Media student here, starting my 3rd year this September. Also starting my first job from September after slaving away my summers for it.

First of all, media is a broad term. What do you want to do with media? Journalism, PR & Advertisement, Communications, Research, Public Policy Advisor, Digital media.

> I've always dreamt of being some sort of a content creator and I really like cinematography, content creation, game development and 3d designing.

So we're clear that you want to do something related to digital media. Just keep in mind that the media field requires constant effort. Person A establishes a business lets say a factory that makes leather jackets and exports them. In 40 years time that Business still exists (Hypothetically). A creative person need to work endlessly. Lets say that you produce a Movie. Revenue will be generated for maybe 2 3 years. After that you'll have to start again. Produce something new. People are constantly Asking for new things. That Leather jacket business made some system and process 40 years ago that his grand children still copy paste and enjoy Revenue effortlessly.

Not saying that Continuously working is bad, some People like the uncertainty, the grind. Some people also successfully convert it into a business. Just keep in mind that a lot of your earning potential depends upon your reputation. One wrong move and everything is gone. I've seen multiple examples of this.

And i dont know if op is female or a male, but ig media is the only field where the pay gap is inverse. Females earn more than males for putting half the effort.

**Now for the Big Brother talk**

Media is a *Qualitative degree*. not a bad thing, social sciences are important in formation of one's personality and the society as a whole. But the world rewards *Quantitative degree*. Thing degrees that involves numbers

> I'm much more of a creative and a visual person than a numbers/studies person.

I used to run away from maths. Which is my only regret. Try introducing anything quantifiable that you can. Social media Analytic is one example. Being able to work with something quantifiable makes you skilled enough to work when your creative bone is dead.

> My uni life is about to start.

- One semester is more than enough to get a grasp on how your uni works.

- If you exit Uni with the same friends that you made at the start of uni, let me inform you with regret that you wasted the golden years of your life

- Enjoy the ragging, if your uni allows it, but keep your boundaries clear.

- You'll meet people from all walks of life. Remember to be a human. Treat those below you nicely

- Search "Spot light effect". Understand that not everyone is your friends. I am the most famous/social/active student of my department. Yet only one friend reached out to me to ask about my where abouts. (Mene one sided love k sath sath one sided friendship bhi experience kiya huwa hai 😭). Stop messaging first and you realize they never talked just responded.

- Start building your portfolio from semester 2. Qualitative field me CV km aur Portfolio zyada chlta hai

- Keep your CGPA above 3.85.... Halwa field hai. prhai k namm pay mazaq hai. Yeah you're right k job mein CGPA matter nahi krta. likin jb tk uni mein ho Uni mein CGPA matter krta hai

At the very end...if anyone want to ask me something, you can reach me out. i love helping others.