Hello dear reader,
so, "awaiting decision", eh? Yep. That's probably my most-hated phrase by now. EUCLID, the UofE's online application-and-all-that-stuff-system (no, wait, that's EASE. EUCLID is just all that application stuff) has been telling me for weeks that my application is "awaiting decision". I want clearance. Where am I going to end up?
Don't get me wrong, I am not complaining about going to Aberdeen, far from it, but I really love Edinburgh and I'd love to go to uni there. But, at the moment, I am still "awaiting decision"... Oh, come on, get a move on. You HAVE to accept me, you just don't know it yet. Or, as my references say: I am ambitious, hard-working and a teamplayer. I.E., I am awesome.
Then again, I know why it's still awaiting decision... computer fails and all that. I'm hoping to receive an answer soon so I can tie the knot on either one and get on with looking for flats and all that.
So: Please cross your fingers for me. (: I'd be really grateful!
Freitag, 29. Juni 2012
Dienstag, 26. Juni 2012
Starting now.
Hello dear reader,
Apparently, this is it. My official "oh my god, Scotland!" diary. blog. whatever, probably both. Blogging about this might make it more real, or more surreal, I don't know.
Anyway, I can wholeheartedly say that I am chuffed. Really. I got accepted into the university of Aberdeen, which I'd never thought possible, and this September I am going to leave Germany behind and start a freaking big adventure. Scotland's not out of this world; but it's still far away from home. With people speaking some sort of funny accent which should make me feel at home in an instant. To be honest, it still has not quite sunk in, even though the eMail came weeks ago. I'm still sitting in my cozy bed in Germany, writing this post and probably spending some time on flatshare later on. That's what I need - a flat, room in a hall, something like that. I made the huge mistake to switch currencies in my head. Now I know what a room in a hall costs in euro... I felt a bit overwhelmed. Scotland is really expensive. My preferred room, with an en-suite (for reasons* ) would cost £125 a week / £ 500 a month - around €620 (!). At my university, a room in one of the residence halls costs one third. Of course, I'd share with four people and not fourty (I don't know if it's really that bad in German halls, especially in Siegen, so I might be exaggerating to get my point across - forgive me! ), but it's still a lot of money. Funnily enough, living in my own flat might be less expensive but I guess I am missing out on some fun, too.
(* reasons? Oh. Imagine five girls in one flat, sharing one bathroom, when everyone has to leave early. Or late. Five girls. One bathroom. Warzone? Might be. An en-suite would mean no stress when it comes to this. And not having to wait for someone to finish their shower or anything.)
Anyway. I am looking at flats and all that stuff in Aberdeen while at the same time waiting for some kind of answer from Edinburgh - which could have taken a long time, as I learned today. Apparently there were some problems with one of the documents I uploaded, so I'll send it to one person working for the school I am applying to... she'll check it and then forward it to the one making the decisions. I would have waited when there was nearly nothing to wait for... . On this way, I learned that there are lovely people working at the University of Edinburgh. Very friendly, open and - they knew who to ask, where to look and all that. All while being super-friendly. Maybe my university, and the people working there, should receive lessons by the UofE's staff. (:
So, what else to say? I am going on a freaking big adventure, and if you want to, feel free to follow me.
Apparently, this is it. My official "oh my god, Scotland!" diary. blog. whatever, probably both. Blogging about this might make it more real, or more surreal, I don't know.
Anyway, I can wholeheartedly say that I am chuffed. Really. I got accepted into the university of Aberdeen, which I'd never thought possible, and this September I am going to leave Germany behind and start a freaking big adventure. Scotland's not out of this world; but it's still far away from home. With people speaking some sort of funny accent which should make me feel at home in an instant. To be honest, it still has not quite sunk in, even though the eMail came weeks ago. I'm still sitting in my cozy bed in Germany, writing this post and probably spending some time on flatshare later on. That's what I need - a flat, room in a hall, something like that. I made the huge mistake to switch currencies in my head. Now I know what a room in a hall costs in euro... I felt a bit overwhelmed. Scotland is really expensive. My preferred room, with an en-suite (for reasons* ) would cost £125 a week / £ 500 a month - around €620 (!). At my university, a room in one of the residence halls costs one third. Of course, I'd share with four people and not fourty (I don't know if it's really that bad in German halls, especially in Siegen, so I might be exaggerating to get my point across - forgive me! ), but it's still a lot of money. Funnily enough, living in my own flat might be less expensive but I guess I am missing out on some fun, too.
(* reasons? Oh. Imagine five girls in one flat, sharing one bathroom, when everyone has to leave early. Or late. Five girls. One bathroom. Warzone? Might be. An en-suite would mean no stress when it comes to this. And not having to wait for someone to finish their shower or anything.)
Anyway. I am looking at flats and all that stuff in Aberdeen while at the same time waiting for some kind of answer from Edinburgh - which could have taken a long time, as I learned today. Apparently there were some problems with one of the documents I uploaded, so I'll send it to one person working for the school I am applying to... she'll check it and then forward it to the one making the decisions. I would have waited when there was nearly nothing to wait for... . On this way, I learned that there are lovely people working at the University of Edinburgh. Very friendly, open and - they knew who to ask, where to look and all that. All while being super-friendly. Maybe my university, and the people working there, should receive lessons by the UofE's staff. (:
So, what else to say? I am going on a freaking big adventure, and if you want to, feel free to follow me.
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