UCAS and Shrub and coffee, oh my!
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hathycolI appear to have finished my UCAS application. All I need to do is give it Oliver, let him check it over, he'll probably tell me I have my GCSE grades in the wrong order (I put the subjects down alphabetically...) and then I pay UCAS and away it goes!
*is scared*
Because I am bored and curious for reactions, this is how I am selling myself. Making this friends-only and basically copy and pasting my Personal Statement or That Upon Which They Will Judge Me. Grades are important, I'm sure, but... eeek. YOu can sum up my academic career so far in 43 lines?
Anyway, I am applying to study the following:
St Andrews: History.
Aberdeen: History.
Edinburgh: History.
Glasgow: History.
Stirling: Scottish History. (I don't care where the history is, I'm just interested in the time period.)
York: History.
Roughly that order of preference depending on where accepts me. IF anywhere accepts me.
History is a subject I have been curious about since a young age and I have wanted to study
it for a degree since beginning my history A-Level course. I will particularly enjoy studying
the early modern and medieval periods, and I enjoy analysing history from a modern
perspective. I find it fascinating to see how history patterns can repeat over time, even if
it is impossible to stop such reoccurrences. History penetrates many aspects of my life,
including the fact that I am an active member of an under-21 historical re-enactment group
focussed around the 1100s. I have become a group leader, training new members in both safety
and historical accuracy as well as taking charge of much of the organisation. Yet despite
immersing myself in history, I have yet to grow bored or dissatisfied with it, as history is
such a broad reaching subject.
My AS and A2 course in history has been based on the seventeenth century. My coursework was
written on James I, which highlighted many aspects of his reign that I did not hitherto
understand, and also how it linked to Charles I and the regicide. The A2 course is focussed
on the Protectorate and other failed constitutional experiments of the Interregnum, before
moving onto the Restoration of the monarchy. The coursework this year is a study of the
Witchcraze throughout Europe. As a resident of Lancashire, I find this topic to be absorbing,
as it comprises so much of the county's history. I also study Politics at A-Level, and the
practical applications of modern day Parliament has proved itself to link well with. My study
of English Language was particularly engrossing when studying how language has changed over
the centuries from the Germanic invaders to new American influences. Media Studies has been
interesting when studying modern representations of issues and events, and in this can apply
to all of my subjects.
Apart from studying four A-Levels, I also lead a busy and active college life. I attend Film
Club on a weekly basis and I have grown to particularly enjoy Spanish films much to my
surprise. I have furthered my drama experience, having gained a merit level at RADA Bronze
level. I have also been on a politics trip to London to debate in Parliament on the issue of
university fees. I would very much like to continue debating as I found the experience both
exhilarating and intriguing to see the viewpoint of others.
I work in a DIY store in a part-time capacity, which has enabled me to increase my personal
skills and work independently, whilst also improving my numeracy. I am also a Young Leader in
Girlguiding UK as well as attending Rangers on a weekly basis. I am currently working towards
my Queen's Guide with the aim of completing it in the next 18 months. I also read at any
given opportunity, and The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists would have been the greatest
influence on me in both a depiction of Edwardian England and also a new angle on a political
idea.
My qualities as a student would have to include my determination to succeed. I am generally
organised and meticulous in keeping my notes together, and I prioritise my tasks. I am
greatly looking forward to the challenge of university and studying history at a degree
level. As such, I sincerely hope that I will be considered for your course.
In other news, I am quite seriously debating staying awake all night to watch the Presidential elections. On the other hand, I have a horrible feeling that Bush is going to win so maybe I won't. It's going to be like Dad and the 1992 elections all over again. I was only ickle and I stil remember him being really rather upset and traumatised. "But... but... we should have won! Why is Major in? Even his own party hate him!" Anyway, it's either staying awake all night and basically eating coffee granules to keep myself sane the next day or alternatively I may just be sensible and wake up at 4.30am, see the results, swear at the telly and go back to bed.
