friends which I know I shouldn’t but it consumes my thoughts every time I’m with them that they’re achieving a more important and meaningful degree.
Sighhhejs idk the only other thing I considered doing was psychology as I know I can continue animation in my spare time (however not with industry standard software and without the academic push I probably wouldn’t).
I’m just not a creative person at the moment idk if it’s art block or just being unmotivated but I’m really lost. I need to decide before I start in about two weeks and I’ve cut it all so late.
Due to accomidation I signed on for I can’t just drop out without finding someone to replace me which we know from experience is nearly impossible especially so late.
I feel the need to prove myself to someone but honestly I don’t even know what I want. I have no real idea of what career I would want at all. I have no strong passions and I just feel confused and conflicted. Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated, I’ve posted a lot and I am probably repeating myself but it helps me to get my thoughts out somewhere. I’m the first in my family to ever finish college and go to university so no one in my family really knows how to help or what to say.
Thank you
Back again. I can’t tell anymore if I do want to swap courses beacuse it’s not the right career path for me or if I’m just insecure and paranoid I’ll never make my money back. I’m studying animation at the moment and I enjoy my studies but I’m not overly convinced it’s due to the actual work or the people. I am doing well in my course grade wise so far and I’m about to enter my second year but I’m just ashamed and nervous that I haven’t learnt anything and I don’t feel fuffiled.
I also keep comparing myself to my friends which I know I shouldn’t but it consumes my thoughts every time I’m with them that they’re achieving a more important and meaningful degree.
Sighhhejs idk the only other thing I considered doing was psychology as I know I can continue animation in my spare time (however not with industry standard software and without the academic push I probably wouldn’t).
I’m just not a creative person at the moment idk if it’s art block or just being unmotivated but I’m really lost. I need to decide before I start in about two weeks and I’ve cut it all so late.
Due to accomidation I signed on for I can’t just drop out without finding someone to replace me which we know from experience is nearly impossible especially so late.
I feel the need to prove myself to someone but honestly I don’t even know what I want. I have no real idea of what career I would want at all. I have no strong passions and I just feel confused and conflicted. Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated, I’ve posted a lot and I am probably repeating myself but it helps me to get my thoughts out somewhere. I’m the first in my family to ever finish college and go to university so no one in my family really knows how to help or what to say.
Thank you
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Original post by Anonymous
Hi,
Back again. I can’t tell anymore if I do want to swap courses beacuse it’s not the right career path for me or if I’m just insecure and paranoid I’ll never make my money back. I’m studying animation at the moment and I enjoy my studies but I’m not overly convinced it’s due to the actual work or the people. I am doing well in my course grade wise so far and I’m about to enter my second year but I’m just ashamed and nervous that I haven’t learnt anything and I don’t feel fuffiled.
I also keep comparing myself to my friends which I know I shouldn’t but it consumes my thoughts every time I’m with them that they’re achieving a more important and meaningful degree.
Sighhhejs idk the only other thing I considered doing was psychology as I know I can continue animation in my spare time (however not with industry standard software and without the academic push I probably wouldn’t).
I’m just not a creative person at the moment idk if it’s art block or just being unmotivated but I’m really lost. I need to decide before I start in about two weeks and I’ve cut it all so late.
Due to accomidation I signed on for I can’t just drop out without finding someone to replace me which we know from experience is nearly impossible especially so late.
I feel the need to prove myself to someone but honestly I don’t even know what I want. I have no real idea of what career I would want at all. I have no strong passions and I just feel confused and conflicted. Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated, I’ve posted a lot and I am probably repeating myself but it helps me to get my thoughts out somewhere. I’m the first in my family to ever finish college and go to university so no one in my family really knows how to help or what to say.
Thank you
Back again. I can’t tell anymore if I do want to swap courses beacuse it’s not the right career path for me or if I’m just insecure and paranoid I’ll never make my money back. I’m studying animation at the moment and I enjoy my studies but I’m not overly convinced it’s due to the actual work or the people. I am doing well in my course grade wise so far and I’m about to enter my second year but I’m just ashamed and nervous that I haven’t learnt anything and I don’t feel fuffiled.
I also keep comparing myself to my friends which I know I shouldn’t but it consumes my thoughts every time I’m with them that they’re achieving a more important and meaningful degree.
Sighhhejs idk the only other thing I considered doing was psychology as I know I can continue animation in my spare time (however not with industry standard software and without the academic push I probably wouldn’t).
I’m just not a creative person at the moment idk if it’s art block or just being unmotivated but I’m really lost. I need to decide before I start in about two weeks and I’ve cut it all so late.
Due to accomidation I signed on for I can’t just drop out without finding someone to replace me which we know from experience is nearly impossible especially so late.
I feel the need to prove myself to someone but honestly I don’t even know what I want. I have no real idea of what career I would want at all. I have no strong passions and I just feel confused and conflicted. Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated, I’ve posted a lot and I am probably repeating myself but it helps me to get my thoughts out somewhere. I’m the first in my family to ever finish college and go to university so no one in my family really knows how to help or what to say.
Thank you
Hi there,
You don't need to prove yourself to anybody - if you are enjoying the degree that you are studying and you feel like it is something you might want to do in the future, then keep at it and don't worry about what other people are thinking. You need to do what is right for you to make you happy and if this is what is going to make you happy then stick at it as it will be worth it in the end.
If you feel you might want to transfer courses, talk to your personal tutor if you have one as they will be able to help talk you through the choices you have and help you to make the right choice for you. You could also talk to the student support teams and tell them how you are feeling and see if they have any advice for you about this.
Another good place to go for some advice might be your university employability team. They will be used to people coming to them with dilemmas like this and will be able to talk you through what some of your options might be in terms of your future career and as this is something that you are worried about, it might help you out and might help you to feel less stressed.
There will be lots of places you can get to with your degree- you have still earned your degree and it will help you to get to a lot of places. You could always do a post graduate course if you really changed your mind on what you wanted to do after university.
I hope some of this helps,
Lucy -SHU student ambassador.
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