Imagination Creates

A little bit goes a long way

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A long time ago,

I applied to go back to University after I started working.

I realised that I wasn't ready for the working world.

Although I wanted a better qualification to leverage my career what I really craved was the opportunity to be a student.

Based on my experience, and not a little to do with my lack of funds, I wanted to skip the 1st year and be admitted to the 2nd year of a Bachelor of Business Computer Systems degree.

I remember I was interviewed by a very nice man, a bit geeky if I recollect.

I was galvanised to make my case at the interview.

He assiduously questioned me about my rational for jumping into second year and cautioned that there might be a bit of catch up.

I was enthusiastic about my commitment to do whatever I needed to do to bring myself up to speed including 'labs' whatever they were!

My enthusiasm was well received and I left confident that I had it in the bag.

When I received the admissions letter I discovered that I did indeed have it in the bag but I had been interviewed by the wrong interviewer for the wrong course.

I managed to get myself into the 2nd year of an Electrical Engineering degree!

A coup indeed but certainly not a course that would play to my strengths or that I could in all honesty be enthusiastic about in any way shape or form.

Fortunately all I had to do was ask for the place to be transferred to my preferred course. No further interview was required.

This experience taught me a lot about the power of being in the end result. I may have been a little off the mark but my energy, my enthusiasm and my belief that the place was already mine carried a lot more weight than my past experience or educational record.

This is how imagination creates.