| Friday, May 29, 2009 |
| Lost with no Directions :( |
Now that i've graduated from NYP, i've been hit with the reality of "Now What?". It's definitely frightening as for the first time in life, i have no plans... just yet. Being a perfectionist, I always had ready thoughts of the future in the next phase, till now.
A month ago, I tried applying for Bachelor in Graphic Communications from NAFA. When i reached the place of interview, I was instantly demoralized. There were fellow applicants waiting for their interview as well and they seemed to know each other. I analyized for a while more and noticed that each and every single one of them either had a MacBook or a MacBook Pro, accompanied by an A3 sized portfolio folder. While me on the other hand, just had certficates in hand and a soft copy of my portfolio. *Faints*. My hour of waiting was tremendous torture.
As i sat in the waiting area, I further realised that they are all current NAFA students. During the 1 whole hour i waited, i was the only applicant that wasn't from NAFA. I thought to myself, "What the hell was i thinking applying for this course and fighting with current NAFA students!?"
When it was my turn, i sat down with 2 interviewers. One of them,named Clarence or Terence according to the fellow applicants, asked to see my portfolio. I apologized for the fact that i brought only the soft copy and not a laptop like the rest(Stupid laptop battery cells died and can't last for more than 5mins). So Clarence/Terence went out to find a laptop while the other interviewer started asking what i did for my FYP.
To cut to the chase, i showed them barely 1/2 of the work on my portfolio when they said that my work was good but they don't think i have much experience on graphic design. Which was sadly true because the diploma i took in NYP focuses more on Multimedia rather then print media.
I asked for a frank opinion on what are my chances of getting into the course and they told me to spend a year working on graphic design and apply again next year because the Bsc in Graphic Communications was a 1-year long intensive course, and they didn't think i might be able to cope.
Thus before the letter from NAFA came yesterday, I knew i was going to get a letter of regret. And i wasn't surprised.
Who was I to fight with the other NAFA applicants? I was no match for them, considering the fact that they already had 3 intensive years of graphic design experience while i only had one module on it from poly.
I can say that choosing your diploma course after your O Levels is indeed a huge deal. I can say i do regret not reading more into details about what Dip in Multimedia & Infocomm Technology was about. I would have taken up Digital Media Design if i could rewind back to 3 years ago.
I have another interview with LaSalle on the 4th next month. And i'm still considering applying to Raffles Design Institute. But i don't know really.
To work first or to continue studying?
I'm at a crossroads. |
posted by kimmiee @ 11:23 AM  |
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