# Study options

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**Created:** [November 17, 2003, 8:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/study-options/94819 "2003-11-17T08:04:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![iLikePie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/85f322/32.png) [@iLikePie](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/iLikePie)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2003, 8:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/study-options/94819/1 "2003-11-17T08:04:29Z")

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hi all,

well, i’ve just got some letters back from Universities and found out that i didn’t get any interviews, so basically i can’t study there next year.  
I’m sure it’s different for each country, but anyone got some suggestions for what might be a good idea?  
In australia we have TAFE (not sure if it’s in other countries) which is kinda like a hands-on version of uni, but not regarded so highly. I was thinking maybe i’ll do a year there and try again for a uni spot, but i really dunno what to do…  
i guess another option might be to try and get a job with a design firm, but i can’t imagine that happening without any qualifications (and it’d be harder to get a job than a uni spot i imagine)

i know i want to study design, and i thought i had ok skills (well, better than most of the applicants of my age) but apparently not ☹

what do i do?!?!

thanks,  
Stuart