I'm coming to St Andrews!

ah yes, chemistry experiments, those were the days! random splint bonfires on the workbenches, mates burning half the contents of my pencilcase before i noticed... such fun!

once a week?! how come? and what?! someone actually enjoying school?! that's unheard of...

you can tell i'm "very intellligent and capable" just from reading a few posts on an internet forum?! that's one hell of a skill, i'm impressed! but thanks - you're more confident than i am!!

Great bar, as long as you can get a seat. The number of times I've been in there and not been able to move! I like the Whey Pat - proper pub!

I set my hair on fire once

hee hee I'm not enjoying it really but sometimes it's fun

Yeah my school doesn't run the course on the timetable - not History either so I only get it a few times a week which means I have to make the extra time myself. It's a hell of a pressure

Oh yes hee hee and you're welcome. You're probably more confident than I am actually...I feel like I'm failing everything. I need to do more work..much more

Anyway, got my fingers crossed for you

You think they're going to ID every person in a group of about 50? Even the Vic doesn't bother IDing people during freshers week (they wait until you've got your matriculation card - once the students have their cards, though, the Vic is brutal...but I've twice managed to plead my way in - the first time I had no intention of drinking and was chatting with one of the girls I was supposed to be meeting in there. I said I'd miss the meeting if I had to go back to get my ID from Fife Park, so they let me in 'just this once'...the second time, I knew one of the doormen, so started having a chat with him about the pool society and stuff...after a few minutes of saying how we missed him in the soc (he was barred from the union because he's a violent drunk) and getting the piss taken out of me for being on the lacrosse team, I said goodbye and walked in...dunno if he even realised he hadn't ID'd me )

Shouldn't really be condoning this...but it's what happens. I was only 17 during freshers week

If you've got an older brother/sister with an old form of ID (such as a matric card or EU ID card), bring it with you and scratch the photo a wee bit...worked for me

Yeah...shouldn't be condoning this though, oops

That's no mean feat! I can imagine the pandemonium now! Seeing as you're still with us I'm assuming it wasn't a complete disaster?! Ah well, you've only got to put up with it for a wee while longer, then it's on to a nice, safe history course! What could possibly go wrong there?!

Your school doesn't do history? I must say I've never heard of that before - how come? Does it specialise in something else, or is just that it won't fit into your timetable? Ah well, committing all that extra time can't have damaged your uni application!

I don't think there's any student who couldn't do any more work than they are doing, so I wouldn't worry about it! For example, instead of writing this, I could be doing some history coursework... In terms of interest levels it's definitely a close call!

Cheers, my fingers are also crossed for you (although it does make typing this message a little difficult)!

ha ha setting my hair on fire - that was funny...I've done a lot of other stupid things mind..oh fun

My school does History for Higher level but not Advanced Higher. In fact; the school only offers four courses at Advanced Higher level: English and three sciences so I had to get special permission to do the other 2

hee hee Thank you....

You're friendly..I can't wait to meet you in freshers' week

Zoology , but all the biology courses there are the same in the first two years, so to start with yeah just biology
Gives me the chance if I want to chance my mind in the first 2 years, good idea. Anyone in else in here going to be doing biology/zoology?, Ill probably be in the same class....god help you!!!

crikey, you've done more than setting your hair on fire?! what on earth possessed you to stay in school if you've got a record of doing things like that?! and you're still doing chemistry!? you must have a death wish!

cos i didn't really have a clue about the highers system, i've just looked it up (wikipedia, what a site!) and, as far as i can tell, it's a bit like a uni course, in the sense that it's mostly independent study? quite a good idea if so, gets you prepared for uni, i suppose, and it doesn't affect your uni application! not exactly a great selection of courses at your school though! do most people stay on and do advanced highers, or just go to uni a year earlier instead?

thank you, likewise!

Unconditional for economics! Amazing! So badly cant wait to come

oh I love wikipedia I learn everything from there Yep the Advanced Highers are mostly independent study Most people stay on until sixth year. I know of only one person in my year who went to uni straight after sitting her Highers. Most people only sit one or two Advanced Highers or just 3 Advanced Highers but I've gone and taken on more work than anyone else in my year Some people choose to sit Highers over two years or do intermediate courses and then Highers in the Sixth year. It's fairly flexible ;yes;

Yes my school doesn't offer many courses. I was forced to take subjects I didn't like for my Standard Grades There isn't a lot of resources for Advanced Higher and because we don't really need them no one really cares unless you're the one sitting them This year has been so hard so far

ah you're welcome hee hee

Think you meant poor you having me in your class!
Just us 2 I think!
At least we'll know someone in the lectures

Did you go to any visit days?

Not yet, Ill be going to the April 11th visit, have you already been to one?, what did you think of it?

I look forward to seeing you in September

And about the setting hair on fire thing... I don't think that's too bad. One time I burned a hole in my carpet because my homework caught on fire. Good times, good times.

How on earth did you manage that?!
Also, what course are you taking?

Not yet, Ill be going to the April 11th visit, have you already been to one?, what did you think of it?

I look forward to seeing you in September