Was Going To Central Saint Martins Worth It?

In today's video I am answering a frequent question about whether I think it was worth it to study Fashion Communication: Fashion Journalism at CSM (Central Saint Martins) at UAL (University of Arts London).
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[@danielakang500]

Don't stress man these opportunities will deffo come en-mass after you're done with uni. You already got the work ethic, you put out quality content so it's really a no-brainer. All the best brother always rooting for you.

[@manuelcoria4255]

interview csm students ! we would love to hear about their creative process

[@callmehockad]

I finished fashion design school, honestly if i took that time and money and put it in something mine and social media i coudve have a job and maybe a career, yes, if you have money like alot of cash go to college but if you dont, go and earn your name without college its hard but its doable

[@Chim1012]

Props to you for being honest about your experience. I'm sure it will be worth it in the end. Wish you the best!

[@CutGEBRINE]

love your transparency with the reality of studying and having little finances. It reminds us of the normality of being young and chasing your dreams. Insightful and honest as always Ayo! ❤️

[@alionakole8974]

I just finished my first year on the same course and I feel a similar way! There's so much I want to create and work on during the year, but it's not only the time constraints of university but the financial aspect too. I've found that I have to work in hospitality at least 3 days a week alongside the degree to pay for living expenses, and it feels like a constant balancing act. It's really frustrating especially when most people that are in my class are internationals or come from wealthy backgrounds and are funded by their parents, so they can work on projects outside of university whilst still doing the assignments!

[@rosederay4560]

Heyyy, I know students who works full time while still attending college and have a lot of time in their hands. They get like 13.50 per hour in Ireland just to reply to 30 emails per day as a admin/administrator without any degree. I will start to look into it since I also need to save money whilst bring a student without having to go to the job and work anywhere I want

[@daijobuuuuuuu]

Honestly, with the way you have already built your fashion journalism protofio (youtube, insta and your magazine, plus the book library you are building)… the educational aspect you are fulfilling now is just an add on and as you said your writing will get better and better. I’m glad you are studying because learning never stops. But really, you have such an amazing portfolio and raw work ethic, imagine how much you will learn and where you’ll be in the next 5 years even… Fashionroadman worldwide soon come 🔥 I feel it 🔥🔥🔥

[@FashionRoadman]

Thanks so much this is really encouraging, sometimes I worry about my future ❤️

[@daijobuuuuuuu]

@@FashionRoadman shine your eyessss the future is bright, continue being the go-getter you are, keep mixing with people and putting yourself in uncomfortable situations… I feel you about worrying about the future, I’m in my second year and its an anxiety feeling that creeps in, but let’s stay focused🫡opportunities will always be out there and… they will never miss you when they are meant for you… we are all rooting for you 🙌🏾

[@madnessends2477]

Im so jealous… I live in a third world country, and it would be my dream to attend Central Saint Martins… but the tuition cost is simply unimaginable, specially for international students

[@slave4glue]

I went to CSM, in my opinion it wasn’t worth it for me. I graduated about 15 years ago now so maybe it’s different now but I found the teaching pretty lacking, I think I actually learned more at collage rather than university. Because a lot of the lecturers are struggling designers themselves they tend to be very guarded about techniques and passing on that knowledge. It was more of a “if you want to know then go and figure it out yourself” kind of place which is fine but I’m paying you to teach me things so please do.

[@XrSD3lta]

From my point of view the decision of not taking jobs you are not gonna enjoy and focus 100% on the university is the right choice. In my case I'm in my second year of the Graphic Design degree and my objective is improving as much as I can, trying to build a strong portfolio to work with the businesses I want to in a future instead of making easy money doing clientworks that are not gonna fulfill me and delay my learning. Btw, it sounds really interesting that every person there is focused on fashion. My university is the biggest one of design in Spain, so you can meet people who is studying fashion, product, animation, videogames, etc. and it's really useful to open your mind to new creative paths, but sometimes I'd love having the possibility of talking to more people who is interested in the same paths of design I'm aiming for. Good luck with your degree bro, I'm glad you made the decision of fighting for your dreams!

