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Reply 40
The first time I got an offer (:redface:) from Trinity, it was a thin, A4, white envelope. I couldn't open it alone, so called my best friend Gracie, who happens to live opposite, and she came over. I opened it, was so gobsmacked - there'd been 28 people at interviews and they have 2 places - that I looked depressed. Strange bit was, I actually read the first paragraph, not noticing the offer in big bold letters below, without knowing whether I'd got in. She hugged me, thinking I hadn't got in, and I just stood there for a few seconds, before I told her. She then hit me for teasing her. Rang my mum and dad who were naturally *quite* happy.

The second time I got an offer, this time from Univ, it was the same style, thin letter. I think I opened this while Ed (big brother) was there. Rang my mum, who fell of her chair, told most of the office, before making comments about lightning. I think my history teacher summed it up best with "you lucky git, you really didn't deserve that, but well done anyway". She's right, as my gorgeous Louise always tells me, I'm a lucky git.

Was far more fun getting exam results. In Finland, in glorious sun, get a voicemail from my mum saying "Will, it's Oxford" and then hanging up. The people around Tampere must have thought I was quite weird, this silly man shouting in some foreign language in their main square. Then went to get drunk with Finnish friends. Twice. Was a good holiday :cool:
Reply 41
Drogue
The first time I got an offer (:redface:) from Trinity, it was a thin, A4, white envelope. I couldn't open it alone, so called my best friend Gracie, who happens to live opposite, and she came over. I opened it, was so gobsmacked - there'd been 28 people at interviews and they have 2 places - that I looked depressed. Strange bit was, I actually read the first paragraph, not noticing the offer in big bold letters below, without knowing whether I'd got in. She hugged me, thinking I hadn't got in, and I just stood there for a few seconds, before I told her. She then hit me for teasing her. Rang my mum and dad who were naturally *quite* happy.

The second time I got an offer, this time from Univ, it was the same style, thin letter. I think I opened this while Ed (big brother) was there. Rang my mum, who fell of her chair, told most of the office, before making comments about lightning. I think my history teacher summed it up best with "you lucky git, you really didn't deserve that, but well done anyway". She's right, as my gorgeous Louise always tells me, I'm a lucky git.

Was far more fun getting exam results. In Finland, in glorious sun, get a voicemail from my mum saying "Will, it's Oxford" and then hanging up. The people around Tampere must have thought I was quite weird, this silly man shouting in some foreign language in their main square. Then went to get drunk with Finnish friends. Twice. Was a good holiday :cool:



OK< best story so far :smile:

T
Reply 42
~U~Teedy~U~
Ok chaps, my question is the this:

How did you receive your offer, i.e. phone/fax/letter, and from which college and uni.?

Also, if it was in letter form, was the letter 'obviously' an acceptance, i.e. thick etc. etc., or neutral blah blah?

Cheers,

T



Just in case someone is reading this (somewhat complacent) stuff, I didn't get any offers. All my envelopes were thin(ish). But I'm here to tell you all, that everything will be ok. What's a year spent maturing and becoming ever surer as to what one REALLY wants, eh?
[I got all (9) A* at GCSE and 5 A at AS. I applied to Cambridge, LSE, Durham and 3 more very good 'red-bricks' and got none! I was upset at the time, especially when the last one came and I knew I wasn't going 'anywhere']. My folks were great! And then some! So were my friends and their folks.
The only mistake I think I made was not considering the USA, though perhaps I should have written in an 'easier' university, just in case?
good luck to y'all in the coming months.
Reply 43
~U~Teedy~U~
OK< best story so far :smile:

Thanks :redface:

And ouch to Toni! Remember US unis are only great if you can afford them. A friend of mine was rejected by quite a few, with oodles (~10 IIRC) or A*s and 5 As at AS, even applying for English. She just decided to reapply - with you A levels already you're amore attractive candidate than a pre-A level student, so I'm sure you'll do fine this year.

Good luck!
Reply 44
I was away, and my mum promised to wait until i was on the other end of the phone to open it! narrow envelope, so mum explained to me that i needed to be ready for rejection as there was no possibility that i'd got in! (so much faith!) anyway the letter said I am delighted to...
it was on new years eve day! So i had alot to celebrate!
Reply 45
I got the pooled letter on New Year's eve, but couldn't tell what it said until I opened it- it was just a white envelope with college stamp on, not thick and not thin.

Sidney phoned me about 4 days after my interview. It was horrible; I knew if I had an offer they'd be ringing on the Monday or Tuesday, and the phone rang 10 (no I'm not exaggerating) times on Mon, then not at all on Tues until about 6.30, when my mum had literally just said 'oh well Joanna, never mind, you did your best'. Needless to say she was running around like a headless chicken after she'd handed me the phone! My school got the copy of the letter before I did though.