Hello everyone!Slightly late to the party (as I always am
) but here goes...
A little about me:
I'm currently in my first year studying Economics and Management at Oxford University. I'm going to keep my college private (at least for now) just to maintain a bit of anonymity, E&M is a small course. I took a gap year before coming to Oxford, which included a lot of work and a bit of travel towards the end. I can do a full post on my gap year if anyone is interested (probably not - really not that cool) but I'll say now... it was
unexpected. Right up until August 2016, I thought I was going to university that September. However, A-level results didn't quite go the way I wanted them to and I decided taking a year out to reapply was the best option I had at the time. Luckily it worked out well for me!
So here I am, a term into my degree. It certainly hasn't been all easy sailing but I wouldn't change it for anything. I started this blog for a few reasons, particularly:
1) Motivation to be the best I can beFirst and foremost, I am a great procrastinator. But the harsh reality is that I just don't have the time to be able to put off work anymore. Hopefully this blog will give me some motivation, or just guilt trip me into being productive.
2) To document an accurate description of life at OxfordThere are a number of people who blog/vlog their time at uni, including Oxford, but sometimes I feel like these show a lot of the highlights and not so much of the bad times or the hard work that goes into a degree at any university. I love Oxford and I hope I can demonstrate on this blog how amazing a place it is to be, but the teaching style just isn't for everyone. It's damn hard work and long days and seemingly never-ending deadlines, and I think it's important for applicants to see both the good and the bad.
3) To show that your life isn't over if you don't get the grades you wantMy A-level grades aren't terrible, but weren't what I needed to get into university in 2016. It's impossible to deny that results day was horrendous, all my friends were celebrating and I was crying the whole day. At the time, I felt like my dreams had been shattered in that second it took me to check UCAS Track. Yet a year and a half on now and I feel in a better place than ever. Your grades don't have to define you.
I'll probably add some more stuff into this main post regarding hobbies, maybe more about my journey, anything I can think about...
I am always happy to answer any questions, whatever they may be! I would love to think that I could help just one person so don't be afraid to ask me anything - I promise I don't bite
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