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Wed, 08/04/2009 - 21:04
Date received: 31/08/2002
Some dilemmas with the postal service on how to keep my results slips safe
In my acceptance pack, Essex requested that I send off my A-level and GCSE...
Wed, 08/04/2009 - 21:03
Date received: 22/08/2002
Choosing which university to go to - again
I had pretty much decided I was going to Essex now, so I had to fill in the UCAS clearing entry form and then be accepted, to go...
Wed, 08/04/2009 - 21:01
Date: 14/08/2003
Good results, but not good enough to go to Oxford or UCL
One of the most important days in my diary, the day I found out what I got in my A-levels, and which university (if any) of...
Wed, 08/04/2009 - 20:59
Date : 21/08/2003
My second clearing open day was rather different to my first
Today I and my mum went along to one of the reading open days. Reading was running open days all week for clearing...
Wed, 08/04/2009 - 20:58
Date: 12/12/2002 - 13/12/2002
My second interview in as many days - and far more nerve wracking than the first
Today I arrived at Pembroke College for my interview. I would be staying at least one...
Wed, 08/04/2009 - 20:56
Date received: 02/12/2002
I was given the date of my interview at Pembroke - it was the day after my UCL interview
Today I got confirmation of my interview for economics and...
Wed, 08/04/2009 - 20:55
Date: 26/09/2003
With only a few days to go it was time to think about getting ready
It was getting close to the time I would be going away so I decided I would think about getting...
Wed, 08/04/2009 - 20:54
Date: 12/12/2002
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Today I arrived at Pembroke College for my interview. I would be staying at least one night there, as the interview would last at least one day, and possibly two. When I got to...
Wed, 08/04/2009 - 20:40
Date: 17/08/2003
From my first clearing list I decided there were three places I was interested in
I now had some clearing offers in hand, so some of the panic was over and I...
Mon, 06/04/2009 - 21:32
Date: around 20/09/2002
By looking at universities as well as courses I am narrowing down my options
There were two ways I went about looking for a university. The first was to...
Mon, 06/04/2009 - 21:30
Date: 29/09/2003
It was the day before uni - and there were still a few things to do
Today I did most of my packing, which mostly consisted of throwing clothes, my pc, kitchen and bathroom items...
Mon, 06/04/2009 - 21:27
Date: 06/12/2002
My interview preparation was split into two parts really. The first part was looking at ULC's and Oxfords prospectuses and websites, to try and get as much information about the...
Mon, 06/04/2009 - 21:26
Date: around 16/09/2002
The first stage of my journey to universty - do I actually want to go? As it turns out the answer is yes
This was a pretty easy choice for me as enjoy my...
Mon, 06/04/2009 - 21:23
Date: 04/12/2002
Good preparation, though I felt I did rather badly
Today, me and another guy (Kaveh) who were both applying to Oxford, had a practice interview with our economics teacher. We...
Mon, 06/04/2009 - 21:21
Date: around ?/09/2002
I finally got the form in - on my schools Oxbridge deadline
My work on the form was pretty much complete here. I still had to get my personal statement printed onto the form...
Mon, 06/04/2009 - 21:20
Date: February 2003
Rather than posting off my form, I could get it checked at school
To make applying for financial support easier, my school had arranged a special day where people from the LEA...
Mon, 06/04/2009 - 21:19
Date: 26/06/2002
It didn't help leaving it this late to start going to open days
Unfortunately I dint actually get to go to that many open days before I made my choices for university - just one in...
Mon, 06/04/2009 - 21:18
Date received: 09/01/2003
My first interview results in a nice obtainable offer
Considering the strangeness of my UCL interview, I was pleasantly surprised to be made an offer....
Mon, 06/04/2009 - 21:14
Date: 11/09/2003
Before I went down to Barclays and set up my account I checked out the student account section on their website to see what I would need.
To open an account we need confirmation of...
Mon, 06/04/2009 - 21:09
Date: 17/08/2003
UCL didn't have any courses available which I wanted to accept.
Now I had a better idea about what places I was interested in I would soon need to apply...