PGDE Secondary Art and Design

After graduating from Duncan of Jordanstone in June earlier this year I felt the inevitable fear that most students face - what now? So after a Summer of plittering about, drinking lots of cups of tea and occasionally dragging myself out of bed for the odd shift at work I found myself pleasantly eager to begin my new course at UWS.
When I applied to this course I have to admit that I didn't expect to get anywhere with the application. I don't know what my reason was for this - I just didn't. This made it all the more exciting when I heard I had an interview.
After a few days of panicking over whether I had read the case study I was sent thoroughly enough and what outfit made me look 'not too formal yet still professional', I attended the interview feeling slightly worse for wear with nerves. Looking back, I made a complete fuss over nothing. The interviewers were extremely welcoming, allowing myself and the other interviewees to feel immediately at ease. After a chat about some of my work and my interest in teaching I left the interview feeling pretty positive (I hadn't said anything too embarrassing/stupid) but again, for some reason, I just didn't expect to get anywhere.
I think I looked a little like this when I found out I had been accepted...

I'm now almost finished my first week of the course and looking forward to the next. Although I will admit there have been a few (maybe more than just a few actually) moments of complete panic where I have thought "I can't do this! AARGH" I'm fully enjoying the course so far. It is a lot to take in, especially considering that my prior university experience was very different to this, so I'm determined to stay motivated and make the most of my time here.
Watch this space...