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(Need to change qualification to extended diploma)

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My first draft was sent to my college's careers advisor and i had a talk with Ashleigh and she helped me realise this draft was too focused on my my work experience and not so much my college course- i also tried to use too many fancy words that didn't really fit in with each other, and i realised the words can stay professional even when basic.

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At this point, I had help from my parents to help me replace those words that didn't quite fit in. I came out with this- and sent it off the Ashleigh and scheduled another appointment again for her to read over.

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Finally this was sent to Ashleigh where she just tweaked some grammar and spelling mistakes and was happy with the outcome of my statement. I sent this off to UCAS.

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Graphic design industry

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i researched into courses as i was unsure on which courses were which at this point- i looked into the potential unis i would want to go to and see which courses they had to offer and i refined to the courses i was the most interested to apply to.

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Mark Waters from UAL came in to talk about the university of arts London and what the campuses have to offer.
He talked about the different unis, which includes art, fashion design, preforming arts etc.
Different fashion designers like Stella Mccartney have went to this uni and famous people like Kanye West have applied.
This uni bases more on portfolio instead of grades.

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My first scheduled call with Ashleigh i sent her my personal statement draft, she helped me a lot with it explaining that the words more importantly have to make sense and to prioritize that over using words that sound fancy and literate. She also explained there was too much writing and too much about my work experience and not so much on my college course and grade achievements. From here i got advice from my parents on word replacing and i created another draft.

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At this point, i had tweaked up my second draft and sent it via email. Ashleigh was pleased with the outcome of my second draft and just gave me some final adjustment- for example my grammar, spelling and punctuation improvements. I listened to her tweakd and added this to my final draft. I then sent my final draft to people i know (family, friends) for second approval and they all gave me an approval and then i sent it off to UCAS.

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Following UCAS youtube advice video in College- notes

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Following UCAS youtube advice video in College- notes

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HOW TO APPLY:
*all online forms
*college careers advisers are available to assist with application forms and offer feedback on personal statements
*college buzzword is 2021success
*forms can be completed over several sessions and printouts used to check over any details
*UCAS forms cannot be sent direct to UCAS they are sent to college careers guidance team to final check and to attach academic reference
*UCAS tarrif points are only level 3 qualifications
*only 5 choices for universities
PERSONAL STATEMENT:
*approx 47 typed lines
Must be size 12 font
*is often the deciding factor on whether your application is successful or not
7 KEY POINTS:
*why do you want to study this project
*what do you already know about the subject
*have any experience in the subject
*your personal qualities
*your career aims
*hobbies/interests
*what can you offer the uni as a potential student
*ucas fee is £20 or £26 for multiple choices

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A brief mind-map to help me get an idea on things to put on my portfolio.

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More refined uni research on the courses i will apply to

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More refined uni research on the courses i will apply to

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Self branding workshop from Graphic Designer

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Self branding workshop from Graphic Designer

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Mark Pattinson- a Graphic Designer at Tommee Tippee came in to our college to help us with self branding logos. Here was the outcome:

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I picked this idea to develope

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I started doing my final idea on Adobe Illuatrator

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This is my final self branding logo. I feel this expresses me well as i specialize in art so the pencil fits in well. I also love keeping up to date with the trends in graphic design and mustard is very in as well as sleek, simple designs.

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I joined Northumbria’s online events for 2 different events- finance help, and a campus tour. These were booked for the 3rd of February. I felt these were very informative even with the restrictions due to lockdown, I got a feel for the campus and a lot more clarity on finances. Previously, I was unsure on loans, and now I am at ease to find out the loans are not debt-threatening loans, they are paid back when you earn a certain amount and only a small amount per month, and are written off after 30 years.

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I joined Sunderland’s online event on the 4th February, about creative subjects. I got a feel for the campus, and sunderland explained their course, what they offer, and how they compare to other universities. I feel as though sunderland would be a good option as they seem to offer more individual help over Northumbria.

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I have booked my place to attend Northumbria’s real event on the 2nd of July.

