The Media In Practice: My Time At University (So Far)

Now that I'm approaching the end of my second year and am starting to think about the career I'd like to pursue when I'm finished at university I feel like this is as good a time as ever to look back at what I feel i've learnt and how I've changed since being at university.
I certainly feel like I've grown up a lot since being here. Unlike with college, there isn't someone to always make sure you get the work done outside the classroom, and as assignments mainly come in one big essay at the end of term instead of lots of small assignments throughout the year it is important to make sure I'm attending all the lectures to get the information needed to write good assignments.
I still feel like I could improve on the way I work during term time, in the weeks before assignments are due in. I still have a tendancy to leave all assignments until the last minute which can make it difficult to make sure they are all researched properly. However, I have learnt that this is the way I work best and have decided that, whilst leaving assignments until the day before they're due in probably isn't the best idea, I do find it easiest to complete assignments in a short period of time close to the due date (starting the week before they're due in, for example).

I'm in two minds when it comes to looking at the way in which my time at university may have helped me with my future employment plans.
On one hand, I feel that learning to improve my public speaking and time management have been very useful skills that I will take away from this course. On the other hand, however, I do not feel like my degree itself will be particularly helpful when it comes to getting and performing in the job I hope to one day achieve. When it comes to working in the record industry what's most important is that you have a lot of experience in that field, and having a degree will not necessarily make it any easier to get a job if you have no experience to back it up. This is why I feel it's really important for me to get as much work experience through the contacts I have already made outside of university as possible, as having a degree as well as plenty or work experience will definately help when I'm looking for future employment in the music industry.

The thing I feel I could improve upon the most is my motivation. When I don't particularly enjoy a certain module, or find it very interesting, I find it very difficult to motivate myself to do the work required. This is something I definately need to improve upon, as I probably wont enjoy every aspect of my job once I finish university but will need to make sure I still perform tasks required of me to the best of my ability.