20/10/2006, 01:14 AM
so bassically this is my problem...I applied and got into a fine art course last year and started it last september....I lasted a month and dropped out, bassically because Ive been "unwell" of sorts - for the past 5 years or so I have been battling with anorexia and lets just say going to uni didnt help me very much and i relapsed for the umpteenth time.
ANYWAY...now im dying to go to university again and want to start applying for 2007 but i just dont know how to explain my 2 years of doing sod all...ive also changed my mind on what course i want to do and am going to apply for illustration because having had time to develop personally I think it suits me more being a lot less pretentious and less pressure
bassically, im trying to articulate some intellegent excuse as to why ive taken all this time off, its not as if ive been climbing a career ladder or anything. granted i have been helping out with sorting out my dads business and estate (he passed away the april before i went to uni) but i cant really put that because they will think im playing on it or something.
also, as i havent been in education for a while i have no tutors to ask advice from and ive tried contacting my old lecturers but typically, all three of them have quit (so no reference either!)
sorry for the long post but I would really appreciate it if anyone could give me any advice or help on how to go about this and how to manipulate things to my advantage! Id hate for anyone to think im flaky and that Im just applying because i dont know what else to do because this is not the case at all
cheers
amy
ANYWAY...now im dying to go to university again and want to start applying for 2007 but i just dont know how to explain my 2 years of doing sod all...ive also changed my mind on what course i want to do and am going to apply for illustration because having had time to develop personally I think it suits me more being a lot less pretentious and less pressure
bassically, im trying to articulate some intellegent excuse as to why ive taken all this time off, its not as if ive been climbing a career ladder or anything. granted i have been helping out with sorting out my dads business and estate (he passed away the april before i went to uni) but i cant really put that because they will think im playing on it or something.
also, as i havent been in education for a while i have no tutors to ask advice from and ive tried contacting my old lecturers but typically, all three of them have quit (so no reference either!)
sorry for the long post but I would really appreciate it if anyone could give me any advice or help on how to go about this and how to manipulate things to my advantage! Id hate for anyone to think im flaky and that Im just applying because i dont know what else to do because this is not the case at all
cheers
amy