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19001100 Jessica Storey - Student - Who Inspires You_ 1.0.pptx

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For Northumbria, they are asking for a portfolio, which consists of 15 slides, first being an introduction and a portfolio statement.
I was unsure on what to do on my portfolo statement, but Northumbria broke it down into these:
who inspires you and how you commincate it through the statement and my work.
cosists of 300 words
what has inspired you to choose graphic design
what do you think is the most successful in your portfolio
then show from slides 2-12 asks for work done during college. For this i want to add life drawings, graphic design, and final pieces from units.
From slides 13-15, do personal work in spare time.

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Through my portfolio, I struggled at first to create one within my 2 week deadline. For my portfolio statement, I struggled on what to write and how to structure it. I found portfolio statement example from Glasgow university portfolio example which helped me. I was happy with how it was structured in the end.
I was firstly added some bits that I wasn’t happy with just to fill the space. After talking to Sharon I realised that life drawings would also be an impressive skill to include, which I hadn’t previously considered as I felt these weren’t final pieces. However I added them and I felt a lot happier with this than the previous piece I had added.
I focused mainly on my digital drawings as I am applying for graphic design, and that is my best skill. However I remembered not to neglect my other material of work, to show evidence of skills learnt on the course. This included photography and fine liner drawings.
Overall I struggled to piece together the portfolio although after more advice and tweaking I was happy with the final outcome and I was accepted from Northumbria university.

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1. How did you evaluate what you wanted to do? uni/employment etc?

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1. How did you evaluate what you wanted to do? uni/employment etc?

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Originally, i did not want to go to uni. I wanted to do an apprenticeship. However, after researching online and on the government website, i realised there were no graphic design apprenticeships in the north east. After this realisation i still wasn't sure on uni and more so a higher education course or a foundation degree. I spoke to my career advisor who told me all my options however after researching all my options beside a bachelors degree i realised all these had cons for multiple reasons and i felt a bachelors degree in graphic design would be my best option to get the most out of my money, and would be the best to lead me to employment after.

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2.What research did you do? (websites, entry requirements, open days etc)

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2.What research did you do? (websites, entry requirements, open days etc)

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I made a slideshow collating all creative courses in the north east. I narrowed this down to a couple and then made another slideshow sorting out my options from 1st-4th and why. I then looked into entry requirements and UCAS points, and what level 3 courses equate to for UCAS, where i found out that i will need a distinction for northumbria, because it was just over  merrit but sadly there is no grade inbetween a merrit and a distinction.
To learn about the unis itself i joined uni open virtual days which helped me get an idea of the places.

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3.Did you attend any online guest speaker's events?

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3.Did you attend any online guest speaker's events?

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In my own time, i attended many virtual tours for finance, campuses and creative studies.
We also had UAL member come to college where he talked about UAL.
A tattoo apprentice came in last year talking about her apprenticeship at Cock a snook.

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My first option is Northumbria university, my second option is Sunderland university. This depends on my final grade.

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I think working with the Baltic was a good opportunity to not only design things but also research into marketing and promoting which will be very important for graphic design in the future for me as you need marketing and promotion strategies to get your work out there. This helped me get perspectives of different ways around being inclusive and promoting for my future aswell.

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I found Mark Pattinson's workshop very useful as i want to be a graphic designer and it was very informative to see someone in real life at the place i want to be at in the future. It helped knowing how he got there and his journey to where he is now to help me guide a similar path. The workshop itself i created a logo i was very pleased with and i learnt your logo and brand should be personalised to yourself as a character if this is a personal company.

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I also got the same perspective from Niall's workshop because he is a graphic designer like i want to be, but he also went to uni and it was useful knowing how he went from one place to another. The workshop itself challenged me to explore different materials which i would usually shy away from and i overall found it interesting to see if i had other skills that i restricted myself from.

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I think my university research worked well as i learnt alot and eventually narrowed down more and more to make sure i was informed in what i was getting myself into.

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I learnt and discovered where i was going, why i was going there, what my end result would be, successful statement writing skills.

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How has this unit helped support you progression after college?

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How has this unit helped support you progression after college?

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it has helped me for future statement writing for cv's or applications and it also has helped me progress my organisation for my future which will be a big help to know what i am getting myself into.

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If i had to do something differently it would be to join more virtual tours so i had even more information about the campuses etc.