Late reflection on the course.

It's been just a few intensive summer weeks and I feel like I have never attended the College. First of all I am greatly thankful that on the contrary to Poland, education in Britain considers full time mature students, otherwise I would certainly not be at the universitie's doorstep today. When I think of the access course expectations now, I must say that I have strangely not had any as I always thought of going to the university in the first place what was also my main motivation. Furthermore even I thought of the college as more of a place of transition, I started to realise it's importance towards the end of the course. I suppose that what determined my decision about choosing this particular one the most was the option of studying Spanish as I intended to continue it in the future.
According to my experiences in the college they were definitely mostly positive, except the distance one had to overcome everyday. Since I've moved to Edinburgh, bicycle was my main mean of transportation and I could not imagine spending over two hours daily in the bus (listening to Spanish pod casts helped a little). Because of that I have passed my motorcycle driving licence, firstly using my scooter to commute to the college and than, when the weather got worst, the car or eventually buses. I truly hated the long travel and the distance one had to cover in a stuffy, claustrophobic, perfumed and horrendously loud buses and that was also the main reason for rejecting the option of studying at Stirling University. Even so it was worth it in the end as I was given a chance to meet a remarkable people and improve some skills necessary at the university. Beginning from refreshing the history facts and learning many new ones, especially about Britain to breaking my timidity during presentations and finally absorbing vital vocabulary and ability to intelligently analyse and criticize works of others, I have gained a hand full of useful tools to assist me in the future.
Personally I consider this particular course as a very well tailored as in general it is extremely difficult to match everyone preferences and develop them within a year. Despite the different interests and levels of engagement (as there were no two people alike, who have chosen to study the same faculty at the university) this course handed our personal needs greatly. Obviously everyone could find something to improve in the course, nevertheless they are all minor things that do not interfere with the integrity of the whole. As far as I am concerned my only request for the forthcoming years would be to find a more appropriate, interactive space for Jerry's absorbing class. I am highly convinced that it would gain a lot and everyone could take the full advantage of it's time even more efficiently. I must also add that at the begging of the course I had a mixed attitude toward the content of some of the subjects like history or literature, but in time I have realized that throughout being introduced to what their offered I am being more aware of the Scottish culture and society, the society I am a part of now. Therefore I would like to thank to all the teachers and although my dedication to some subjects might have not been noticeable during the course, I deeply appreciate and respect the commitment you have overtaken to share the valuable knowledge you posses. Finally the time spent in the college definitely made me more aware of the world I am living in and what is more important helped me to identify and improve my weaknesses to bravely challenge the future obstacles. Although the number of commitments and required self esteem I have enjoyed the course enormously and would recommend it to anyone looking for a gateway to further education.
Most importantly I loved you all guys (well maybe apart from .... ) and hope we will occasionally meet here and there not to forget this fruitful time that joined us all.
Good luck to you all and see you in the near future.