Monday, December 10, 2012

An offer?

It’s been a while since I last posted and since then, many things have happened. From a university interview to my AS examinations, and up to my first offer, things have been such a whirlwind.

While my friends received offers left, right, and centre, I honestly wasn’t expecting much. I have yet to take my LNAT, and without it, 2 of my chosen universities would consider my application incomplete, whilst another university is notorious amongst students for giving out offers much later than the rest.

And so, when I received an email by UCAS, I was not only shocked – I was worried.

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There is no possible way to make the Application Status Notification any more ambiguous and nerve-wrecking than how it already is.

I clicked from link to link to link.. and after much brain busting to remember my UCAS ID and password, I found out that I was made a conditional offer to one of the top universities for Law in London! Open-mouthed smile 

The relief I felt with that one email was incredible. All that resonated in my head was the plain fact that despite it all, as long as I achieve my conditional offer grades of A*AA, I would be able to go to UK. I wasn’t offerless and I wasn’t doomed. There was hope and it was an amazing feeling.

At the moment, this is the only offer I’ve received so far, and until I sit for my LNAT next week, I doubt there’ll be any more to come in the near future.

It was a quick update but I’ll be back with more on my interview for Cambridge and if all goes well, tips for the LNAT.

To the rest who are still waiting for your offers, it would do no good to advise you not to worry, for I was worried myself. But what I can say is that don’t be too quick to have a ‘fixed’ university in mind. UCAS has allowed you to apply for 5, and these five should be your top five choices. With that, keep your eyes on all five and when even one falls into your lap, feel the elation I felt and be prepared to meet the requirements!

Till then! Smile