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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...
Mon, 06/04/2009 - 21:08
Date received: 20/08/2003
The same day that my clearing offer arrives from Essex so does one from Reading
Today I got a clearing offer from reading, this was as well as the once I receive from...
Mon, 06/04/2009 - 21:00
Date received: 23/10/2002
Today I was told my Oxford College - it would be Pembroke
Today I got my a preliminary letter from Oxford. Firstly they sent me a little card confirming that I wanted to...
Mon, 06/04/2009 - 20:59
Date: Late 2002
A 72 page booklet on economics at Oxbridge
Sometime in 2002 after I had expressed interest to my economics teacher in applying to Oxford, I was given an information booklet...
Mon, 06/04/2009 - 20:57
Date: February 2003
My school gave me lots of help with applying for financial support
Now I had got my university application sorted out, it was time to think about student finances. I didn't have...
Mon, 06/04/2009 - 20:51
Date received: 05/09/2002
A massive pack of stuff from Essex arrives - most of which requires attention
Today I got my registration pack from Essex, this seemed to contain all the import ant things...
Mon, 06/04/2009 - 20:47
Date received: 29/08/2002
The acceptance letter from Essex arrives, along with a pack of other stuff
The acceptance pack was made up of around eight separate items. The first was an acceptance...
Mon, 06/04/2009 - 20:37
Date: around ?/09/2002
Now I had decided I was applying to Oxford I could start filling in the form. I had decided I was applying for economics and maths but as this was unavailable at Oxford I...
Mon, 06/04/2009 - 20:35
Date: February 2003
Applying for tuition fee support and a student loan
The first section was pretty easy to fill in - just a few personal details, with the exception of which...
Mon, 06/04/2009 - 20:31
Date received: 31/08/2002
I got the Essex accommodation form along with the acceptance pack which Essex sent me. I knew I had to get this filled in and back to Essex pretty quick, as even...
Mon, 06/04/2009 - 20:29
Date: 20/08/2003
Everything about Essex seemed ok so I thought this might be where I ended up
Today I went to the open day at Essex University. Essex was on my shortlist along with Reading and...
Mon, 06/04/2009 - 20:28
Date: around ?/09/2002
After being given the application form I still hadn't made up my mind
The decision to apply to Oxford was quite a difficult one to make. Originally I would say to people that...
Sun, 05/04/2009 - 12:50
Date: 15/08/2003
I narrowed down my options and stated to concentrate on clearing
It was now the day after results day, and I had to decide what to do next. I worked out I had four options:
Go...