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In the weeks leading up to this date, Shosha has been working on her debut novel, to be released by the publishers Gladiator, on a writing retreat in Denmark&#8217;s northern-most town, Skagen. <\/p>\n<div class=\"dme-external-teaser dme-external-teaser-3\">\n<div class=\"image\">\n<div class=\"dme-image dme-image-center dme-image-preset-0\"><a href=\"http:\/\/universitetsavisen.dk\/node\/34482\" title=\"\"><picture><img src=\"\/old_files\/021_immatrikulation_2015_paa_ku_den_28_august.jpg\" class=\"\"  decoding=\"async\"  alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/picture><\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"title\">\n<div class=\"label\">L\u00e6s mere:<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/universitetsavisen.dk\/node\/34482\">UCPH takes in 500 fewer students than last year, despite a rise in applications<\/a>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"teaser_text\">\n          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Driving back from Skagen, Shosha tells us that it wasn&#8217;t easy to write with an answer regarding her dream degree waiting just around the corner. We talk about her dreams of being an author, as that&#8217;s the route Shosha would prefer to take: <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Ultimately, I would rather make a living writing.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Ultimately, I would rather make a living writing. But I also wish to improve, and the Literature course is the closest to my dream of being an author. University isn&#8217;t so much about preparing myself for a future job, but more about exploring a subject, and getting an academic community within something that interests me,&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>&#8220;The course will still exist in a year or two&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p>But why this longing for the theoretical framework of the university, when Shosha is an aspiring author who has already landed her first contract?<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;That&#8217;s because I love literature and would like to read and learn a load of new things. 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Sometimes I want that too.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;It would disappoint me if I receive a no at midnight, but hey, then I&#8217;ll have time to finish my novel,&#8221; she laughs. &#8220;But sometimes I look at my university friends and think that my life is very different to theirs. They learn a lot, have a structured day-to-day, and make new friends. Sometimes I want that too,&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The phone connection on the country roads is getting worse, and eventually we agree to talk again when results are in around midnight.<\/p>\n<h2>&#8220;I didn&#8217;t get in&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p>At 00:17 the phone rings, and Shosha&#8217;s name is on the display.<\/p>\n<p><em>Did you get in?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>A little sigh at the other end of the line: &#8220;No, unfortunately,&#8221; says Shosha. &#8220;But that&#8217;s okay. Of course, I&#8217;m disappointed, but there are also good things about it. 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In the weeks leading up to this date, Shosha has been working on her debut novel, to be released by the publishers Gladiator, on a writing retreat in Denmark&#8217;s northern-most town, Skagen. <\/p>\n<div class=\"dme-external-teaser dme-external-teaser-3\">\n<div class=\"image\">\n<div class=\"dme-image dme-image-center dme-image-preset-0\"><a href=\"http:\/\/universitetsavisen.dk\/node\/34482\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/old_files\/021_immatrikulation_2015_paa_ku_den_28_august.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"title\">\n<div class=\"label\">L\u00e6s mere:<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/universitetsavisen.dk\/node\/34482\">UCPH takes in 500 fewer students than last year, despite a rise in applications<\/a>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"teaser_text\">\n          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Driving back from Skagen, Shosha tells us that it wasn&#8217;t easy to write with an answer regarding her dream degree waiting just around the corner. We talk about her dreams of being an author, as that&#8217;s the route Shosha would prefer to take: <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Ultimately, I would rather make a living writing.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Ultimately, I would rather make a living writing. But I also wish to improve, and the Literature course is the closest to my dream of being an author. University isn&#8217;t so much about preparing myself for a future job, but more about exploring a subject, and getting an academic community within something that interests me,&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>&#8220;The course will still exist in a year or two&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p>But why this longing for the theoretical framework of the university, when Shosha is an aspiring author who has already landed her first contract?<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;That&#8217;s because I love literature and would like to read and learn a load of new things. I know that it won&#8217;t necessarily make me a good author, but if nothing else it will hopefully be inspiring. If I get in!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps it&#8217;s the prospect and excitement of releasing her debut book that makes it feel as if she isn&#8217;t so nervous.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m excited, but I also know that the degree will still be around in a year or two, so if I don&#8217;t get in this time it&#8217;s okay. But I&#8217;ve put a lot of work and effort into the application and researched the degree. I&#8217;m therefore positive that it&#8217;s what I want to do, and it&#8217;s the only degree I&#8217;ve applied for,&#8221; says Shosha.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;I look at my university friends and think that my life is very different to theirs. They learn a lot, have a structured day-to-day, and make new friends. Sometimes I want that too.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;It would disappoint me if I receive a no at midnight, but hey, then I&#8217;ll have time to finish my novel,&#8221; she laughs. &#8220;But sometimes I look at my university friends and think that my life is very different to theirs. They learn a lot, have a structured day-to-day, and make new friends. Sometimes I want that too,&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The phone connection on the country roads is getting worse, and eventually we agree to talk again when results are in around midnight.<\/p>\n<h2>&#8220;I didn&#8217;t get in&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p>At 00:17 the phone rings, and Shosha&#8217;s name is on the display.<\/p>\n<p><em>Did you get in?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>A little sigh at the other end of the line: &#8220;No, unfortunately,&#8221; says Shosha. &#8220;But that&#8217;s okay. Of course, I&#8217;m disappointed, but there are also good things about it. Now I have the time to get a lot of writing done,&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>We talk about how you tackle a no from the dream degree. Shosha thinks it&#8217;s a shame, but she feels clear-headed and isn&#8217;t upset.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Right now, I plan to have a good night&#8217;s sleep because I&#8217;m exhausted. And hey, the degree isn&#8217;t going anywhere, so I&#8217;ll just apply again next year.&#8221; she says.<\/p>\n<p>uni-avis@adm.ku.dk<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"http:\/\/universitypost.dk\/newsletter\" target=\"_blank\">Sign up for the University Post weekly newsletter here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"ArticleEnd"},{"acf_fc_layout":"OtherStories","headline":"","hand_picked_posts":false,"references":false,"category":false,"theme":false,"number_of_posts":"4","style":"default"}]},"taxonomyData":{"category":[{"term_id":44,"name":"Campus","slug":"campus","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":44,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":1547,"filter":"raw"}],"post_tag":[],"post_format":[],"expression":[{"term_id":15,"name":"News Article","slug":"news_article","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":15,"taxonomy":"expression","description":"","parent":0,"count":11492,"filter":"raw"}],"translation_priority":[]},"featured_media_url":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/13227471_10153694607257992_6952560853096608699_o.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3247","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3247"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3247\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31153,"href":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3247\/revisions\/31153"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3248"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3247"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3247"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3247"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}