It's almost 11pm and I am beyond excited right now because... I just applied to University!!! It took over two hours to work my way through the online application process, scanning and uploading my academic certificates to the application form and so on. But it was the best feeling when I clicked on Submit!
This is a course I've had my eye on for some time - it's always been the long goal. It's the highest level I have ever studied and I know that it's a popular course. Since I attended the Open Day at the university in October I've felt so motivated to do all that I can to make this goal my reality. So I have spent the last six weeks preparing my Application Portfolio. Nights spent sorting and sifting through all my old work, seeking out the best pieces and putting it all together into some kind of cohesive whole. Eventually, I had a file on my computer full of my work, ready to upload. The only thing I had left to do was to write the Personal Statement.
So I decided that I was going to get that done today. I settled down with my laptop and wrote about why I want to do the course, what my previous academic experience and work experience can bring to it and perhaps most importantly, what I hope to get out of it and how I want it to play out in my future goals and ambitions.
Then I carefully filled out the application form, copied my Personal Statement into the box provided and uploaded all my certificates and my portfolio of work. Over two hours later, I clicked Submit and I have now officially applied! It feels crazy that it's done because I've been dreaming of this for years! And now I've done it and its in with the Admissions Team at my chosen university.
Of course, I'm not counting my chickens, any more than I have with previous courses I have done. There are still things that can go wrong. I might not be offered a place. Or I might not get a student loan to pay the fees for it, which I'll need because it is so expensive. They might not have any places left, as it is a popular course. They might not think I'm smart enough to do a course at such a high level. So I am keeping all these things in mind and trying not to get too excited.
But it feels great to have finally got the application done and in. That is a small victory that I intend to enjoy. Because, at the end of the day, I have now done all that I can to bring this dream into being. From now on, it's out of my hands - I can't do any more. It's no longer down to me and my own efforts. They will either offer me a place or they won't; I'll either get a student loan for the fees or I won't. At this stage, it is beyond my control.
Still, I fully intend to celebrate this little win and give myself a pat on the back. I hoped to apply before Christmas and I have. Now I just need to keep my fingers crossed and wait and see.
But whatever happens, at least I will know that I have given it my very best shot. I can't do any more than that. Hopefully Fortune will favour me and smile on my ambitions, as she always has done before. But tonight, I feel as if I have taken a small step closer to my next big goal and that's worth celebrating! Blessed Be.
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