Graded Unit Hell.
My hiatus from blogging has been because of the arduous roller coaster ride which I unfortunately enrolled myself into in September 09'.
I can't say honestly all my life has been overtaken by it but for sure it was on my close chain of thoughts daily these last few months and especially the last two weeks.
The me was withdrawn from me and turned into an AutoCAD and PhotoShop churning machine.
But it has been worth the sleepless nights.
Because I achieved an A+ for my project.
I am so happy with myself!
Praise God.
Stupid computers not working well, crashes, taking forever to render, Frank not approving your design..
Is all in the past now.
The day couldn't come any faster because there was a point where I couldn't be bothered anymore but obviously I knew that I would be a fool to let it all slip away and settle for any old grade.
But I wanted an A.
I duly delivered.
Last time round when such a project was given to me, I somehow managed to get a B grade.
I don't really know how I managed it because my performance on the project was terrible. I probably only started it at most a month before the hand in date.
And throughout the summer holidays of 09', I was worried about the grade that lay ahead when I return from the Far East.
I remember that when I touched down onto Scottish soil that I was bursting to get home to open up that envelope to see what I had achieved.
Behold a B.
My goodness how did I manage that?
But I wasn't complaining.
I don't think my work was bad.
It's just I could have done so much better I think.
But c'est la vie.
But unfortunately the B grade did affect me later on...
In January I received the news that I had been rejected for application into Strathclyde University to undertake their architectural studies course without interview which would have enabled me to become an architect had I got in.
The night that I had realised this had happened, the following day I had an interview with Dundee University.
I've not had many interviews..
Probably could count how many with my fingers on one of my hands.
But if Carlsberg did interviews for architectural studies in Dundee University then this one wouldn't have been made by them.
It wasn't bad as such, but at the time I felt what a crushing blow.
The interviewer told me my skills are best served in another specialism...
A major rethink of what I'm meant to do with my life...
I think I took the interviewer's opinion onboard very quickly and rather than let the disappointment kill me...
I explored the option that he told me to have a look at.
I phoned.
I looked.
A door was closed.
In hindsight, I was kidding myself!
I am not fancy.
I am straight to the point.
And that is a negative if you want to be an architect.
I felt so stupid for being naive.
But just as things seemed to be at 'could be better' stage
Robert Gordon University of Aberdeen offered me a place onto the architectural technology course.
The course that the interviewer said I'd be most suited for.
I couldn't believe my eyes when I read my UCAS status next to their name.
Unconditional.
I still had three more universities to hear from but my mind had been made.
If I am to pursue further education, it will be in Aberdeen.
Of course it is miles and miles away from where I am.
A totally different country!
But I believe God is telling me to head that way.
There is nothing else for me here.
Jobs suitable for me are as common as the total eclipse.
So I think...
My body is in Aberdeen just now.
My head and heart in Glasgow.
It's hard to contemplate the next chapter of my life but for sure I never shy away from a challenge.
There won't be any trepidation.
I must be bold..
It's mind blowing how everything happens for a reason.
Things you wouldn't expect..
Things you wouldn't want to happen..
But somehow
Things turn out for the best.
And I believe my B grade in my first year Graded Unit has got me where I am today.
And for that I am blessed and thankful.
Anyways....
Let's not get carried away until I get an actual confirmation on a certificate to say that I got an A.
Unfortunately SQA don't do pluses or minuses after the grade.
Let me sleep!
PS. I Love You. my classmates I've met the last two years. All the best with your future.
