Being rejected by Oxbridge

err...based on what? too much free time? amazing....havingg so much free time

And also the fact that all of my friends, volunteer workmates and even my hairdresser are really excited about it and are like "OH WOW!!! YOU WILL DEFO GET IN WITH THOSE GRADES!!" They don't appreciate just how good you have to be to get in and that I'm incredibly average compared to fellow applicants.

I'm in the same boat as you. I really hate it when people roll their eyes when I say I'm worried about my application to Oxford, as though I simply want to get an ego-boost and confirmation that I'm clever.

Apropos Headstart: isn't that a programme for little kiddies? I thought it was for primary school kids.
*goes to wikipedia*
I'm thinking of the wrong thing. Head Start is a US programme founded by Lyndon Johnson to assist low-income families. Sure Start is what I was thinking of - it has the aim of giving children the best possible start in life by assisting low-income families through the improvement of childcare, early education, health and family support.
So in answer to the question of whether we have anything like Head Start in the UK: not as such, but when you apply for your student loan it's assessed on the income of your parents, so if they earn relatively little, then you'll be entitled to the maximum loan available. If you're still struggling then you can usually apply to your university for further funds such as grants or scholarships, and there are probably non-government external organisations that also do this.

i thought the head start people were referring to was the scheme where you spend a week at a uni doing sample lectures etc?

as for people thinking you're a cert to get in... a friend was trying to set me up and told the guy i was going to oxford next year. so i then had to explain that i was only applying, actually :\ it's one thing to have people tell you you're a dead cert to get in, but it's all the more embarrassing having to explain to people that no, someone got it wrong, you're not GOING there, you're just applying there.

Good idea sugar cane!

I try to burrow cambridge in the middle of saying my choices in the hope that they don't notice.

I'm in the same boat as you. I really hate it when people roll their eyes when I say I'm worried about my application to Oxford, as though I simply want to get an ego-boost and confirmation that I'm clever.

i wont mind if i dont get in, i know that i am clever enough for oxford and am ridiculously passionate about history but my grades arent really anything special. theyre quite below average for an oxford applicant.

i will be a bit upset if i get rejected before interview though. to go from getting in last year to not even progressing past sitting the HAT will really errr get my goat, as it were.

i dont think i did very well on the HAT though. ive just got this feeling.

anyway yeah, shouldnt have got in last year probably and will probably have a heart attack if i do get in this year. i really dont expect to.