[@giancassa9340]

I’ve always loved the dedication you put into your videos and career!!! One day it will pay off it always does! I’ve worked hard for the past months studying fashion, learning design, and learning how to translate my ideas into paper and after all the hard work I got accepted to Fashion School which I’m very proud off! So I think all of us have to truly work hard and sacrifice things but everything will pay off in the future 🖤🖤

[@denisebrown2994]

Stumbled upon your channel, I am a mature student going into my final year at LCF. Very nice hearing your experience so far, wishing you all the best.

[@LucaReuben]

I'm starting next year in menswear. We talked some time ago about CSM and I thought it was so unobtainable back then. Somewhat worried about missing out on opportunities like you've said, but I'm really looking forward to it and your video helped ease my worries a lot! Like you said, got the rest of our life after degree to get back what we could've missed and the degree will make it that much easier!

[@eddiewilliams18]

Im starting at CSM in Fashion Journalism in sep, what's your insta @?

[@Mo_mo26]

New sub! Keep up the great content 🙌🏾😊

[@fi-train8961]

This is insane! I will defs contribute to your vision wow that’s crazy. The struggle to follow dreams is hard.

[@louise-yo7kz]

Thank you for sharing your experiences. This too shall pass. It's the reality of a college student. I just ordered your e-book. I am excited to read.

[@FashionRoadman]

Hope you enjoy it! And thanks so much for the words of encouragement. Sometimes I get scared about my future.

[@Hlb936]

Really interesting video, I enjoy your channel a lot.

[@murielmoloney1043]

You are inspirational as you prove you don't need to be from money to be talented in your chosen field

[@Boredblacksheep]

Oh, you're second year. I'm bad at guessing ages so I always assumed you are older than you are because of your level of expertise on the topic and the very advanced way of expressing your thoughts that you display.

[@joew9696]

I’m starting the fashion communications course and promotion course in September !!

[@Solstitched]

This video came at the perfect time. Could you do a video about different schools. I’m from Philadelphia and I just got accepted to Moore college of art and designs fashion design BA program. Is it important to travel and do things like studying abroad. I really love your videos and can’t find anything on here with as much clarity and information as yours! Keep going!

[@reshmark261]

Thanks for the insightful video. Your journey till you made it to CSM is very relatable to me, as I myself studied different degrees, did an engineering job, side by side pursuing a modeling career. And now I finally am ready to be in the creative field full time. Getting into CSM has always been a dream. My question to you is which masters course in CSM do you think could add value in being a creative director in the Fashion Industry. It would be great help if you could answer this as I am shortlisting the courses in CSM. Thanks in advance.

[@hj3130]

I appreciate this video because you are actually pursuing a career in a field you are passionate about but also doing KZbin. This will give your platform so much credit. As all big goals, you must sacrifice before you reap the benefits. So proud you!!

[@moshjendis6279]

I love your channel!

[@kelechioputa1390]

This video was really insightful, and inspirational, I'm a fashion artist, it's so nice to see how u keep up head above water with specific details, just to get "this" done 😂🙆🏽‍♂️ sometimes I doubt myself and ask is it even worth it, should I just do a 9-5. Lol thank you for being soo relatable....

[@AirQuotes]

I actually applied for St Martin's but wasn't selected. But I'm friends with a few friends who did go there and they all loved their time there

[@Devananta-Rafiq]

Best wishes for the final years to come in uni, Ayo! Just realized you change the channel's name.

[@LECRUCHE_]

Thanks for sharing! 🕶

[@caleblatreille8224]

I appreciate so much that you touched on racism in the academy. Glad to hear you haven't encountered any microaggressions or overt BS firsthand, but I'm also curious if your professors and the curriculum itself are more Eurocentric and male-centric than maybe you'd hoped? I know a lot of people (myself included, for photography) have ruled out certain schools for just that reason.

[@mrandmrscorona8658]

Me too… like you at 2:04… I have a Science background as well with an affinity to fashion and apparel design

[@A9POLO]

We basically had the same experience

[@maxistein2947]

Thanks for the interesting video! How much hours per week do you spend at/for uni on average?

