My Art Foundation Work & Why I'm Not Going to Uni | LAU Student ☕🎨

[@mollywoodward]

It doesn’t feel like 2 minutes ago you were posting your moving to Leeds vlogs! So proud that you stuck it out and finished the course!! X

[@MollyThompsonx_]

Honestly it’s gone SOOO fast!!! Thank you so much💗

[@rishikamalwankar7483]

I love the way you stuck with your course till the end tbh, it’s really easy to quit and go back into your comfort zone so As your subscribers we’re super proud of you!!🎉I loved the style of your uni vlogs- You kept it fun but real and it’s a real inspiring thing Molly😊✨You’ve also inspired me to keep my content real and make better videos so any kind support would be appreciated 😊🥰

[@MollyThompsonx_]

Thank you so so much, I really appreciate this!!💗💗💗

[@gracelupson-darnell]

This is such a well developed theme, my first year of uni was so up and down and nobody ever talked about the hard bits! Xx

[@AmberWoodMusicx]

I get you. I dropped out within weeks of uni. I developed a tic disorder in a day there that stuck ever since. I've technically 'not done anything' as in get a job or extra education since December. I'm applying for benefits. It's tough but essentially it's down to our happiness and what paths work and which don't. I'm really happy you made it through the course and I wish you all the best with your channel- I'm loving it at the moment! Trying to build mine up! I barely had the choice to drop out. My lecturers thought I was too unfit mentally and physically and it broke me for so long. But I tried, I got the experience even if it was very negative. I'm not sat here wondering what it was like. It's not really spoken about openly, those who drop out and are left in the open with not much guidance since leaving school and uni but I hope that will change.

[@lr8646]

I just finished my art foundation year too. Absolutely HATED it. Everything you were saying is so relatable 🙄

[@saffronwiley7393]

I agree with you soo much this is my first year of uni too and I have never felt so lonely in my life, yeah some people have the uni life but a lot of the time uni isn’t what everyone says it is

[@jennmary2579]

I really understand where you're coming from when you talk about how close you were to dropping out, and how proud you are of yourself. 3 years ago i very very nearly dropped out of university. Last week i handed my final piece of coursework in and i am graduating in July!! I'm so happy for you congratulations on finishing the course.. onwards and upwards!

[@MollyThompsonx_]

Omg CONGRATULATIONS!!! That’s incredible!! 💜

[@amandamakesstuff1383]

I’m so proud of you for getting through it! I’ve just Finished my first year at the university of Leeds studying graphic design and just like you, I was definitely considering dropping out at first. But I’ve had the absolute best year and can’t even begin to describe how grateful I am that I stayed! I’m vlogging it all as well if anyone’s interested! Can’t wait to see what you do instead of uni, I love that you have the confidence to follow your own path! Enjoy Italy!!

[@jadeelizabeth3581]

I would genuinely buy your art book! It was so effective

[@MollyThompsonx_]

thank you so much gal!!

[@ellagrace3375]

Thank you for sharing this. I left college half way through because we moved house plus i hated the college i was at and applied to a short course in london so i could work on a portfolio to get on a foundation course. Then the pandemic happened and my course got cancelled everything was online and i just couldn't cope. I changed what i wanted to do 100 times, even planned to go to a cookery school which i was so excited for then got stomach problems where i have to eat a restrictive diet so that went wrong as well :(. The past two years i've been lost and so down. All my friends have gone to uni and i have become lonely, no one talks about having no friends if you don't go to uni. Luckily i have now found a distance learning foundation course which means i can do it along side a job, meeting new friends and going on multiple holidays (when we can travel again.) Once i've done that i can complete my degree online or have the choice of uni. I am slightly worried as i'll be 21 if i do go and will be older. I'm glad i have more options and freedom now. No one talks about if you don't want to go to uni or what you can do instead. Like you i love going out but not every night plus with my stomach issues i can't drink. I think i would feel isolated.

[@ellagrace3375]

wow sorry that was long

[@cream7650]

Hello! May I know what your distance learning foundation course is called?

[@Rachelkellygraham_]

omg, don't feel guilty for doing what you love !!!!! i'm currently on summer break from UNI the past two summer I've done freelance work doing websites, social media, graphic, etc . the number of people telling that it isn't a job and that i should get a "proper" job is mad . just because as you said what i'm doing isn't a traditional job and what your doing isn't a traditional job either so please just keep doing it . i feel like they're always going to people telling you not to do this stuff and its probably be scared and they don't understand it. sorry for my two long comments. it's just being brother me alot lately !!!

