The University Front

Well, besides me being a shocking blogger (not posting in over a month), I have in fact been succeeding on the University Front. I thought, as one student to another, I'd share with you all my ups and downs, and just this once I'd like to talk about the ups!

3rd December 2007 has recently become a very important date; yours truly has gained an interview at Cambridge University. At first, I was very excited; mainly, I was glad that all the paperwork would at least count for something! However, it's now a week until the day and I'm starting to feel a bit nervous. I have had a lot of support from everyone, but ultimately, no one can do it for me. This is the real deal (I've even bought new interview clothes) and it's finally dawned on me - I've got an interview at Cambridge! Without a shadow of a doubt, if I get offered a place there, I'll grab it with both hands. It's nice to think that perhaps the thirteen years of hard work will amount to an education so priceless and prestigious.

So, where am I going with this? Well, apart from sharing my own good feelings, this post is also a quick note to all potential university applicants. That is - go for it! To be honest, when first considering applying to Cambridge, I was overwhelmed, under-confident and didn't have the faith of all of my peers that I could do it. Don't get me wrong, I'm not getting ahead of myself, I am hardly expecting the interviewers to jump up and offer me a place as soon as I step through the door. However, at least after all this, success or not, I will know exactly what could have happened. So, if any of you are having doubts about whether to apply for that certain course, college or university, don't. After all, what's stopping you? There's no harm in trying, you won't live the rest of your life wondering what might have been and most importantly we are all at that valuable stage of our lives where there are few burdens of responsibility - we've nothing to lose.

What are you waiting for? Stop dallying and get that UCAS form completed.

Good luck!