Anybody else really worried about their Highers?

I know a C is a pass! Its so annoying. When my guidance teacher gave me my breakdown it was a C5 too, so only a few percent off a B!

Yeah I have absaloutley no idea how Glasgow gave me a conditional haha (it was of 1A so not too harsh either). My guidance teacher thought it was a mixture of my personal statement and the highers which I sat.

I decided not to firm that one cause my twin brother is going there (he got 5As! grrr) and everyone at the applicant day had results like AAAAB and AAABB so I sort of felt out of my depth. Plus the fact my parents can't really afford both me and my brother to move away. If I go to Aberdeen I can carry on my part time job so they want me to do that.

Hope to see you at Aberdeen! Good luck!

Also are you staying in halls at Aberdeen?

how is everyone revising for English?
I'm really struggling to remember/learn my quotes

I'm just learning theme/plot(key scenes)/character/setting/structure for both of my texts. I'm not learning quotes either.

I know! It's so frustrating. Yeah, same with me! I was 1, 3 and 5 marks off a B for Chemistry, Music and Maths respectively last year. So close Also, I should have had an A/B for Music last year, but I chose to do it with technology and everyone in my class was awarded a meagre 15/30 for the MIDI project and my teacher didn't let me re-record my practical. RAGE. Also, he predicted me a C on my UCAS form this year. RAGE x2 (I am on course to get an A).

Yeah, that's awesome about your conditional to Glasgow, and at least it gave you another option! Aberdeen sounds like the perfectplace anyway, and you're sure to get in!

Hope to see you at Aberdeen too! (Although I'm really starting to worry that I won't get in ) I'd love to go to Aberdeen so that I can pick Gaelic back up again as well!

Yeah, I'm planning on staying in halls. I live about 150miles away so will be a bit of a trek (and a ferry!) back home, but that's cool with me! I'm presuming from what you've said that you live in Aberdeen? Are you thinking of going to halls or staying at home?

Ucch thats so annoying. My C was at English and I got a B at the prelim which made it even more annoying D: I could not imagine doing a degree in English haha but I take it thats your thing. Never done maths, music or chemistry so I can't comment on what their like.

And no I live like 20 miles away from Aberdeen but I want to get out cause I hate my town haha so I'll be staying in halls if I get in

Can you speak Gaelic by the way or is it just something that interests you?

Damn, that's unlucky! Did you not try to appeal it? Yeah, I love English Chemistry is a horrendously difficult Higher, but my teacher is the funniest person ever so I wasn't too bothered about re-sitting it, and I got an A in my prelim! How did your prelims go?

Oh I see! Fair enough :P You'll get to meet some awesome new people and sesh it up! I can't really speak Gaelic although I did get an A in Higher learners last year and I really enjoyed it! Best class last year was Higher Gaelic - three of us and the teacher, the lessons consisting primarily of good banter, tea drinking and eating copious amounts of food (goes some way to explaining the weight I gained last year... ) Haha! Good times

I don't know whether my teacher appealed or not actually haha I never asked him. I didn't really mind English that much I just never really got what the questions were asking and didn't get how to revise for it

Your Gaelic class sounds ace, we don't get ace teachers like that at my school :P Also all my classes had like 20/30 people in them not three, that sounds better though Gaelic sounds quite interesting to do at uni. I did Higher French and got an A, no idea how haha but I don't think I can take that one to uni level. Thinking of doing History along side Geography when I get there, possibly Archaeology too.

Haha don't even mention prelims to me....

Yeah thats another reason why I want to go to halls cause the social side is so good (apparently). Plus quite alot of people from my school will be going to RGU (alot less got offers to Aberdeen) so I should still keep in touch with alot of them. Also I'll get to go home on weekends when I need to go to work, and I'll get my room to MYSELF cause my brother will be in Glasgow. (This is all depending on whether I meet my conditions or not )

Are you not nervous moving such a long way from home? I would be. Fingers crossed we both pass these exams then haha

Aye, a lot of my classes are quite small; in Music there are only six of us, Chemistry only six doing Higher and five doing Int 2 in the same class. Then about twelve in Maths and three in AH English. You'd think it would mean quiet classrooms... it does not :P Haha, I can't imagine having 20/30 people in every class at school! Too crowded.

Archaeology sounds pretty cool! I've no idea how you can stomach a Geography degree though :P it's my most hated of subjects. I got a 4 in SG as I was ill during the general paper and had to be sent home before the credit (just as well I did go home, vomiting in the exam hall wouldn't have been a good thing for anyone concerned) then the SQA never gave me an appeal to a 2. RAGE.

Oh, I'm sure your prelims can't have went that badly? Did you do yours quite early in the year? We did ours in mid-March which is apparently later than normal.

Yes, I'm definitely looking forward to the social aspect. I can be quite shy when meeting new people, but after a few drinks I'm sure I'll be as loud and obnoxious as ever! Oh cool, sounds like you have it all worked out then I'm not nervous at the moment, to be honest I'm just really excited to get away! No doubt I will be terrified closer to the time though Yes! Fingers crossed!

