{"id":4460,"date":"2026-02-23T14:03:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T14:03:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/student\/?p=4460"},"modified":"2026-02-23T14:03:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T14:03:11","slug":"why-you-should-still-submit-your-work-even-especially-when-you-dont-feel-good-enough","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/student\/2026\/02\/23\/why-you-should-still-submit-your-work-even-especially-when-you-dont-feel-good-enough\/","title":{"rendered":"Why you should still submit your work &#8211; even (especially) when you don&#8217;t feel good enough"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>Sharing your work with others, even your tutors, can feel daunting. We know so many students struggle to submit work for feedback because they worry that it\u2019s not good enough.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>Dr Aaliyah Khan, Senior Student Experience Coach, shares her tips and advice on how to overcome that fear.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whether you are studying architecture, photography, fine art or filmmaking, a lot of students in creative subjects tell us the same thing: they don\u2019t submit their work because they think it\u2019s not \u2018good enough.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If that sounds familiar, you\u2019re definitely not the only one. Many creative students struggle with things like perfectionism, fear of rejection, taking work very personally, or feeling like everyone else is more talented. Some don\u2019t even have the words for it &#8211; they just freeze when the deadline gets close.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There is a psychological reason for this \u2013 your brain is trying to protect you from some kind of perceived pain; rejection, criticism, judgement, or even the fear of visibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>BUT not submitting doesn\u2019t protect you at all \u2014 it just makes things harder and more painful later on.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Submit Now and Avoid Stress Later<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When you skip a submission and wait for the automatic resit:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You don\u2019t get any feedback to help you improve<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You have less time later, with more pressure and less support from peer or teachers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You might end up juggling multiple resits at once<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The worry doesn\u2019t go away &#8211; it just gets bigger, causing anxiety and stress<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most students who resit say they wish they\u2019d just handed something in the first time. Just imagine how good it will feel to get it out of the way!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Build Your Creative Confidence<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Your assignment doesn\u2019t need to be your best-ever work, and not every piece of work has to capture everything you\u2019re capable of as an artist. <em>University is where you practise, experiment, and grow \u2014 your career is where you\u2019ll create your masterpieces.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Creative work always feels personal, and it\u2019s normal to worry about how it will be received. But your tutors aren\u2019t looking for perfection &#8211; they\u2019re looking for effort and growth. Even a rough draft gives them something to support you with. Feedback is one of the most valuable parts of creative education, as it helps you develop, refine your ideas, and grow your confidence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And that is the essence of the creative process; <strong>Create \u2192 Submit \u2192 Receive Feedback \u2192 Improve \u2192 Repeat<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Don\u2019t trick yourself by thinking you will submit \u2018when I feel more confident\u2019! Your confidence will only come with repeated cycles of the creative process above.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">If you\u2019re struggling:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Submit what you have, even if it feels unfinished (just do it!)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ask a tutor or friend to look over it \u2014 sometimes a quick chat helps<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Break the task into small pieces so it doesn\u2019t feel overwhelming<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/infohub.uwe.ac.uk\/students\/login?ReturnUrl=%2fs%2fstudentservices%2fappointments%2ftopics%2f139%3fdate%3d2026-02-23\">Speak to a Student Experience Coach<\/a> to overcome your barriers and blocks<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You deserve the chance to learn, improve, and get feedback \u2014 and that only starts when you submit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Dr Aaliyah Khan is a Senior <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwe.ac.uk\/study\/study-support\/student-experience-coaches\">Student Experience Coach<\/a>. You can <a href=\"https:\/\/infohub.uwe.ac.uk\/students\/login?ReturnUrl=%2fs%2fstudentservices%2fappointments%2ftopics%2f139%3fdate%3d2026-02-23\">book a free one-to-one coaching session via InfoHub.<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sharing your work with others, even your tutors, can feel daunting. We know so many students struggle to submit work for feedback because they worry that it\u2019s not good enough. Dr Aaliyah Khan, Senior Student Experience Coach, shares her tips and advice on how to overcome that fear. Whether you are studying architecture, photography, fine &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/student\/2026\/02\/23\/why-you-should-still-submit-your-work-even-especially-when-you-dont-feel-good-enough\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Why you should still submit your work &#8211; even (especially) when you don&#8217;t feel good enough&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":52,"featured_media":4465,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wds_primary_category":106,"footnotes":""},"categories":[106,33],"tags":[6,129,110,424],"class_list":["post-4460","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-assessments","category-study-support","tag-student-advice","tag-student-experience","tag-study-support","tag-submitting-your-work"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/student\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4460","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/student\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/student\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/student\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/52"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/student\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4460"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/student\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4460\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4463,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/student\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4460\/revisions\/4463"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/student\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4465"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/student\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4460"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/student\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4460"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/student\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4460"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}