[@monarch6443]

WOW! I don't know you but I'm proud of you and I loved this video. I was on a livestream with you and you mentioned school and I wrote in the chat...stay in school. You didn't respond so I hope you weren't offended. School will only be for a limited amount of time and you will have your degree forever. Education is something that no one can ever take from you. It will all pay off in the end. Good Luck to you!

[@josephinebirkin542]

great vid man! also, your patreon link in the description is a dead link and goes to what i'm pretty sure was your old patreon name!

[@FashionRoadman]

I recently changed it so thanks a lot for the heads up. This is the new link - www.patreon.com/fashionroadman

[@dominikcunningham9079]

I’m graduating this year and I can say that if I knew what I know now I wouldn’t have gone to csm. I was a first year when COVID hit and every single year has been stripped of any opportunities. We never had the opportunity to do an industry project, or work with any outside people during the course. I am also black and what I experienced, as a student trying to explore black themes in my work, was a really deafening silence. As if they where really unfamiliar with any aspect of black culture. I had to take a break from tutorials because I was always met with “we don’t really understand” I had to give history lessons ext… The newest assistant first year tutor happens to be black and when I talked about my work with her it was the dialogue I had imagined would be at csm. I was one of three black students on my course. I am American so I pay a tremendous student fee of over 20000£ a year without living cost, I would kill to only pay 9k a year. We received no making up for COVID, I feel cheated and I would not recommend this school for anything.

[@FashionRoadman]

This is why I said others might have a different experience. On fashion journalism we've worked on multiple projects including one with Harper's Bazaar, Farfetch and a Vogue Editor. I also got an opportunity to do the Versace press run with Thames & Hudson & Tim Blanks - thamesandhudson.com/news/podcast-versace-catwalk-with-tim-blanks/ Also, a lot of my projects have been around my blackness and my lecturers have been super supportive. I've done a zine project on Thebe Magugu and more recently I did a project on Nigerian fashion. The response was great in my case. I don't know what course you did but for journalism covid didn't affect us as much as it would say a design student because we don't need access to studios the way design students do. All we needed was access to the library which we were given priority for. I guess another thing to mention is of course my case is much better considering i'm paying half of what an international student would pay but it's still been hard for me because it's actually me that is paying for it.

[@Lolalai]

I just wanted to let you know that you are not alone in that, many people feel like you do but CSM's 'spin machine' makes it very difficult to cut through the crap and make people come out with the truth of how they really feel. CSM and/or UAL are very powerful and people tend to self-censor themselves or to get buried under the "Fashion Roadmans" of this world that are trying to make it at any cost by throwing everyone else under the bus. Bear in mind that this is just a youtube channel, and anything that appears on social media should be taken with a pinch of salt. Who knows what the actual truth is.... Who knows what/who is really behind anything.... Talking about fashion though, there are other places in Europe that have a very strong design tradition: Italy, France, the Netherlands where you can study for a fraction of what anyone would spend at CSM. Just a question: Did Virgil Abloh study at CSM?? No, he went straight to the capitals of fashion and the luxury market - Paris & Milan

[@FashionRoadman]

This comment was all over the place and confusing at the same time. How did I throw everyone under the bus? I was talking about my personal experience, it doesn’t negate anyone else’s experience. I just personally haven’t had a bad experience, me saying that doesn’t mean everyone else won’t have an issue so I really don’t understand what you’re saying. If I did have a negative experience I would’ve mentioned it, UAL would not have been able to do anything about it. Also your point about Virgil Abloh wasn’t the best example considering he worked for Kanye West and had a huge contact list of A-List celebrities when he started off-white. He had a manufacturing deal with New Guards group from day 1 and they launched off-white together. Read up on Davide De Giglio’s involvement in starting off-white.

[@dominikcunningham9079]

@@FashionRoadman Just to clarify. I do not think you threw anyone under the bus lol. I am so happy you had the experience that you did! You clearly have a direction and the talent that makes you deserving of such and experience. I just wanted to share my thoughts. I was on the BA jewellery course at CSM btw, it just sometimes felt like the course had no direction. Thank you for the Virgil history that seams really interesting! I think you made a video about Virgil but I don’t t think I have had the opportunity to watch it yet, will do soon. I would also just like to say that it is great to have the kind of representation that you bring to fashion journalism. I will defiantly be following your carrier. Thank you for your time if you read this! And I hope you have an amazing last year!