How can you have so few people in your classes? Do you go to a private school or is it just a small school?

Haha just as well you didn't throw up in the exam hall. Would have been a bit of a Will from the inbetweeners moment And nooo geography is ace! I don't like the physical sciencey bit that much, I'm more into the human/social side.

Prelims were hmmm but we'll see how the exams go haha

Sames I'm pretty shy around new people too but whenever I get drunk the alcohol just comes straight back up again haha. By the sounds of things after freshers my liver is going to be wrecked

Yeah I'm sure you'll miss your hometown more than you think when you leave . You said you needed to get a ferry to Aberdeen, do you live in Orkney or something?

No it's just a small school Haha aye it probably would have been a bit like the Inbetweeners! Although I think throwing up would have been slightly less embarrassing :P particularly as my friends have all seen me throw up before...woops!

Yeah, that's fair enough. But who wants to learn about the properties of soil!? Haha, I guess I can't talk as most people think I'm crazy for wanting to teach English.

I'm sure your exams will go much more smoothly than your prelims Aye man, I also intend on getting my sesh on! To paraphrase Andrew WK: "Party Till You Puke!" - I think that may be my motto for next year!

Oh, don't get me wrong, I will miss my hometown, it's a really nice place! But I'm just looking forward to experiencing somewhere new No, I'm not on Orkney. I live on the Isle of Mull off the west coast. Specifically in the town of Tobermory (AKA 'Balamory') ...

When's your first exam? I have mine on Wednesday (Music) AARRRGGGHHH PANIC!!!!

Sames haha freshers will be mint

You have a point , that bit of geography is actually pretty boring haha. Its more like the social science bit I like which is a bit like politics.

Yeah you are pretty crazy for wanting to be an English teacher haha. Thats something I could never do but atleast you don't want to be an author or something like that haha.

Errm well hopefully. My prelim scores weren't too bad. I think it was the fact my conditional came through when I was sitting them and I just panicked a bit too much!

Oh cool you live in Balamory! 'Whats the story in... Nah I won't bother Does that not get a bit boring though? Like where do you shop and how do you go to concerts? I'm lucky I live pretty close to Aberdeen so I can do quite alot of stuff. You'll enjoy Aberdeen, its a pretty ace city. The area around the university, Tillydrone can be a bit rough but overall the city is nice. Its not too big either so you'll get to grips with it quickly.

I have my philosophy exam tomorow argghhh!!! Hopefully I do better than I did at the prelim haha. Although I should be revising right now . Then I have Modern Studies on Friday so only two proper days to revise, gonna be a cram

Good luck for Wednesday, I'm sure you'll do fine

Aye, that definitely sounds like the more interesting aspect of Geography. I would actually quite like to write a novel, only more as a hobby/side project as opposed to doing it for a living. Similarly, I'd also enjoy freelance music journalism (something I intend to start as soon as exams are over!)

That's understandable, UCAS track can be a scary thing! Yes, Balamory can get a wee bit boring on occasion. For shopping, there's a town called Oban which is a 45min bus ride and then a 45min ferry ride away which has a limited selection of shops. For a proper shop I would need to travel to Glasgow, which is a further 3 hour train/bus ride away. Mind you, I'm not much of a shopper. But I have to travel to Glasgow for gigs which can get quite expensive so I don't get to many. Went to Frank Turner last November, Shinedown and Halestorm in Feb and Deaf Havana a few weeks ago and that's it for the last 6 months really. But I'm going to Download Festival this year which will give me near 40 gigs in one! so excited! And my 18th is on the Saturday of it as well!

Yeah, I've heard that Aberdeen is a really nice city. I've never been before but it sounds great. Haha I will avoid that area then if I am fortunate even to get into Aberdeen!

Good luck with your exam tomorrow! Just think, after those few hours, you will be half way to Aberdeen

What were you hoping to apply for?

I'm doing:
Maths, English, History, Art, Business.
Hoping for:
AAAAA/AAABB/AABB
B's will be in Art and English
Im revising for English and History the most, so much to learn and memorise.

Someone else doing art haha, what areas are you doing?

Oh cool, you've got to become a journalist for Kerrang! Thats what I always read haha. I'd have no patience to write a novel plus the fact I can hardly string a sentence together.

Oh your like and into their music then . Yeah I'm going to Leeds Festival again for the second time and Blink 182 in Glasgow too. Although download is a bit heavy for my liking haha . Yeah I've seen Deaf Havana when they were supporting You Me At Six. Went to see Enter Shikari in Edinburgh in February for the 3rd time (hence my name on TSR) and We Are the In Crowd & The Summer Set in Aberdeen a couple of weeks ago. Another great thing about Aberdeen is there is a music shop in Belmont Street that does lots of signings. I've met Enter Shikari and You Me At Six there. Download is probably like 40 concerts. I'm staying at Leeds for like 3 days so I'll see about that many bands too.

Yeah I know plus its my hardest one too so fingers crossed I do allright.