08 Apr 2021

I was set on going to uni straight after school.

“I’ll study a Bachelor of Journalism at Bond University, it’ll only take me two years!” I would say.

But now, as I have become more educated on the financial burden of taking these extra years of study, I am beginning to question my post-school plans.

 

Don’t get me wrong, journalism is still my number one career choice. I am just unsure of whether I really want to jump straight into another couple of years of full-on education - I mean six semesters in two years, I must have been crazy! 

Another thing is that my graduation certificate won’t really benefit me in a situation when I am applying for a job, because experience generally also beats an easily destructed certificate from uni.

But then I think how much I would really love to learn the tricks and proper ways of crafting together articles and the correct technique to writing a news piece. To be honest, I am not wishing to go for the glossy certificate at the end, rather the enriching experience of finally being able to learn the insides and outs of my dream career, without math getting in the way!

On the flipside, what better way to learn all these than to jump straight into a company where I can learn these on the job? Plus, I’d be earning the bucks while learning hands on, rather than forking it out to be taught similar skills. I’d almost be ahead of the game.

And alas, a major roadblock to my decision is uni life. A predicament I find myself in, struggling to find a solution.

I have always aspired (and thought) that I would be organising fundraisers, attending uni balls and meeting like-minded people down by the Goldie - the awesome uni life we have all secretly longed to experience.

Will I be missing out if I skip the traditions of attending uni?

Either way I won’t be complaining though, it’s just that right now, I am not so sure and to be honest, I kind of love that uncertainty.

I have still gained no clarity on whether uni will be in my future, but no matter what path I take, I will still find a way to end up in the industry. It's all about the journey, not the destination. And my journey will be one that isn't traditional, but I'm okay with that.

Written by Emma Jones