[@FashionRoadman]

@@dominikcunningham9079 hi sorry, I wasn’t actually responding to your comment I was responding to the person who has now deleted their comment so now I realise it looks very out of context

[@murielmoloney1043]

I would love to go to fashion design school in Central St Martins but crikey the fees are prohibitive as I don't come from money.i think u can teach yourself the basics of fashion design ie pattern drafting and cutting etc from local tech college

[@manvii5570]

Hey! I recently got the conditional offer for MA in Fashion Journalism at LCF, and I need to have a 2.1 in graduation to be accepted fully, do you know how much percentage would that be? I got 50% and I'm not sure if they're going to accept it, the worst case I will never be able to apply for a MA at UAL :( Your opinion would matter so much!

[@georgecoleman4300]

I think many journalists study English. Including fashion journalist. A friend of mine that’s a fashion journalist actually taught English at Parsons before he started writing about fashion. But I’m sure it’s worth it for you to study fashion journalism at Central Saint Martins.

[@yewandekannike2348]

So proud of your achievements. Keep going @fashionroadman!! See you at the 🔝

[@FashionRoadman]

Thank you so much!!

[@castoputa]

I don’t know many people that work in places in fashion you’d want to work that have qualifications in fashion design, weirdly more of them had architectural qualifications! But I hope you have peace of mind ❤️

[@Lolalai]

Weirdly? Not weirdly, architecture is one of the best training grounds for design. Those who do it are not putting their eggs in only one basket like those who study fashion design.

[@mercyotasowie]

do you have any knowledge on the LCF fashion journalism and content creation course? would you say it’s the same or similar standard to CSM FJ? also, what are contact hours like?

[@joyderose2862]

that's wonderful !

[@ndrew5809]

sports science, ronaldinho, hes definitely a baller

[@Chan-zn7wb]

8:37 Oh damn, I thought it was an MA you were doing. Funding a second degree is tough. I've heard of Hannah Coleman's story going back to study physics, but at least it's on the approved list now for second degrees. Not so much the arts.

[@jakubdabrowski2711]

How excactly do you network during a fashion week? I always thought its Just for celebrities and normal people can only spectate

[@keeley_shea]

thank you

[@fastair8546]

when I make it, I will hit u up for an interview :)

[@kage122]

what was your process of getting into the school?

[@georgecoleman4300]

Ayo, life begins after graduation! Don’t worry you’ll be fine.

[@murielmoloney1043]

I am self taught in basic fashion design

[@Sessi_K]

Balancing school with the rest of life is ridiculous...

[@CristiJPG2000]

Splendid person, do you have an istagram profile, to follow there 2?

[@nemau3358]

Links in his bio

[@Mo-zx5bx]

Are you ever worried that anything you speak about on KZbin could ever inhibit your ability to land jobs

[@FashionRoadman]

Not necessarily because my ultimate goal is to build my own business, I hate how fashion has created a culture where people who speak their mind get ostracised

[@Mo-zx5bx]

@@FashionRoadman I want to start my own brand like how you do I’m just soooo scared of the ol shadow ban it’s rly what keeps the conversation serving upwards… it’s hell it’s like a big fear of mine. I hope you are right I mean vivienne inspires me but why would they let that happen again?

[@georgecoleman4300]

I think racism is rare in fashion schools. There are so many people from different backgrounds and people finding themselves, so there there is no main group of the same type of person, if that makes any sense, to form a majority to treat others poorly that are not like them.

[@Lolalai]

Oh honey, welcome to the real world.....

[@FashionRoadman]

I definitely wouldn’t say racism is rare in fashion schools, I’ve heard and seen things. Luckily I just personally haven’t experienced it but it doesn’t negate the experiences of others.

[@arneseyffert2821]

Great video once again! I am really looking forward to your magazine launch! By the way, your pronounciation is insane! I want to get rid of my german accent too, when I am talking in English...🥲