No, it really isn't. I'm glad U2 was good though. :)
Anything I can do, say the word.
What's your address, by the way? I was wanting to send you a Christmas card! [There's a special post with screened comments over at my journal for that very purpose: http://lil-chanteuse.livejournal.com/110839.html]
I'm sorry about school. Did they give you an indication of what you could work on to try again? (I have a friend who didn't make pharmacy school the first year, but she did the second.)
Did they give you an indication of what you could work on to try again?
*sigh* Unfortunately, no. I might actually email and ask what I can improve on for next time, and find out what it is they are actually looking for. They might not be able to discuss it, but it's worth a shot.
I think me having various health issues, and not having my full driver's license didn't exactly help matters. But hey, I do know that I'm not the best at selling myself when it comes to interviews...and it ain't just about saying that you're awesome and wonderful, it's proving that you're more awesome that anyone else applying. And I don't think I did that somehow.
I would e-mail to politely ask what areas you could work on to help admission later on. It couldn't hurt, could it?
If you want it, work for it. If not, this is the time to consider something new, different, and equally exciting. You are young, bright, and full of possibilities. Let your imagination fly.
Bad luck, Erin. That's the problem with restricted courses - there's only so many places and more than enough applicants. But:
I probably didn't deserve it anyway
If that's the attitude you showed in the interview, then that's why you didn't get it. Journos need to be self-confident, hard-headed and have strong egos, 'cause they have to wade through a lot of shit to get the story. YOu can't teach that in school and they know that.
It's an old cliche but, if you don't believe in yourself, no-one else will either.
So, what's on the drawing board? Interning with a community newspaper, perhaps? Working out what you need to do to ace it next time?
If that's the attitude you showed in the interview, then that's why you didn't get it.
Hm. I think I worded that wrong. I know for sure that I haven't worked as hard towards being a journalist in the last couple of years as I could have done. I haven't written anything for my portfolio since...I dunno, my second year of Uni maybe? I haven't followed the news as voraciously as I could have of late. Apart from that botched internship which I wrote about some time ago, I haven't exactly been tracking down many opportunities to write this year. There would have been people applying for the course who had much more of a committment to journalism, and had been working far harder to get into the course than myself. So, on that grounds, I don't think I deserved to get in.
Journos need to be self-confident, hard-headed and have strong egos, 'cause they have to wade through a lot of shit to get the story.See, I'm not sure if I've really got the personality to make it as a journalist. I hate conflict, for example. I'm not self-confident in
( ... )
Comments 15
If it's any consolation, I did a year of journo-type stuff at Uni and hated every goddamn minute of it.
I'd love to hear it! Since it's all over for me, I'm enjoying it vicariously for as long as I can!
Reply
Wow, the year is almost over. Seemed to go fast. I hope that next year is better for you than this one. Even if it will lack U2.
Reply
Reply
Life ain't fair, eh?
Reply
Anything I can do, say the word.
What's your address, by the way? I was wanting to send you a Christmas card! [There's a special post with screened comments over at my journal for that very purpose: http://lil-chanteuse.livejournal.com/110839.html]
Reply
Aw mate..."good" doesn't even come close! The concert was just stunning. The big gushy fangirly update is coming, I swear!
I have put my details down for my Chrimbo card. ;) Thanks, doll, you're a star! *hugs*
Reply
Reply
*sigh* Unfortunately, no. I might actually email and ask what I can improve on for next time, and find out what it is they are actually looking for. They might not be able to discuss it, but it's worth a shot.
I think me having various health issues, and not having my full driver's license didn't exactly help matters. But hey, I do know that I'm not the best at selling myself when it comes to interviews...and it ain't just about saying that you're awesome and wonderful, it's proving that you're more awesome that anyone else applying. And I don't think I did that somehow.
Stunning icon, by the way!
Reply
I would e-mail to politely ask what areas you could work on to help admission later on. It couldn't hurt, could it?
If you want it, work for it. If not, this is the time to consider something new, different, and equally exciting. You are young, bright, and full of possibilities. Let your imagination fly.
Reply
I probably didn't deserve it anyway
If that's the attitude you showed in the interview, then that's why you didn't get it. Journos need to be self-confident, hard-headed and have strong egos, 'cause they have to wade through a lot of shit to get the story. YOu can't teach that in school and they know that.
It's an old cliche but, if you don't believe in yourself, no-one else will either.
So, what's on the drawing board? Interning with a community newspaper, perhaps? Working out what you need to do to ace it next time?
Reply
Hm. I think I worded that wrong. I know for sure that I haven't worked as hard towards being a journalist in the last couple of years as I could have done. I haven't written anything for my portfolio since...I dunno, my second year of Uni maybe? I haven't followed the news as voraciously as I could have of late. Apart from that botched internship which I wrote about some time ago, I haven't exactly been tracking down many opportunities to write this year. There would have been people applying for the course who had much more of a committment to journalism, and had been working far harder to get into the course than myself. So, on that grounds, I don't think I deserved to get in.
Journos need to be self-confident, hard-headed and have strong egos, 'cause they have to wade through a lot of shit to get the story.See, I'm not sure if I've really got the personality to make it as a journalist. I hate conflict, for example. I'm not self-confident in ( ... )
Reply
Leave a comment