Choices
I made my university choices today. The conditional offer from LSE was my first choice, with a backup offer from Queen Mary. My rationale was that employment for an LSE graduate seems to be easier to find because of the prestige of the school. Whether or not I will like my course is still a bit unclear, but in terms of potential employers Environmental Policy is probably a better bet.
UCAS actually sent me an SMS this morning reminding me to register my choices online, which was nice of them. It’s not like I’d forgotten, but it would be a bummer to miss out on your choices by not accepting them on time. So now I’m just waiting for their confirmation letter as well as my grades for this year’s courses to see if I qualify for the conditions they’ve given.
Had a Swedish exam today. Finishing up the school year always feels really great and sad at the same time. Looking forward to the spring all through the dark, miserable winter gets me pumped up at the first signs of leaves on trees, the thought of not needing a coat to go to town, or being able to do things outside late into the evening, because it doesn’t get late so early. So saying goodbye to classmates for the last time feels strange, as I’ve spent the last few months actively with them, and now we’re going to this separate world that just didn’t exist.
It seems like I will not see them again come autumn. It seems like I’ll be leaving many things behind when, and indeed if, I move.