Loughborough - what's it like?

Nope, afraid not mate, Durham are GCSE-whores, just like the LSE, although, I'm sure if you apply with 3A's or a mixture of A*s and A's at A level they might fancy you a bit more?

hahaha ooooh poop i've just wasted a choice :/
i suspected it when they sent me thier acknowledgement and there was an essay about GCSEs!! grr

I got 3A's @ AS after re-sits
i've already got my a-levels which are: AAB
the courses entry requirements are: ABB

but my GCSEs are dreadful!! ABBBCCCCC (and this was after re-sitting a D) I was at a private school then too so technically i should have done amazing

god the futures bleak

Those GCSEs aren't bad, just not Durham stamdard. I got 4A*s and I'm struggling, but I know of people with 6 who are ******** themselves!

Did you still do your A levels in 2 years? If yes, I think you still may be in for a change, what course is it anyway?

yeah i did my a levels in 2 years at sixth. I'm doing an economics a-level too in a year via self-study- hopefully i might get an A in it because it's quite easy so far. Applied for Business! it was only BBB last year then i swear they put it up when i decided to apply!
I thought because i'd got my a-levels gcses didn't matter anymore :/

Some of my mates got that exact same feeling. Just like me. The othere half of them seemed to end up here as insurance. Everyone loves it. I think you summed it up with close knit. It is just epic. All I can say really!

Give it a shot, you've got nothing to lose... except maybe one UCAS slot lol

haha yes, true,true. well it's too late now anyway, its just i could have filled it with another st andrews course thats all haha (not that i think i'm gonna get in, im just in love the place/course). i'm lucky i've already got a place i suppose! nervous about loughborough and exeter now though because i should be hearing from them soon... and i'm looking on here because i don't have a clue what i may potentially be accepted or, more likley, declined by! you never said what you're applying for?

Economics, yup, competitive as well, too competitive perhaps!
I looked at Exeter, if you don't mind me saying. you're better off at Loughborough, Exeter doesnt have the graduate starting salaries nor the employment rate that Loughborough has

I just looked at another thread- i didn't realise it was so small- it sounds like st andrews a bit (Y). You may be right, but if i get an offer from them both i will probably want to look round them both before i decide between them. they're like my joint 2nd and 3rd choices atm there doesn't seem to be much difference between them! what's exeter like as a place?? is it scenic? small? does it have all the conviniences nearby? did you see student accomodation?

oh, and whats student accomodation at loughborough like do you know??

Accomodation is another area I think Loughborough prides itself on, sorry if I sound like a Lboro PR machine but it's true

It has a wide range and some great hall banter, part of the Lboro experience

Quite simply, it is epic.

If you want to enjoy yourself like you never thought possible and also get a top degree then get yourself here asap!

Also, i'm not into sport - will that be a big problem?

Your harry french ref against us (bakewell) last night during the football match was well biased:P

Your harry french ref against us (bakewell) last night during the football match was well biased:P

I'm in my 3rd year now and I've never played sport. It's definitely never been a problem for me. In first year I got put in a flat with other people who aren't into sport, so that was quite good. But even if I got put with really sporty people it wouldn't matter.
I've started going to the gym this year, but that's all.

Feel free to ask me any other questions