Deadlines, Deadlines, Deadlines..

I have not been keeping this up on a very good routine.

HI!!

So a lot has gone on since my last post. We just finished our course hand-ins, that was stressful. I just got back my last hand-in today. The final tally, minus my design course, is Merits in Photography, Photoshop and Personal Professional Development. As well as earning a Distinction in Fashion industry, I kind of schmoozed my way into that one, I have been a kiss ass all term and have all the tutors adoring me.

You may be wondering how the grading system works, well, it goes something like this:

To get a Merit or Distinction you must have a Level 3 (Which is the equivalent of "exceeds expectations") and meet all the criteria needed to pass the course and then go above and beyond. A Level 2 is just a pass, meaning all criteria was shown but minimal effort was put in.

The college has a Level system that Access Students must earn a Level 3 for the year to go onto a Undergraduate course. It's weird but it works. So far I have all Level 3's in all of my courses, now I just have to maintain that.

As well as handing in all my work so far, I have to figure out which courses I want to apply to. They have changed since we last spoke. Central Saint Martins is not the school for me, also they don't have a costume programme, so I am out of luck on that one. But that is fine, because I have access to all the 5 schools I can go and use the facilities at CSM any time, I have been in there a few times, it really demands the students to think creatively and "out of the box" to the extreme. The atmosphere of the school is really quite nice however, but depending on which department you go to, things could get real weird REAL fast. I've heard some stories about the theatre kids. Although the reputation of the school would be nice to have, the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts is where you need to go if you want "theatre." I have scheduled myself for an open day, to go and see the school and have a talk about the course, as well as a free workshop to try out different things that the school offers.

I've also looked into courses at my college that are for costume design and performance, they are pretty good as well. I have a lot of decision making to do if I get back multiple offers.


But enough about school, I HAVE MADE MORE AND MORE FRIENDS!!!!
Yet the irony of it, I have still not been out to a proper night club. I will most likely go this weekend or next, just with all my hand-ins and deadlines, it's a little tough. The friends that I have are incredible, I can have so many laughs with them and I would hate to loose any of them!


I have also been going through a little bit of homesickness. There are just comforts that I want to have and people that I just want to hug. I miss my brother a lot, and skype is just not enough. It is great, don't get me wrong, but there is a very small window in the day where I can talk to him. I just miss being around my family, just being close to them, just in the same room. That would be nice.

Blubber, blubber, blubber.. All right, that is it today, if I think of anything more it will go up here in another post.