#44 - the wait is ... over?

I havn't had an e-mail or letter from my university yet about the board meeting.

But, under my results section when i log onto my uni page, I have got a 60 for my Japanese part of the year abroad, and a 40 (the minimum pass mark!) for the French part. And then above that it says that the Exam Board recommend that I continue into the next year.

So...I assume that I have been let into final year on the condition of completing my summer courses and been given a pass mark in exchange! Which would be good news!

Also, now I can apply for my student loans...if only they had a working website! There is no way for me to actually apply for anything there, and according to the council, the website will never work so I have no idea how people are supposed to apply for tuition and maintenance loans!


Going to Nancy on Saturday! Need to pack!!!

#43 - the wait goes on

I still havn't heard from Birmingham about the meeting yet, so I can assume it hasn't yet happened.

I am not sure whether I want to hear the news before I go to France for a summer course end of this month or not. If it is good news then I will have a great time away! If it is bad news then I might not.

This week would be a good time to book travel to Aachen and back, so I can be safe and not rush things in the week break I have between summer courses. Apparently my dad has enough air miles to get a flight for free so - good times!

#42 - the wait

In a few weeks the meeting will be held at Birmigham in which the members will discuss my situation and decide whether it is acceptable for me to enter into final year or not, or if I would be required to once again study abroad in France. The guy in the French Department is going to recommend I be let in, after I complete my French and German summer courses, seeing as I have done my Japanese studies before and also completed all the essays and work I had to do.

I cannot stress enough how much I want his recommendation to be followed.

If I was not allowed to enter final year, then one of two things could happen.

The first would be having to the year abroad. This would mean at least 6 months study in France or another Francophonie country. Of course the downside with this is the cost. And also, because I already had an Erasmus grant and now am being told to pay it back (although they are investigating now due to some complications), I will not be allowed to apply for another one. Meaning I will have to fund this completely on my own.

The second option is to drop out of uni. Well, perhaps defer for a year or two or more. As I said, with no Erasmus grant it will make it harder on finances, especially considering the money that me and my parents are paying for the summer courses I will be doing, and of course not forgetting flights and travel. If I did defer, I am planning in my head to live in Birmingham somewhere and to get a job there, seeing as that is where I want to be and not in Bristol with parents. Plus, I really don't like Bristol...

Now just comes the wait.
Which is completely stressful.

I tend not to think about it, and I do feel quite scared that I might not be able to complete my degree.


Wish me luck.