#motorboard

Obviously, this is beyond long past due. I've said it before, and I'll say it again, third year of University is like no other experience - you will never be so stressed in your life, between meeting coursework deadlines, revising for exams, writing your dissertation, and actually having a social life. Currently however, I feel these may be famous last words, as after having finished my Undergraduate Degree in Publishing Media and having consequently graduated, I have taken the plunge to carry on and do my Masters.

It looks like June's celebrations won't be the only time I'll be graduating in my life. I now have yet to look forward to graduating from my Postgraduate Degree in Book History and Publishing Culture. Oh, and did I mention that I'm doing it full-time alongside a full-time job? Yes that is correct. Back in May my time at Taylor & Francis also came to an end, and I am now working as a Publications Sales & Marketing Assistant for the next year.

To say that this year has been difficult, personally, not only academically, would be a slight understatement. As a course we had to deal with a loss that we didn't ever expect, and it was greatly felt at graduation. However, by completing my degree, and surviving such a time has made me more ambitious, and more driven than ever before. I will miss my old course mates, and it will be strange having new ones, but I can't wait for the great adventure that this next year will be, and new opportunities still to come.