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idlehands said
It's because I know you like for it to make some sort of sense, which I do too.

Well, great minds think alike, after all. ;D

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idlehands said
Good, I'd like to play again because I have to pander to you for points. :D

I feel almost ashamed of how easy it is to 'play me' into giving you the points x) Oh well.

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KnightShade said
What are you most looking forward to about university? What worries you most about it?

I think it's hard to pin down any one thing. There's the obvious - like a newfound sense of freedom and independence from the various and numerous pressures I have in my home life just now. I'm also looking forward to the extra challenge. Here in the UK your university course is specialised in one subject, not as much "general education" as there is in places like the US, and therefore the depth of the learning and difficulty of the coursework is escalated - particularly at Imperial, who has somewhat of a reputation for pushing its students hard. I look forward to having my interest and ability stretched to (and probably far beyond) its limits - and I will be surrounded by others who are equally passionate for, dedicated to, and capable in that specific subject (Theoretical/Mathematical Physics). I'm the only one in my year at school going into that particular area, so though I know many people who are very dedicated and passionate for their subject, I know very few who are interested in the same subject to the degree they'd want to talk about it with me. It'll also be nice to be around those who share my interest, is what I'm saying ^^
What worries me most is moving away from my current group of friends. It was only really this year that I bloomed like a little social butterfly, and it sucks to lose a cohort of amazing friends I've made as soon as I've met them. I'm not worried about making new friends, but more about losing touch with the old ones who mean a lot to me - almost all of my friends are going to the same university, and I'm not accompanying them, so it would be easy for me to end up being unintentionally squeezed out of the group.

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idlehands said
Sounds exciting and nothing wrong with being proud about being accepted to such a good university. I do wish you luck, you seem pretty smart and a hard worker. Don't let anything stop you from attending college. Also, you need to say more stuff on Skype calls, you have an adorable accent.

Thanks, Idle. Don't worry, I won't - I'm too horribly impractical to enter the real world yet, so I need uni . And I'm just more of a natural listener, particularly at 5am, but I and my accent will make more of an effort to participate next time we decide to commit card-based crimes against humanity.

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idlehands said
Did you settle on a university to attend?

Yes and no. In the UK, universities can give you what's called a "conditional" offer. They accept you on the basis that you meet some condition between the time of the offer and the time of entry to the course. Most of the time, these conditions are based around your exams - which are nationalised, here, rather than done intra-school like I believe it is in the US. Everyone in the country studying English at Higher level follows (roughly) the same curriculum and has the exact same exam, taken at one time at the end of the year.
So, I have accepted my conditional offer for Imperial College London - the fancy-ass uni I was all embarrassingly boastful about a couple months back. However, if I don't meet the conditions of the offer, I have an unconditional offer (I'm in regardless of what I get between now and joining the course, which I think is the same as how it works in the US) for The University of Edinburgh as a backup. I won't know whether I met my conditions for another month.
What a long-winded answer to a simple question! Heh.

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So I've been muchos preoccupied the past couple days and am coming to this bandwagon in a rather untimely fashion, but I've rather enjoyed reading other peoples' responses and questions so I thought I'd give people an opportunity to ask anything they want to know. I'm a fairly open person when asked, so there probably isn't too much I'd be uncomfortable with sharing - ask away, dinnae be shy son.

Ask your questions.

This is quite a personal one, so feel free not to reply - but you and a couple of people have mentioned briefly some problems with depression and such. Are you? If so, do you think it contributes to your trademark... bluntness, for want of a better word, and sardonic humour/persona, or were you always that way? Lastly - I know people here care, so are you okay?

Again, I know I'm prying here, but I have been curious and concerned. Feel free to tell me to keep to my own business.

You may ask me anything...

idlehands said
You art real good.Fuck that modern splatter shit.

BOO

Ask Me Questions

Grif-senpai y dont u elope with meh ;-;

Y-you can ask me questions I guess

Is there a reason you've always been on the fringes/rather non-committal to Spam, or is it just apathy towards the community?