[@MollyThompsonx_]

This is all so true, thank you so much for being so lovely!! Good luck with your freelance stuff

[@Rachelkellygraham_]

@@MollyThompsonx_ thanks so much !!! It's just really annoyed when people say it's not a "proper " job like you getting paid for the service/video/whatever you doing it's a job . And the fact that is 2019 and people still aren't open minded about different and new jobs blows my mind . 😎😀 how you are having a good hoilday ?.

[@StudentBlogLife]

Currently about to graduate from a 3 year course at Durham uni and I hated it all. Cannot wait to finish!

[@sophian2557]

Hi can I ask what you didn’t like? I’m supposed to be going to durham this year for a BA in classics but I’m really not sure.

[@StudentBlogLife]

@@sophian2557 I struggled with the social side of things. It's all collegial which can be hard because there's a lot going on all the time, so it depends whether you like being around people a lot or not and also who you're put with in halls (there is probably the option to change if you're struggling early on, keep that in mind). The work load is pretty intense because the terms are so short so I struggled a lot with that, but if you go in knowing that you can kind of put measures in place to get the work done in advance. I do English lit and Philosophy and found there wasn't much departmental support in terms of academic advisors or anything so you're left to your own devices a lot. I know a lot of people in other universities who have similarly bad experiences though so I wouldn't say it's directly Durham itself, but there are a few things (as i've mentioned) that could definitely be improved. If you like the content of the degree and you choose a college that you think you'll be happy in (in terms of catering and gowns, etc) then I think don't be put off and go for it. But if you're not happy definitely seek out support and see what your options are! Good luck! My twitter is @studentbloglife if you want to chat about it any more depth!

[@katygoodall5734]

well done on getting through it!!

[@MollyThompsonx_]

Awh no way:( well done for sticking it out💗

[@Obsidian_Ocean]

I did a very similar thing for my foundation degree, I focused on how people possessions can express a lot about they owners and then I progressed to outfits, shop keepers in their shops as straight type portraits and students in their bedrooms. You've done it a heck of a lot better than I did though! I struggled to explore and build on my work.

[@Kara-ih2io]

I’m so so so proud of you Molly!! It honestly feels like this year has gone so quickly, I still remember just watching your first uni vlogs and you crying and wanting to move back home, but now seeing you finished your course and sticking it out is so inspirational. And the work that you have created is amazing !! I love your photo book.

[@MollyThompsonx_]

Thank you so much!! It means the world that you stuck with my channel haha💗

[@imimurgs29]

Have you Finnish uni now. I Finnish my six year at college in three week. I CANT WAIT for it. The last fat week has be very hard for me and I’m happy to I’m done with the work !!🥳🥳🎊🎊🎉🎉

[@penelopemaggs2756]

i'm doing this exact thing, i'm going to uni to do a foundation year in september and want to do photography after!

[@em-gf3wl]

seeing all your work is absolutely amazing, seeing how hard you worked no matter how hard it was for you is amazing. i’m forever so proud of you - i hope you know that ♥️ i love u

[@MollyThompsonx_]

Thank you so much!! Your support always means the WORLD!!

[@jordynridley7956]

Well do e on your results! I watched you when you first moved away to uni and realised how hard for you, so well done on getting through that too! 💕

[@LottieManning]

Congratulations on completing it, it looks really good and I saw some other room photography before based on the Japanese micro apartments so it is interesting to see how your university room project compares to that. It all looks so impressive though and I love how you link your art to how you were feeling at the time and it all looks beautiful.

[@MollyThompsonx_]

Oooh I’ve not heard of that photographer; thank you so much tho 💗

[@LottieManning]

@@MollyThompsonx_ their name was Kyoichi Tsuzuki if you want to look them up but I get that you are a bit fed up of art at the moment. Thank you for replying though, I hope you have a great day.

[@debbiewhelanxo6515]

All your work was so interesting and you explain everything so well!❤️

[@MollyThompsonx_]

thank you so much!! xx

[@katherine3980]

Thank you for sharing your experience doing the Art foundation course with us! It’s been amazing to see your journey well done 💗

[@jessicacharlotte1276]

Loved your work, thanks for showing us x

[@agatha_1376]

hope u and eleanor have an amazing time in italyyyy!! xxxx 💓✨

[@rosegraham6245]

Hey I just had one question about the leads uni. Were you expected to do an art degree at the uni after your foundation?

