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Status change II
Posted on December 19th, 2008 by Matt
This time I was sitting at home, on my bed. My Mum was next to me, working away on her desk (the room is shared between my and her office because I’m not often home). My phone buzzed with a new email, and again I flicked it open – “track@ucas.ac.uk”.
I told my Mum that again the status of my application had changed, and grabbed my laptop. Downstairs in the house are two ethernet ports where I can get internet access (for some reason my laptop and my Mum’s wireless don’t want to talk to each other). It didn’t take me long to enter “tra” into my browser before the bookmarked login screen appeared.
Another 30 seconds, and much frantic typing had me on the Choices screen. I held my breath, and waited as it appeared – would it be “Conditional”, “Unconditional” or “Unsuccessful”?
Well, I have another UCAS AS4 on the way to my address – Sheffield have chosen to reject my application. Oh well, it’s 2 down and 2 to go.
Matt is hoping one of his remaining medical choices accept him!
1 Comment »Status change
Posted on December 17th, 2008 by Matt
I was sitting in KFC in the Metro Centre last night, when my phone buzzed with a new email notification. I have all of my MedicalAdmissions.co.uk email and my important personal email sent to my phone, as well as the usual facebook notifications. Thinking most likely that it would be a facebook message, I finished my food before diving into my pocket.
And it was then that my heart skipped a beat. “1 New Meesage: track@ucas.ac.uk” was displayed on my phone, and I knew immediately what it must be. I clicked read, and was told that the status of my UCAS application had changed.
Sitting in the middle of the Metro Centre meant I had no wi-fi, and no internet points for my laptop. So, using only the tiny screen of my mobile, I entered the secure Track address – https://track.ucas.com/ucastrack/Login.jsp – and waited. After much fiddling about with the keys, I had my personal ID, username and password entered.
It seemed to take an eternity, but after 30 seconds, I had the main menu on screen, and was trying to find the “Choices” link. More waiting, and more nervousness meant that I could barely see my screen for shaking, but then I saw it, and my heart sank. “Brighton & Sussex Medical School, A100, Rejected”. 1 down, 3 to go.
But then, I scrolled down, and noticed something else, “Northumbria University, B940, Conditional offer”. Clicking through it, and trying to read the small text eventually told me that I can study Biomedical Science with a ‘Merit’ in HEFC Human Biology and 80 UCAS points in the 2008/9 exam season!
Matt still definately wants to study medicine, but it’s nice that? he a ‘Plan B’ if it’s needed…
1 Comment »Blog recommendation
Posted on November 23rd, 2008 by Matt
I’ve just had a quick look at one of our commentor’s blogs, and I like it. So, off you go and visit http://www.medaholic.com/
If I like things, I’ll put them on my blog, so you can like them too…
If you have something you want me to like, comment in a sensible fashion, and I’ll check out whatever link you enter into the comment form!
Matt is still waiting on decisions.
2 Comments »Feeling lonely
Posted on November 2nd, 2008 by Matt
As some of you will have no doubt seen these last few days, I’ve been doing some marketing for MedicalAdmissions.co.uk in various online forums for Medicine Applicants.
This has also served another useful purpose. I’ve found other people applying to the same medical schools as me, and what kind of grades and UKCAT scores they’ve got. I’ve discovered the problems people seem to be having, and have added a few things to our task list here at MedicalAdmissions.co.uk so that we can help more people.
And I’ve been taking note of interview dates, and how many people already have interview letters. And I feel lonely. It seems as if every applicant but me has received at least one letter for interview – Liverpool seems to be where a lot of them are coming from. But I feel left out, as if I should be bracing myself for Track to suddenly show four rejections next time I log on.
And then I feel somewhat silly. My application hasn’t even been in for 3 weeks yet, so it’s probably still at the bottom of the Admissions Tutor’s pile. And UCAS hasn’t emailed me yet, so obviously nothing has changed; it probably won’t even if I keep up trying to refresh Track 100 or so times each day. When I stop and think logically, I suddenly remember that only one of the medical schools has sent me an acknowledgement letter.
I’m sure I’m not the only applicant with no interviews as yet. In fact, I remember the Dean at BSMS told us all at their open day that they do two rounds of interviewing – pre-xmas and post-xmas. I may not even hear from them until late January. So, I don’t really know what I’m so worried about!
Matt is convinced he is going to be rejected. Is it better to prepare to fail or fail to prepare?
4 Comments »I’m popular!
Posted on October 20th, 2008 by Matt
Yes, indeed. For the first time, my pigeonhole at halls is filled with lots and lots of external mail. For once, somebody loves me.
Or not. I have a UCAS ‘AS2′, which is the Welcome Letter. I also have an ‘AC20′, wich is the Change of Address form, although I never changed my address? Oh well…
There was one more as well, it was The University of Bristol thanking me for my application, and advising me not be worried if they don’t communicate very often. They claim to expect 4,000 applicants and offer around 750 interviews, and will be giving equal consideration to all those who applied by the 15 October deadline.
Matt is not loved, and won’t be expecting another pigeonhole full of post anytime soon!
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