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Yesterday, as you may have heard, the A-Level results were announced for students finishing college and about to go to university. That was me about a year ago and I decided I didn't really know what I wanted to do, so I went travelling for a while and then worked.

My main strengths have always been in media - be it photography or film. I'm not amazing, but it's the only thing I'm any good at, so I may as well make a shot of trying to make a career from it.

The controversial issue is earning a degree. Many people will argue that it's a waste of time and if you want to get into a media industry, your best luck is to just jump straight in.

Other people argue that it is not an intellectual subject and that a degree in a media industry isn't a real degree at all.

I've thought long and hard about this for the last year and I've decided that I'm going to give a degree a shot. It will be difficult to start a degree in 5 or 10 years' time. I'm studying a course called Documentary Film & Television at the University of Wales, Newport.

So the butterflies have started again. After thinking for a year, I'm still not sure if this is the right idea. I sent off my confirmation of halls of residence today with a £200 bond, so I guess I'm stuck for the year now.

Did you do a degree? Are you doing a degree? Do you think I should run away or do you think I should keep going and see what life brings me?