[Poll #376994]
This is my first election as a Real Proper Politics Student. Sort of. I missed the Euro ones because, ironically, I had a politics exam the next morning.
~Hathy_Col~
*is scared*
Because I am bored and curious for reactions, this is how I am selling myself. Making this friends-only and basically copy and pasting my Personal Statement or That Upon Which They Will Judge Me. Grades are important, I'm sure, but... eeek. YOu can sum up my academic career so far in 43 lines?
Anyway, I am applying to study the following:
St Andrews: History.
Aberdeen: History.
Edinburgh: History.
Glasgow: History.
Stirling: Scottish History. (I don't care where the history is, I'm just interested in the time period.)
York: History.
Roughly that order of preference depending on where accepts me. IF anywhere accepts me.
History is a subject I have been curious about since a young age and I have wanted to study
it for a degree since beginning my history A-Level course. I will particularly enjoy studying
the early modern and medieval periods, and I enjoy analysing history from a modern
perspective. I find it fascinating to see how history patterns can repeat over time, even if
it is impossible to stop such reoccurrences. History penetrates many aspects of my life,
including the fact that I am an active member of an under-21 historical re-enactment group
focussed around the 1100s. I have become a group leader, training new members in both safety
and historical accuracy as well as taking charge of much of the organisation. Yet despite
immersing myself in history, I have yet to grow bored or dissatisfied with it, as history is
such a broad reaching subject.
My AS and A2 course in history has been based on the seventeenth century. My coursework was
written on James I, which highlighted many aspects of his reign that I did not hitherto
understand, and also how it linked to Charles I and the regicide. The A2 course is focussed
on the Protectorate and other failed constitutional experiments of the Interregnum, before
moving onto the Restoration of the monarchy. The coursework this year is a study of the
Witchcraze throughout Europe. As a resident of Lancashire, I find this topic to be absorbing,
as it comprises so much of the county's history. I also study Politics at A-Level, and the
practical applications of modern day Parliament has proved itself to link well with. My study
of English Language was particularly engrossing when studying how language has changed over
the centuries from the Germanic invaders to new American influences. Media Studies has been
interesting when studying modern representations of issues and events, and in this can apply
to all of my subjects.
Apart from studying four A-Levels, I also lead a busy and active college life. I attend Film
Club on a weekly basis and I have grown to particularly enjoy Spanish films much to my
surprise. I have furthered my drama experience, having gained a merit level at RADA Bronze
level. I have also been on a politics trip to London to debate in Parliament on the issue of
university fees. I would very much like to continue debating as I found the experience both
exhilarating and intriguing to see the viewpoint of others.
I work in a DIY store in a part-time capacity, which has enabled me to increase my personal
skills and work independently, whilst also improving my numeracy. I am also a Young Leader in
Girlguiding UK as well as attending Rangers on a weekly basis. I am currently working towards
my Queen's Guide with the aim of completing it in the next 18 months. I also read at any
given opportunity, and The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists would have been the greatest
influence on me in both a depiction of Edwardian England and also a new angle on a political
idea.
My qualities as a student would have to include my determination to succeed. I am generally
organised and meticulous in keeping my notes together, and I prioritise my tasks. I am
greatly looking forward to the challenge of university and studying history at a degree
level. As such, I sincerely hope that I will be considered for your course.
In other news, I am quite seriously debating staying awake all night to watch the Presidential elections. On the other hand, I have a horrible feeling that Bush is going to win so maybe I won't. It's going to be like Dad and the 1992 elections all over again. I was only ickle and I stil remember him being really rather upset and traumatised. "But... but... we should have won! Why is Major in? Even his own party hate him!" Anyway, it's either staying awake all night and basically eating coffee granules to keep myself sane the next day or alternatively I may just be sensible and wake up at 4.30am, see the results, swear at the telly and go back to bed.
[Poll #376994]
This is my first election as a Real Proper Politics Student. Sort of. I missed the Euro ones because, ironically, I had a politics exam the next morning.
~Hathy_Col~
