Half-Term Holiday

Posted by Sam

Hello everybody.

I am Sam from Oxford, currently studying Business Foundation.  Let me introduce myself, I am from Hong Kong, finished my HKCEE half year ago and 18 years old.  I have been in England since September 2007.  Recently, I am awaiting offers of a place from universities in UK.

As mentioned, I am a Foundation student.  I am going to study at one of the top universities in United Kingdom.  I don’t think I will study in Wales, Northern Ireland or Scotland though.  I am going to study a pure Economics course (L100) next academic year.  I sent my application to UCAS (if you don’t know what it is, use Wikipedia!) on 15th January.  I'm hoping to get three offers but haven't received anything for nearly three weeks.  I am becoming obsessive about checking UCAS. 

I have just finished my half-term holiday.  I changed my accommodation because I really want to have a quality sleep.  My previous roommate made the unwanted sound which is snoring during the night.  It is a drawback of having a shared room.  Nevertheless, it is a really good excuse when you are late in the morning.  Normally, no one would accept it though.

I had my IELTs test during my half term.  It is not a piece of cake and a bit unfair as there was echo in the hall when the candidates having the listening part.  Anyway, I exerted myself.

Apart from that, I was invited by Department of Economics and International Development of Bath University to go its open day.  I cannot say the campus is very modern.  However, the lecture theatre and the sports centre are the best in UK I have ever seen.  The sports centre can reach the national quality I suppose.

The lecturer gave a presentation about the department and the university.  Boring as it seems, the information is valuable.  As usual, some representatives guided us on a tour in the campus.  All in all, the trip was worth it.  There are scholarships available for Bellerbys Foundation students at Bath University I heard.  I am still thinking about it.

So, the mid-term results have been released. They weren't great but what I really want are just the marks for the English subject and IELTs.  There's no point worrying about the others too much. Whatever, prepare for the worst situation!

Last but not least, a point which is considerable is that the questionnaires for the teachers must be written truthfully and with the best hand-writing if you can.

One thing I want to share is the slogan hung on the wall in sport centre in Bath:

Vision without action is just a dream
Action without vision just passes the time
Vision with action can change the world

- Team Bath, University of Bath