[@MollyThompsonx_]

Hey!! It’s not expected but most people do

[@aimeelloyd7234]

aww i love this video, seen how close you were to dropping out and fair play you've done it! the work you completed looked really cool too x x

[@MollyThompsonx_]

Thank you so much!!

[@FloralBethany]

Can’t wait to watch this Molly. Hope you have an amazing time in Italy !! xx

[@ellawilcock6629]

I went to Leeds art uni too, but I dropped out around November time. I just realised that it really wasn’t for me, I didn’t enjoy the course at all and I didn’t make any friendships, I felt a bit like the odd one out all the time, so I felt really down about it all and it really effected my mood so I realised it wasn’t worth it and me feeling so unhappy x

[@ellamilly4942]

that book is so cool!! well done molly

[@rossylyne7983]

Really like the photo book! Really cool idea, I went to an exhibition similar to it but was about the different bedrooms of different teens at home 👌🏻 very cool

[@MollyThompsonx_]

thank you so much haha!!

[@nafisam280]

I’d love you to a video about uni or apprenticeship maybe with Tom ?

[@converselover941]

I’ve just finished an access to HE at LAU about to exhibit my work next week!

[@neurodivergentdawn]

So proud of you Molly! xx

[@chloeroberts4620]

Love your top molly !x where is it from ?xx also i found this really interesting x

[@MollyThompsonx_]

Thank you so much!! It’s from Pull&Bear 💜

[@chloeroberts4620]

Beauty Spectrum thank you! 💜

[@Rachelkellygraham_]

Hey, great video. i did something similar to you when i left school. i'm from Ireland so we have a different name on the course. we call them plc but they are the same thing as your foundation level course. i found when i did the plc course enjoyably. i'm in college/uni now studying tv and media productions. i do enjoy the course so much apart from the drama and being bullied online which wasn't fun. i will say at the time i had doubts about staying at it. :) enjoy your time in Italy.

[@tgwtg9428]

well done Molly! i love the concept, it's so unique!

[@rhi1574]

I’m so scared I won’t like uni

[@MollyThompsonx_]

Honestly don’t worry about it until the time comes; even if you don’t enjoy it you have options!!

[@oliviagrace1826]

Well done you for sticking it out and getting through it 🧡

[@em-gf3wl]

cannot wait to watch this, hope you’re having a safe flighttt!! ♥️

[@tiaatkins8077]

Been waiting for this video 🧞‍♀️🧞‍♀️🧞‍♀️

[@fran241]

I subscribed after watching the moving vlogs back in September and here we are! Well done on completing the course❤️

[@MollyThompsonx_]

Awh madddd!! Thank you!!💗

[@eleanorrowe8873]

your hair looks so nice in this!

[@Ali_lamb]

So good loved this so much 💕💕

[@evejohnson7303]

I'm at the Vernon Street did you every have jane

[@_paula_860]

Really enjoyed watching a very casual vid xxx Im currently one month away from completing my foundation (Mine is only wed-fri hence later finish) and my degree exhibition is 2 weeks away. Kinda nervous as its come around so quick. Im currently working on it while watching this vid XD and as much as Im enjoying my foundation year Im ready to be done with it xxx can't wait for the Italy vlogs!

[@MollyThompsonx_]

Ahh I get you!! Good luck for finishing!! Thank u so much ❤️🇮🇹

[@miranda-rj2ch]

i am thinking of applying for a foundation (but specifying in fashion at stage 2) i was wondering if you could show your stage 1 and 2 work as well!

[@miaanne4789]

Haha those curtains are the Bain of my life 😂😂 I’ve been to uni in bath and Bristol and the curtains are the exact same hahaha

[@chandnigugar9620]

Have a safe flight & enjoy Italy xx

[@ButterflyLullabyLtd]

Bravo. Wonderful video. Your art project proves how important family is to our young people. And how being separated is not good for anyone. Well done. I would love to show this piece to my MP and Local Council. How I would love to hear how you are getting on. It's good to be different. You have a big following on You Tube, well done. My daughter wants to do an Art Foundation course, with a view to going to Art University. Problem is she does not want to be pushed into drawing/painting life models with no clothing on. She would like her Art Portfolio to mirror who she is, not what this world wants us to be. Being a children's illustrator would not require anyone to draw naked images. So why is it pushed on students? We know an amazing artist that did not need to go down the life modelling route. Her Art Education Complaint is on my You Tube Channel. Personally, I feel there is far too much written work, and not enough ART. And Art, music and film does not show children or women in a good light, and puts us in danger. Unisex toilets are a nightmare in some cases. It would be nice if children and women were promoted as people with brains, and not objects, and our voices actually got heard.

