Name: Amy
Location: Tyne and Wear
College (and why?): Merton, because I visited it on the Open Day and fell in love. Mainly because the garden is amazing, but also because they offer accommodation for all 3 years of your degree and the people I met there were so so lovely.
GCSE results: 10 A* 2 A
AS results: AAAAC (English Lit, Maths, Politics, General Studies & History)
A2 subjects: English Lit, History, Politics and General Studies
Achieved grades (applying during a gap year): A*A*A*A*
Where else are you applying: St. Andrews, Edinburgh, Bristol and Exeter
(I actually applied to read History at Brasenose College this time last year and was rejected after interview. Since then I have had the biggest change of heart you could possibly imagine and realised that I was insane applying for History because I should have been applying for English. I also found A-level History ridiculously difficult and went from loving it to pretty much despising it. So here I am, basically.)