University help.

I’m a 20yr student at MMU for Fashion business and management. Asking question on a form called padlet that MMU has for a course sucks. They don’t even help. I ask questions on it about the work and they just say “look on moodle or we’ve said this before look at the PowerPoint”?!?! If this how you help your students? I don’t know what I want to do with my life or career wise. I’m having a mid life crisis at 20. Seeing all my friends knowing what they want to do makes me feel so behind. I did textile in college and want to do something more in the creative field but finding placement or apprenticeship is so hard, and if I do find one I have to travel really really far and I can’t afford that. Your probably asking then “why did you pick a course you don’t like?” I took a gap year to gather information on to what I want to do and NOTHING no course or anything appealed to me. Coming from a cultured background art is not seen as a job more like a hobby. All the pressure made me not pick textile. I didn’t have much time left and I wanted to have a degree as I don’t want to be seen as a failure so Fashion business and Management course was all that left. I’m struggling mentally, my attendance is awful but I’m not doing it on purpose I’m actually struggling to get up and pretend I like a course when I don’t. I’m this close to dropping out , but I’m in my second year so what’s the point 😓I don’t think I’ll get a job in business and manage my after I graduate (if I make it) And finding placement for fashion business and Management will be hard as only a small amount of people will get chosen and I don’t think I’ll be one of them. My uni friends suck as they leave me out and don’t include me in anything. I don’t have another friends only a best friend. all I want is a good job and to give back to my family. If anyone is struggling or is in the same boat as me please reach out. If anyone else has advice please help as this is my last resort.

Hi there,
I am Emily also a student at Manchester Metropolitan.
I’m so sorry you are having such a tricky time at the minute. I was sat here thinking about advice on how you could find something you loved and I thought it might be worth getting in touch with Manchester Metropolitans career services? It could inspire you to find a career as a goal that you want to go for with the help of your current degree? Or they are the perfect people to speak to if you feel a change of degree would best help you.
Your personal tutor is another fantastic help. Talk through these thoughts with them as they have the expertise to sign post you to people that can help and hopefully improve the experience for you!
Hope this helps,
Best wishes
Emily

I’m a 20yr student at MMU for Fashion business and management. Asking question on a form called padlet that MMU has for a course sucks. They don’t even help. I ask questions on it about the work and they just say “look on moodle or we’ve said this before look at the PowerPoint”?!?! If this how you help your students? I don’t know what I want to do with my life or career wise. I’m having a mid life crisis at 20. Seeing all my friends knowing what they want to do makes me feel so behind. I did textile in college and want to do something more in the creative field but finding placement or apprenticeship is so hard, and if I do find one I have to travel really really far and I can’t afford that. Your probably asking then “why did you pick a course you don’t like?” I took a gap year to gather information on to what I want to do and NOTHING no course or anything appealed to me. Coming from a cultured background art is not seen as a job more like a hobby. All the pressure made me not pick textile. I didn’t have much time left and I wanted to have a degree as I don’t want to be seen as a failure so Fashion business and Management course was all that left. I’m struggling mentally, my attendance is awful but I’m not doing it on purpose I’m actually struggling to get up and pretend I like a course when I don’t. I’m this close to dropping out , but I’m in my second year so what’s the point 😓I don’t think I’ll get a job in business and manage my after I graduate (if I make it) And finding placement for fashion business and Management will be hard as only a small amount of people will get chosen and I don’t think I’ll be one of them. My uni friends suck as they leave me out and don’t include me in anything. I don’t have another friends only a best friend. all I want is a good job and to give back to my family. If anyone is struggling or is in the same boat as me please reach out. If anyone else has advice please help as this is my last resort.

Hi there,
I am not from Manchester Met but I thought I could still answer this just in case it helps you a little bit.
It sounds like you have a personal tutor which is great as they are usually really helpful when you are feeling like this. Try and arrange an appointment with them if you can as this might help you when you are struggling with your work. You can tell them how you have been feeling about your work and that you don't feel very supported at uni at the moment and they may be able to help talk you through some things you are struggling with, or see if they can speak to your tutor about this.
If you are really struggling, it might also be a good idea to talk to the well-being services at your uni as they should be able to help you if you are having a tough time. They are there to help and will listen to you and support you in any way that they can. Lots of people go to them with similar worries and issues so they will know what they can do for you and how they can help you with this.
Like Emily said, your careers service is also a great place to go if you are unsure what you would be able to get into after uni with your degree. They know lots of things about this and should be able to talk you through some options that you might have and help you where they can with this. They can also help you with placements if you want one but are worried about getting one, or just getting jobs after uni - they can look over your CV, help you with applications etc.
In terms of making friends, have you tried joining a society? You have probably heard this before but joining societies are great ways of meeting lots of new people and making friends so it might be a good idea for you to try joining one of these. Have a look what your uni offers and see if you like the sound of any of them as they are fun and also get you out of the house!
Another way of making friends is through social media - have you looked and seen if there are any groups that you can join with people from MMU as there are often some on Facebook and other social media like snapchat too.
I hope some of this helps,
Lucy -SHU student ambassador.