[@Elizabeth-ue7bl]

I’m doing a btec photography course at college and for my FMP I have done bedrooms as well what are the chances 😂😂 I have once question why ddI u decide to do a art course when you could of done photography and more (I don’t know if you have answered this only half way through the video)

[@LissyFantage01]

I don’t see many photography foundation courses around as art foundation courses are VERY broad and cover graphics, photography, fine art, architecture. This is because university foundation courses are there to help a student decide what uni course you want to do afterwards. Hope this helps with your question as I’m guessing it was probably so she could see what she actually wanted to do in the end :)

[@Elizabeth-ue7bl]

Alyssia Shale ahhhh okay that does make sense. Thank youuu

[@MollyThompsonx_]

Ahh no way!! Kind of because I thought I liked art too (turns out I don’t) and also because I wanted to experiment with advertising and graphic design!!xx

[@Elizabeth-ue7bl]

Beauty Spectrum ohhh that’s interesting. Thank you for explaining ❤️

[@gazgjl]

I did my art foundation diploma level 3 years ago and never went uni for a degree in anything. What jobs can you do with art foundation if you don’t have a degree?

[@MollyThompsonx_]

None specifically I don’t think unless you go freelance/set up in business but I decided against getting a degree in general because that route just wasn’t for me & doing social media full time was what was making me happiest!x

[@gazgjl]

@@MollyThompsonx_ few reasons I never went to uni. 1. I dont feel clever enough and being in the routine of going to classes, doing assignments and endless revision for exams I was done with that. 2.I don't feel like paying back stupid amount of money in debt once you finish. I've only got level 3 diplomas in art and I.T but never went on to degree levels. I've always wondered what uni life be like if I went

[@cerilavinia7488]

Ugh I hate the Unite curtains! I didn’t have a nice time at uni mainly because of the Unite halls; they got broken into. I know what you mean about the pattern haunting you for the rest of your life 😂

[@elle-jade910]

Molly your work is amazing 😍🖤-Elle

[@hh-yo5fb]

Can you doing your packing your uni stuff video

[@MollyThompsonx_]

coming SOOO soon!! :)

[@holliej5779]

What’s ellena doing next year? X

[@MollyThompsonx_]

She’s on a gap year too:£

[@oliviaadkin1856]

Is this equivalent to an A Level or like a small degree

[@rishikamalwankar7483]

Olivia May it’s a foundation course which is considered at University still, definitely not an A level x

[@oliviaadkin1856]

Rihaboo ah right, thanks x

[@Lydia-gt4lh]

It is a level 4 course (alevels and btecs are level 3). Level 4 is equivalent to the first year of study at uni and then level 5 is the second and 6 is the third year. So it is at a lower level than a full degree, which is level 6, but still a step up from a levels.

[@MollyThompsonx_]

So mine was assessed at Level 4, I’m not sure if I confused you haha, it’s a step up from A Level but assessed 2 levels below a degree xx

[@Lydia-gt4lh]

@@MollyThompsonx_ thanks for clarifying I thought I was going mad cause I was sure it was level 4!! 😂😂 I loved seeing your portfolio but completely get you with falling out of love with art (GCSE was enough to do that to me haha- I was convinced for 2+ years I wanted to do art but for now I'm leaving it💁). I've been watching you since the beginning, love your videos and know you will continue to do great things on this platform❣️

[@Zoemarch]

I’m going into my second year of creative advertising, at Leeds art uni 💕 it’s so interesting to see how the foundation course runs!

[@MollyThompsonx_]

oooh I was so close to choosing this course before I picked foundation! how do you find it?

[@Zoemarch]

Beauty Spectrum I would love to do more design work, as the focus is mainly on ideas for adverts rather than the actual production 😅 however it is really interesting and I would recommend! X

[@MollyThompsonx_]

That’s what I thought when I did a taster of it, glad you enjoy it tho!!

[@Rosie4511]

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[@serinat2181]

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[@tyraaax1665]

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