Oxford Applicants for 2013 Entry Mk II

I know, me too. Sigh.

If if if (furious touching wood) I actually get accepted, I will immediately switch to being petrified about going to college with such frighteningly intelligent people, I always had this feeling of being recognised as an achiever at school, what on earth happens when you land up with thousands of people who are way better at achieving than you??

If you remember that at all, I was the really awkward, shy person who didn't speak to anyone at first. In fact, I might have only started talking to people after you left. I need coaxing out of my shell a bit XD

Hahaha, don't worry, I was the same towards the end on the 7th when I was fairly sure I wasn't going to get another interview and just wanted to go home.

You'll probably end up surrounded by clever people wherever you go, so it's best to start accepting the fact it's impossible to be the best all the time from now. My boyfriend at Warwick found it pretty tough, my college sister here found it really hard: it's going to happen and you can either deal with it now and not be TOO crushed when your essays are torn apart and and your tute partner's are "excellent", or have actual problems coping when term starts. We've all been through it


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Kettlechips originally told me we would be getting both a letter and an email, but then it changes to just a letter, because only international applicants get the email.

However, I just checked the information we got in the envelope at interviews and it says the letters will be posted on the 11th.
I can't wait another day! D:

You'll probably end up surrounded by clever people wherever you go, so it's best to start accepting the fact it's impossible to be the best all the time from now. My boyfriend at Warwick found it pretty tough, my college sister here found it really hard: it's going to happen and you can either deal with it now and not be TOO crushed when your essays are torn apart and and your tute partner's are "excellent", or have actual problems coping when term starts. We've all been through it


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Anyone else ridiculously nervous about the decisions on Friday? I'm so scared! Have a biology exam in the afternoon as well so Im not going to settle until I know!

thanks!

in other news, there is almost nothing I hate more than opening letters of importance... (exam results envelopes, anyone?) I CAN'T DO IT WHY DON'T THEY SEND E-MAILS

also, you can delete e-mails with the click of a button..... but letters..... letters you either keep in regret or.... burn.... neither of which sound very emotionally beneficial

I really don't know if I should open my letter before my exam on Friday! Would the fear of what is inside the letter be worse than the depression of a rejection?

Yep, the biology exam makes the terror 1x10^100000 times worse.

That's what I've been thinking about. Everyone tells me to wait until the exam is over, but I know that if I do then I will be worrying about it all through the exam.

Yep me too, no way would I last an hour and a half without thinking about it! At least you'll know your grade plans and will be motivated to get whatever that grade may be

Yep me too, no way would I last an hour and a half without thinking about it! At least you'll know your grade plans and will be motivated to get whatever that grade may be

Hi all, just in case you were interested, I have also heard several different versions of when exactly the letters/emails will be sent/received and it seems to me that it might depend on which college. My friend who applied for Brasenose said he had been told definitely tomorrow and the two who applied for Merton said they had been told definitely Friday. Also they're both on a Fb page for Merton applicants and apparently those who get rejected are deleted from the page and it then becomes 'Merton Freshers' (scary!!!) I applied for Wadham but they didn't say anything and the uni website says letters are posted tomorrow AND emails are sent on Friday.

But to be honest I'd much prefer to not know exactly when I find out, especially since there are 9 people at my school waiting and it will inevitably be the number one question on Friday morning AND I have two mock exams on Friday. Potential to be the worst day of my life so far? I think so.

holy crap! I just went through the envelope they gave us when we arrived (still haven't unpacked.....) and it does indeed say 10th! oh god.... oh god!!

Be thankful you don't have a real exam

I intend to wrestle the Head of our school for the letter and hurl myself on top of it, rip the envelope to pieces and frenziedly run with it to a very, very remote location. Then....