Four weeks of uni successfully complete!
I won’t pretend that this past month hasn’t been gruelling, because it really has. I feel as though there have been more moments that I care to admit where I have fumbled through blindly, out of fear mostly, and somehow come out the other side of every week feeling confident.
The past week in particular really challenged my skills as a media-maker. Having never used editing software as complex as Premiere Pro CC, and having little to no experience behind a camera, filming and editing, I was really out of my depth. While my PB2 Portrait wasn’t mind-blowing technically, I was proud of myself for persisting through the stress and tears and producing a reflection of myself.
In the spirit of reflection, I thought it would be appropriate to comprise a “survival guide for your first month of uni”, or a list of things I wish I’d known a month ago, if you will.
- You do not need permission to use the bathroom like you do in high school. (I learned that one the hard way)
- Time. Management. Is. Crucial.
- Making friends really is as easy as just saying “hi”.
- Being able to balance your time between uni, work, family and that sliver of a social life is essential.
- Lynda.com is a life saver.
- Did I mention the importance of time management?