Hi everyone, my name is Dale Ramsden and I am 19 years old currently studying a bachelor of communications at UOW. This is my second year of studying at UOW and although I have loved it I haven’t hardly yet been to the university. I am currently majoring in marketing and advertising and digital social media.

Straight after I finished high school I moved up to Wollongong from my home town in Ulladulla to pursue my passion and interest in social media. Starting BCM I wasn’t really sure what to expect to be honest. I just knew that I really wanted to work in media in the future. Little did I know just how amazing the subject actually is. So far I have thoroughly enjoyed every aspect of the communications and media course and especially their different approach to assignments from other subjects. 

One of the biggest changes over the last year has definitely been living away from home and my parents and living with my mates from high school. Living away from parents has made me realise just how good it feels to be independent and have freedom to do whatever you want.

I asked one of my mates from high school Nic, what the first thing he thought of when he heard ‘university student’. He replied with ‘I think of hours and hours of sitting at a desk studying.’