3 years no degree
I was the 1st intake of multimedia students on a brand new Multimedia degree, BSc MediaLab Arts (Hons).
to validate it we had a bunch of modules from another degree to do as we were technically the school of computing. We were used as Guinee pigs.
These moduls were all Stats, so ermm excuse me you want art student to try to do degree level math?
1st year: Needless to say a whole bunch of us failed the Stats modules, I also messed up 2 others,
total : 5 module fails = going back a year and retakes.
2nd year: 1st year retake: oh gosh what a surprise they have realised what a **** up last year was and dropped the stats modules, I now only have 2 modules to retake but still had to go back a year.
So no grant at all this year but as i'm only classed as part-time student I'm allowed to sign on and get houseing benefit.
cool Uni life without the work weeeee!!!
I Pass my retakes very easy.
3rd year: 2nd year starts, all looking good until a nice letter arrives from the council.
Dear Sir, your a full time Uni student please can we have all the Money we paid to you last year back as we made a mistake.
Grant arrives, then My grant goes to pay back the council = I have no money and have to drop out of Uni.
Really messed me up but as my work is portfolio based it took a while but I worked hard at home and now work as a 3D artist, So I'm were I wanted to be it just took a bit more time than I'd planned.