It is I, fantasticbeasts3, with a new journal! Going to try and type in sentence case (at least that's what Microsoft Word calls it) for the journal so I feel somewhat grown-up.
I'm going to be studying a Bachelor of International Studies/Bachelor of Media (PR/Advertising) at UNSW this year, and I'm soooo excited. I've been hyping up uni for so long, and to think I'm finally going in just over a month's time is crazy.
Why International Studies and Media?
I had no idea what I wanted to do after school in years 9 and 10, but I knew the subjects I couldn't stand. I loved Commerce, but when I looked up business degrees, it just didn't stick because I hated Maths. Music was a huge no no. So was English, Geography, PDHPE, Science... pretty much every subject except for History. Year 11 came along, and I really loved Legal Studies, so started looking somewhere humanities related, and that's where I found International Studies! I told my parents, and they told me to combine it with something else, and Media came along. :-)
It all worked out in the end - taking what I liked in school and applying it for later. Also, although I didn't really like Business Studies, the marketing topic was so fascinating to me, so that sorted the PR/Advertising major for the Media degree. :-) Aaaaand I run an Instagram with a relatively large following so social media appealed to me too!
What does the course entail?
Okay so anyone I know and talk to regularly is probably so sick of me hyping everything up but IT'S JUST SO EXCITING. International Studies is pretty basic, you learn a language, learn about the world blah blah, and Media is just media... But. But. But. The best part is exchangeeeeeeeeeeeeeee. This is done in third year at UNSW, and I'm that excited I've already chosen the country I'm going to (Germany) because I decided a while ago I wanted to learn German and I just wooooooooooo
Why UNSW?
It was my dream to go to UNSW. Coming from an Asian family, it was a low-key expectation to go to a "top-tier" university, and knowing people who had went there, they had hyped up UNSW too. Although there are better institutions to study Media, International Studies was where my heart was, and I thought that UNSW had an awesome International Studies course, and Media went alright so yea! I love the campus and the whole vibe there as well.
Anyway, I'm super keen for uni, if it hasn't been obvious already. It's been so cool reading all the uni journals, and now I'm writing mine?? Whaaaaaattttt.
Hope you all have had a great day,
fantasticbeasts x
PS. I hope 'A whole new world' is stuck in your head :-) Edit (26/9/18): I just realised that "a whole new world" can allude to my degree lol because I'm studying International Studies?? I intended for it to sound like uni was a whole new world but now it can relate to my degree okay I'm done rambling bye
thoughts for today
- I'm going to be employed after the Christmas Casual period wooooo
- HSC certificate ha ha ha. Have to get it from the post office tomorrow. High school is pretty much officially over!
29/08/18
Hallo, meine Freunde! It seemed appropriate to address you all in German as I had a German exam today.
I've had a pretty eventful week since the last time I updated. I also got a very interesting email last Friday:
Spoiler
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This was really surprising - I never considered doing Honours because honestly, I hate studying. I think I'm only at uni so I can get a job in my desired field (at this point, PR) and idk Honours seems like an extra year to pay HECS and more effort. We'll see how I feel at the end of my degree which is still a long way away!
Today I had two midterms -- one for INST1006 and the other for German and needless to say, they were both a disaster.
- INST was a disaster because I forgot so many things I wanted to write. I forgot what 'analyse' meant. That's how sad that exam was.
- German was awful because once again, I forgot so many things. I forgot the dative personal pronouns, I forgot the words for stuff in the kitchen, and I forgot prepositions for certain locations. The last written German exam, I was way more prepared -- I didn't have two exams in a day and I didn't have an assessment due the weekend before it so I had a lot more time to study. I guess I'm really disappointed in myself because I know I could've done so much better.
I also got marks back for two assessments today:
- MDIA1003 (group presentation): just missed a HD! After my not-so-nice day this was an awesome surprise. A little salty about just missing a HD but it's still a pretty good mark!
- German (portfolio): not happy with this at all - I got just over a distinction. I usually do a lot better in the portfolios and this time was just... nah. On the bright side, I got full marks for one of my LLPs (Language Learning Products - you make something to demonstrate your understanding of German) which I was super happy about because I put a lot of effort into that.
To cap off the day, I got a job interview wooooooooooooot. My current job doesn't give me enough shifts (I haven't worked for almost two months) so I've been desperate for a new job and I got an interview yay! It's retail at my local shopping centre and I'm excited because I kinda miss working -- I really need to get my savings up before I go on exchange in just over a year!!
Hope you've all had an awesome week,
fantasticbeasts (almost signed off with my real name!) x
29/03/19
Oh. Meine. Güte.
I keep forgetting this journal is a thing.
1. Best of luck for the listening test! I'm sure you'll do great! ^-^
2. I understand how research methods can be so boring, I remember sitting through my own research methods unit (which was smooshed together with other random concepts that needed to be taught be couldn't be placed elsewhere) thinking that it was boring, but it is a really important thing to keep in the back of your mind, obviously! Hopefully it'll become less dry for you! :)
All the best for the next week!!! ;D
The listening test was awful. I didn't finish, some of the instructions and marking guidelines were very unclear but it's over now so I can't do anything about it. There are other tests so I'm not too worried :-)
Research Methods still makes me want to roll down Basser Steps because it's such a bad subject. I understand why it's compulsory but it just makes me so annoyed lol. Things will get better from this term because most of the subjects I'm doing for the remainder of my degree are a heck ton better so yay!!!
ALSO class enrolment appointments are out and I think mine is on April 16 at 2pm. Kinda on the fence about this time because that's just over a week from when people actually start enrolling in classes and I'm worried I won't get my awesome hypothetical timetable:
my timetable
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I think that's all from me this time!!! Let's hope I get out of this next week alive with two assignments worth 40% and 45% of my grade due next week which I haven't started because I had something due today!!!!
Until next time,
fantasticbeasts x