THIS IS TOTALLY UNFAIR!
I GOT AN A IN SOCIOLOGY AT AS LEVEL HOWEVER, MY HEAD OF SOCIOLOGY DECIDED TO GIVE ME B FOR UCAS PREDICTION. I TRIED EVERYTHING, INCLUDING ASKING FOR 2 EXTRA UNIT TESTS, AS A FURTHER ASSESSMENT TO PROVE THE TEACHER WRONG. ALTHOUGH I GOT 80% IN BOTH THESE UNITS, I STILL GOT A PREDICTION OF B. THE TEACHER DID NOT WANT TO DISCUSS THIS FURTHER.
MY PARENTS INSISTED THAT THEY TALK TO THE HEADTEACHER BUT I STOPPED THEM - I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT MY REFERENCE!
ANYWAY, THE BIG DAY CAME - I ACED ALL 3 SUBJECTS, ALTHOUGH THE TOP UNIS THAT I APPLIED TO REJECTED ME - PURELY DUE TO MY AAB PREDICTION (MY PS WAS STRONG). I DID TALK TO THE HEAD REGARDING THE 8 MONTHS OF HELL. WHEN I SAW HIM, AFTER MY RESULTS - HE COULD NOT LOOK ME IN THE EYE - JUST SMILED AND SWIFTLY WALKED AWAY. THE WORST THING IS RE-APPLYING AND GOING THROUGH THE WHOLE PROESS AGAIN.
POSITIVE OUTCOME - I AM NOW ON A GAP YEAR, HAVE RE-APPLIED TO THE ELITE LONDON UNIS, WORKING AND TRAVELLING - MEETING PEOPLE FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE.