Dyspraxic Adults

What do you study at university/ college, and what would you like to get out of your degree/ HND/ HNC/ other further education course? Where can you see yourself in 10 years time?

I'm doing landscape management at Reading. I would like to get a good grade, aiming for a 2.1 to restore some confidence in my abilities. Although I am already more confident than when I started the course and learning about my Dyspraxia has made a terrific difference.

I want to work with trees and plants and things! Ideally I am aiming for a position with the National Trust. They have 3 regional curators for their historic gardens and by the time I'm 50! I may have gathered enough experience to do the job justice. In 10 years time I would really like to be working for my local council on the challenge of getting more people to use our Urban green spaces (parks & stuff). This will show my ability to tackle complex issues with many user groups and other very impressive things(eek!)

I'm studying for the OCR Level 3 Certificate for IT Practitioners (ICT Systems Support). Um, that means I'm learning how to become an IT technician. Next year I'll be doing an A level in Computer Science or something, and after that I might do a degree, or I might go looking for work. Depends how well I do, I guess

Chemistry at the University of Reading. *grin* Resitting first year. *frown*

I'll be doing A Level Applied ICT next year. I've got do to a Key Skills part now that's called Working with Others though.

ARG!!!

Cool

What I don't understand is this key skills business, seems like a lot of money spent on something that isn't of great use to employers.
I know what it is meant to do, but just seems like a waste of time and money.

I am studying a ba in Geography with Education studies in Plymouth currently in my first year

I picked up my transcript today with my official results for my first semester. I am quite pleased but i think my geography teacher was a bit dissapoint with me in 2 of the units i got 2.2 and in the other unit i got a 3rd.

I didn't do too well in the exam and I don't think the marker could read my exam paper very easily because my hand got gery tired and I could not write legibly so I have now requested to use a computer in the next set of exams this has been approved as it was a recomendation in my needs assesment but it is clear that the disability support team here did not read it as it was not noted until I pointed it out to them, so hopefully in may my coursework and exams should be as good as one another

Glad your pleased well done you. Good luck in the next round of exams!

Currently at the moment (whilst trying to gain employment)) I am studying and working towards Microsoft Office Specialist in word (core) at college.

Well done Emma for passing your exams- all you need in 1st year is a pass, so your doing well to be (often) getting way over that!

Philip- that sounds complex and technical (as you can tell, i aint much of a computer whizz, heehee!) but you seem very capable so im sure you enjoy it!

ABC Diploma in Image Production (Photography) at University of the Arts London. If I pass this they will let me onto a BA course, I believe. I don't have GCSE's/A-Levels though so nothings certain.

Cool; that uni of your sounds very posh, mrmallow! I love photography! What kind of stuff do ylou photograph? I like contemporary, unusual stuff!

fuzzy wrote:Cool; that uni of your sounds very posh, mrmallow! I love photography! What kind of stuff do ylou photograph? I like contemporary, unusual stuff!

Its an amazing place... though with my complete lack of sense of direction, its a nightmare to navigate!

I'm really into fashion photography, which is ultimately what I want to do, but, when just pottering about, I like pictures of architecture and industrial-looking places. And like you say, anything unusual

Currently studying biology at North Central College in Naperville, Illinois. But, if I don't get good grades, I may be switching majors...