So basically right, im at the ucas point, ive paid/sent my application off (its got to be confirmed by school), however the way my school have handled it puts me in no faith whatsover. My sixth form and the whole school is very good however the sixth form staff i've gotta be honest are hella complacent. In my case i have finished my personal statement about two weeks ago and gave it to my tutor who didnt look at it for a bit and then i thought i will hand it to head of year to look at who said to hand to tutor and then they aknowledged and said they would (this was monday) they are now off for the rest of the week and back after half term no good to me. So basically i thought i will just put in the application as they check it anyway and the deadline (my school) is tommorow (friday). So ive paid and sent it off, so they will have to look over half term and then send it off. However this is where im worried. Firstly, ive had to make these choices without knowing my predicted grades and ive had to make a guess on them, so if they are lower than expected i might just get tons of rejections, i asked for them and they said after half term. I am also worried that they may just add them and send it off over half term (which finishes 1st nov) and then the unis see it and make a decision on that. I mean i wouldnt put it past them to screw me over. But what really annoys me most is the elitist attitude that they have, like the people going to the elite unis (not necessarliy oxbridge but like LSE and imperial) have had all attention and know there predicted grades, also have had them bumped up favourablly to help them. Whereas i havent recieved despite wanting to go birmingham, lancaster etc. Why should they recieve more help than me (school funding brought by a positive school image and better destinations for their top pupils and a better rep for them). I feel that this is becoming a rant at elitism itself and how it is integrated into education. The teachers in general are good at subjects (head of year is one of my teachers and i do well in subject so i know them) howver is a bit strict on policy, however i tend to avoid head of sixth as its a bit exlcusive and only interested in the top london uni/oxbridge or medicine people and the rest dont exist as far as he is concerned but he is a bit naff so yeah, also they are all very nice but its just these flaws that concern and i really hope that this doesnt affect my application as it is our future that they are playing with here. I think this might be a good thing to write to the minister for universities about and bring awareness to this, also its tory so probably be shunned. Any way if anyone else has any situation like this or has experiences leave them here, just because we arent the elite doesnt mean we are not important and dont exist we should be attended to equally (i know obvs oxbridge deadline is earlier) but still, also dont get me started on predicted grades being used for ucas. Also i feel that i have now become more left politically and in favour of equality because of the way the school is run from the senior teachers and their favourable picking of students they like or think will get better rep for the school. we should not be the silent majority as it is our lives that matter just as much as someone who wants to do an appreticeship, oxford or whatever they want to do with there life. the schools should focus on getting the best you not a quote in a prospectus.