Blog Archives

Rageguy and associates…

27/1/2011

Exam time is when I have the occasional browse on the net to prevent myself from going (more) insane, even at 1 a.m. to precede the paper I’ll have in 8 hours.

Ever heard of the Rageguy series? If not, you probably have a life. It’s a meme concerning poorly drawn comics that involve several recurring meme characters. You’ll eventually know what I’m talking about.

I just felt the world needs to know how funny they are…

http://www.reddit.com/r/fffffffuuuuuuuuuuuu/
http://fuuuucomics.com/

0 Comments

Track attack…

12/1/2011

0 Comments

A few of you might be a little suspicious about my being in upper sixth, saying I’ve applied to university, and saying nothing else of it. That changes today. The reason was that I was a little paranoid about universities finding this blog, and consequently seeing my other choices and any opinions I have about them. I now have four replies, and I expect to hear from the fifth by February, so I’m tired of waiting and secrecy.

Here you go (Track order):
University of Warwick:
Physics
Offer: AAA
University of Bristol:
Maths
Awaiting reply.
Durham University:
Natural Sciences
Rejected like a fool.
University of Manchester:
Physics
Offer: A*AA
University of Cambridge:
Natural Sciences
Off— Joking! Rejection.

Three different courses? Yep. I mentioned a good while ago about my inability to decide on my future, so I didn’t really decide in the end. My choices were sort of rushed because of the early Oxbridge deadline. The personal statement was a job to do for this, and as you can see it’s had a mixed success rate.

I’m pleased with my two offers, both for physics. At this present point in time I can’t choose between the two if I have to. I actually had an interview for Cambridge (or three to be precise). Evidently I failed them, and had that infinitesimal unit of hope blown away from my eyes. I accepted this fate long before the letter so the news wasn’t that bad. Durham rejected me soon after, so I’m not even good enough to be a Cambridge reject. However, I wasn’t too bothered about Durham either, I regretted applying there for several reasons (as said, the choices were rushed) and so would not have gone. Still, it’s a good blow to how you evaluate your academic character (especially when you thought you’d get an offer there).

Bristol is still waiting, as you can see. I wanted a maths choice because I like the prospect of a maths degree even if the gods are directing me to physics. I don’t expect an offer due to its competition and my circumstances, but if I did get one I’d definitely investigate, visit, and contemplate my three possible futures.

I must say one thing about rejections. I don’t know about you, but I cannot stand the phrase ‘we regret to inform you’ or something along those lines. It’s a trivial point to get angry about, but Jesus, it’s technically incorrect.

I’ll keep you updated by putting my Track record on the sidebar, and I’ll likely throw a post when I make my decision, ’cause, y’know, it’s just my future.

0 Comments

TomRed’s what?

Welcome to my site. To the left of you are hundreds of posts where you might find something mildly interesting. If you’re here to use mark schemes, look up. For a further introduction and description, try the concise about section.

Contact

Try here.

Comments

Any comments will have to be approved before they are published. I read all comments (usually within two years) but probably won’t reply.

Author

I’m TomRed. I’m a twenty-two year old maths graduate from London. A little more about me can be found over here at the bottom.

People I know

Here are a few sites run by those I know:
studentfoody
SouthanUK
Cantabits
Fragments
Warwick Latin & Ballroom
Mimir blog

Rageguy and associates…

Track attack…

TomRed’s what?

Contact

Comments

Author

People I know

Archives

Categories