Official AS & A2 Results Day 2016

Personally I'd advise against Chester, for one you definitely won't get accommodation IIRC and if you do all their accommodation you wouldn't want to live it anyway. It's very, very grotty. Then the city is extortionate to live in.

The university itself is actually okay looking and has some good facilities. But it is one I would tell people to avoid if they can.

Maybe I'm remembering it worse than it actually was

Ah, thanks is it just the accommodation that's an issue? I'd be staying with an external company similar to what it'd be like at BU.

Which exam board? I can recommend to my employer that we direct applicants their way if we're able to get gcse results directly this long in advance- we have to wait for applicants to email scans of their results slips on gcse results day to make decisions for gcse resit applicants.

Do they know your university has disclosed your grade to you? A university doing that with A level grades would be in breach of contract with the exam board.

Ah, thanks is it just the accommodation that's an issue? I'd be staying with an external company similar to what it'd be like at BU.

Chester is a lovely city

funny thing is, when doing UCAS I really really wanted to go to the Univesity of Manchester. my heart was completely set on it but the course I applied to had a two part entrance test. the first half was answering questions like "why do you want to study here?" "what do you like about Manchester?" (which is stupid imo) and the second half was relevant to my course, analyse a small sample text and write a short essay on it. on receiving feedback, I was told I did very well on my analysis but my answers were "superficial". okay but honestly, how am I meant to answer "why do I want to study at Manchester?" without sounding superficial! I applied, that should be proof enough!

but I digress, I was heartbroken when I didn't receive an offer. now however, the whole department is basically in clearing and idk how I feel about that. in a way I'm happy so I have a back up I've done adequate research on but on the other hand, I just want to put my middle fingers up to the whole institution and turn my back on it!

I'm happy with my firm and I would love to go there so I really do not want to end up in clearing but the nerves are settling in.

When I looked the accommodation was the biggest issue. The campus was okay but the city was very expensive. You wouldn't have thought it was up north.


Expensive though, I do agree the city is nice I just wouldn't recommend the uni.

TBF if you end up in clearing they won't know and it won't affect them. The ultimate 'middle finger' would be getting in and them needing you.

Up north - I like that but it's south to me lol! It may be expensive because of all the tourists it attracts, Probably a good place to be a student and find a part time job though with all the cafes etc. It can sometimes get a bit hectic at night at the weekends - famous spot for nights out for the north wales set etc,

Yeah, I also didn't like it's party student feel which you aluded to there. But my main issue was the prices. It was basically as expensive as south coast living but was rather grotty (in terms of accommodation and the campus) you could definitely tell you were in the middle of a city.

I study in Manchester so Chester didn't feel like a big city to me - though have to say I don't do that "student lifestyle" that most people seem to crave/enjoy. Where you hoping to head off to?

Anyone know if Aberdeen is good?

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I'm hoping for York which dispite being in the city (albeit the suburbs) feels very much like its out in the middle of nowhere.


I wouldn't want to go to either, both are too big a city for me and are too close to the city center.

can somebody just pls leak all of the mark schemes like rn

The new remark system is not fair for subjects like English Lit, it is so heavily subjective... Is a remark even worth it?

Considering results day is next week and I'm so excited to buy new stationary!!

Any ideas for essential stationary for university? How do I buy it cheaper? Thanks!!

OMG I literally bought my favourite pens from Tesco today! lmao they're colour papermate pens and I cannot revise or make nice notes without them haha. Staples sell them for nearly £10 but there's a huge sale on Tesco and I got it for £2.50!!

Imagine I don't even get into Uni...

LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL


KMN

Which pens are they?