A Letter To My Younger Self

Hello there my friend,

This year has truly been a fabulous year. The meeting of new people, the partying and the residential life are experiences never done to this magnitude before. Despite this, and although you are not one to live in regret, there is an aspect that you have not enjoyed to its full potential, and therefore wish you had received advice on.

You are in a state of the unknown. The vulnerability frightens you. Therefore you will take everything as it comes. You have an open mind. You will make choices, and wish you had taken another path, and this is the case for your choice of subjects within your degree. You might ask yourself, “What is sociology? It sounds like a fun subject, and with the heavy load of journalism and law already under your belt, it might be nice to try something that sounds less demanding. Psychology? Multiple-choice exams? I’m in!” Oh if only there was someone there for you to make the right choice.

The subjects will at first amaze you. Something refreshing and pristine to your daily life. But gradually, you will learn to realize they are much like the subjects you escaped from at school. Remember how glad you were to bid farewell to geography? To your horror, many of its aspects will stubbornly return to you, unwillingly consuming your life.

Majoring in the remaining two subjects journalism and law? The thought of it is ridiculous. The challenge each subject possesses sends a wave of shivers down your spine. This however, has now become a reality, unless you are planning on a prolonged stay at this magnificent, but inevitably monotonous university.

Yours sincerely

Tom