I didn't have a great time, I learned alot in theory at atleast.

Seriously though, I wish I studied game design or something geeky like that. Oh well. I should be grateful.

I feel like if you are going to study a creative course, its better just to practice your craft and study something else.

Because chances are you will be given "Self Management Study" as part of your learning anyway. Which involves no teaching. YOU are the person making whatever it is. You could lock yourself away and do the exact same thing without "education". Just make sure to start finding a way to monetize it so you can live and work on a craft at the same time, that you love. Unless you want to work with other people in a company of course.

I recall there was someone who learned how to program in four months vs four years. Simply by writing down the programing language on call cards, locking himself away and memorizing them hours a day.

Its worth thinking about.

Anyone reading this, make sure you read the curriculum of a course. If you see self management study, stay away. Unless it's just a small part of it perhaps. But seriously, life drawing, drawing practice, making a film. Do you need a uni to put you in dept to do those things?

I mean if you study to be a Lawyer.. then yes, every part of that education counts.

The creative sector on the other hand.. its a different story. Because it's subjective. It doesnt help when you get moronic, romantic sensationalism (that feels like something out of a film like Whiplash.. Or The Apprentice) that mingles it's way in.

It's hard to explain. I just felt like everyone wanted to "be the best" rather then just make what you want because you want to make it..It's not the point of being creative. Its also pointless in a class of 30 people. You are competing with the entire world afterall.. millions of other people. So why bother? Just make what you want because you want to. Leave that sensational Whiplash, Gordon Ramsay Hells Kitchen bullshit out of it. It has no place in the creative sector...

If you end up on a course and its depressing, just quit, move on to something else.. don't waste your time. Life is short.

I think il make a rant video about it one day, it's long overdue.

I remember after graduating I read The Fountainhead by Ann Ryand and I laughed how i could relate to the book.

But its a whole can of worms to explain.

I felt much happier studing a game design MA near london. But i had to quit since i did not live locally. That was a far more uplifting course. I guess it catered to my geeky side. It was just more pleasent. Everyone just making what they wanted and it was very entrepreneur esk. Again.. its difficult to explain. Man I wish i stayed there. I was doing it part time and had to drive two hours just to get there (and in uni fashion everyone death stares you for being late even though they live locally ahaaahaaaa) But yeah the journey was too far.

I should have grown a pair and just lived in a flat nearby or something.