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[hathycol]

So, UCAS is the most evil thing in the universe, and I never knew it would be so tricky to find Open Day dates. I'm pretty keen on the St Andrews front, but I have another 5 spaces to do, and in the extreme possibility that I don't get in, I have to put some Less Good And Probably English stuff down too. And since I'm not quite sure what it is I want to study yet...

... right. I am going to stop getting distracted by Celtic Studies and similiar larks. I am going to download and send off for course leaflets for history and I wil see what they are like. Anything else is additional. I will be strong.

Spent today doing very little. Watched a frankly naff Glasweigan film (that said, I seem to be the only one who didn't like it) and then watched the first half of Bowling For Columbine, which I liked much more. Made me cry - anything showing anything to do with generic mass destruction of life live from CCTV or whatnot makes me cry.

Anyway. UCAS.

~Hathy_Col~

Comments

[flickerswitch.livejournal.com]

Good luck flower! *kicks UCAS*

[hathy-col.livejournal.com]

*joins in*

I really don't want to have me Make Decisions. And I can't find bloody times for Open Days!

[flickerswitch.livejournal.com]

*kicks UCAS more* give me back my gear!

[not-vacillating.livejournal.com]

UCAS. Ugh. I feel your pain.

If you're looking for history-related stuff, have you looked at Lampeter? I disremember if they're the Welsh university that runs Celtic Studies, though I think there is one (if it's not them, it's probably Bangor), but they do run lots of humanities-type courses with some good unusual stuff in. I'm considering them for my theology course.

[hathy-col.livejournal.com]

I have made A Decision, for which I feel proud. I decided a while back that I wanted to go to Scotland. This is because I really rather like Scotland (it's a city! It's the countryside! It's not suburbia, or at least the unis generally aren't! Suits both sides to my personality) and I need to get away from Ormskirk. (The home town.)

Of course, I also need to apply to some other universities, so I will go and take a looksee at Lampeter. Thanks for the hint!

[not-vacillating.livejournal.com]

Good for you. I decided I felt Scotland was too far away, but different srokes for different folks, as they say.

[closertomyself.livejournal.com]

Col - take it from me. Lampeter = one road of pubs. one campus. 1007 sheep. 1008 ministers in training. it's mainly a theological college, it's in the middle of nowhere. it's like a prison in the country side. unless you're a priest or religiously minded.
Cardiff.Bangor and Swansea do celtic studies.
As does Queen's Belfast. As well as scottish unis.
You can also learn anglo-saxon on many English/history degrees. SOme uni's also run medieval and ancient history, where you get it from a historical aspect, with progress of english language and celtic/anglo saxon languages.
Cambridge also run asnac (anglo-saxon, norse and celtic). worth a look i guess.

I know this because I want to do celtic studies/anglo saxon. (done a yr of anglo saxon and old norse, it's a history side as well, not just languages. If it interests you, and you could lecture/research in it/do archive/museum,archeology work then go for it. It's not a distraction if it fascinates you, even if it's a bit of a way out subject.
you've got once chance. if you like it and your passionate, why shouldn't you at least research it seriously?Often you can take a history degree with the ancient aspect, if this is what interests you.
;)

[hathy-col.livejournal.com]

I'm not even trhat interested, I just keep on getting distracted by a sort of "ooooh, what's that?" History's the passion - any time, any place.

[closertomyself.livejournal.com]

prob is there are six million dif types of history degree too! i discovered this when looking for english and history, english is not english, history is not just history!
it's all so confusing.
just look around, see what bits about the first yeat AND second//third year courses grab your attention. and look at the mocation and place, and go see it once. that's the best advice I can give.
Celtic studies/anglo-saxon medieval history is. v. interesting though. but you find thatabout uni - you find many newthings interesting get to try things.
I kept getting all distracted by theology and philisophical religious studies (when are religious studies NOT philosophical?!) and the like. Even non-scientific archeology.and that's AFTER changing to english/philosophy/history bent after withdrawing my application for med school. my science teachers maintain eng. is a distraction. my english teacher said science wqas being too rational (ha!)
just look around. don't be scared of being grabbed by far out stuff, just see what really intersts you.
*hugs n good luck!*