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minervasoloTrying to fill in Queens form. I'm going to have to go and bug Dave King about how many people are applying to Oxbridge, and find out whether having tea on an essay I want to submit is going to cause a problem ^_^ I can't even remember who spilt the tea, me or the Engish teacher. Hopefully it won't show up in the photocopy. And they won't be able to read Mr Long's writing anyway.
Okay, playing with nasty bit of form. Feel free to ignore.
1 What aspects of the course attraced to you to apply to Cambridge:
- greatest oppurtunity of meeting and learning from practising poets and novelists.
- proud literary heritage, produced many well knownauthors and critics
- oppurtunity to study texts from in other lagnuages, particularly enjoy Latin though lack the necessary qualifications to take a classics degree or joint classic and Eng at Cambridge.
2 I applied to do English at Cambridge in particular because the Faculty of English there is world famous for its literary heritage, having produced many well known authors and critics over the years. I was particularly drawn by the oppurtunity to meet and learn from practising novelists and poets, something not available to the same extent in most other universities. The main aspects of the course that attracted me were the possibilities of submitting original fiction and working on texts in other languages, particularly Latin.
3 The main aspects of the English course at Cambridge that attracted me were the possibilities of submitting original fiction and working on texts in other languages, particularly Latin. While many Universities offer the chance of learning from practising novelists, critics and poets, few do so to the same extent as Cambridge. Queens itself drew me because of its beautiful library and its situation on the river.
4 The main aspects of the English Literature course that attracted me were the possibilities of submitting original fiction and working on texts in other languages, particularly Latin. I was drawn to Queens because of its beautiful library and situation on the river. While many Universitiesoffer the chance of meeting and learning from established authors and critics, few offer the same oppurtunities as Cambridge.
5 The possiblities of submitting original fiction and of working on texts in other languages, especially Latin, were the main aspects of the English course that attracted me to Cambridge in particular. While many universities offer the chance of learning from established authors, few can boast the same oppurtunities as Cambridge.
6 Many univerisites offer the chance of learning from established authors as part of an English course, but few can boast the same oppurtunities as Cambridge. The other main aspects of the course that attracted me were the possibilities of submitting original fiction and of studying texts in other languages, especially Latin.
okay, that ought to do it. Ugh, so much minutaie. I've spent most of the afternoon trying to find out the proper names of the Physics modules I did last year. i hadn't realised that basically every course I did was modular, we just took all the exams at once. Dammit, have to go and work out the English bits as well. I'll bug Mr Long on Tuesday. Must remember to buy photocopy card.
Okay, playing with nasty bit of form. Feel free to ignore.
1 What aspects of the course attraced to you to apply to Cambridge:
- greatest oppurtunity of meeting and learning from practising poets and novelists.
- proud literary heritage, produced many well knownauthors and critics
- oppurtunity to study texts from in other lagnuages, particularly enjoy Latin though lack the necessary qualifications to take a classics degree or joint classic and Eng at Cambridge.
2 I applied to do English at Cambridge in particular because the Faculty of English there is world famous for its literary heritage, having produced many well known authors and critics over the years. I was particularly drawn by the oppurtunity to meet and learn from practising novelists and poets, something not available to the same extent in most other universities. The main aspects of the course that attracted me were the possibilities of submitting original fiction and working on texts in other languages, particularly Latin.
3 The main aspects of the English course at Cambridge that attracted me were the possibilities of submitting original fiction and working on texts in other languages, particularly Latin. While many Universities offer the chance of learning from practising novelists, critics and poets, few do so to the same extent as Cambridge. Queens itself drew me because of its beautiful library and its situation on the river.
4 The main aspects of the English Literature course that attracted me were the possibilities of submitting original fiction and working on texts in other languages, particularly Latin. I was drawn to Queens because of its beautiful library and situation on the river. While many Universities
5 The possiblities of submitting original fiction and of working on texts in other languages, especially Latin, were the main aspects of the English course that attracted me to Cambridge in particular. While many universities offer the chance of learning from established authors, few can boast the same oppurtunities as Cambridge.
6 Many univerisites offer the chance of learning from established authors as part of an English course, but few can boast the same oppurtunities as Cambridge. The other main aspects of the course that attracted me were the possibilities of submitting original fiction and of studying texts in other languages, especially Latin.
okay, that ought to do it. Ugh, so much minutaie. I've spent most of the afternoon trying to find out the proper names of the Physics modules I did last year. i hadn't realised that basically every course I did was modular, we just took all the exams at once. Dammit, have to go and work out the English bits as well. I'll bug Mr Long on Tuesday. Must remember to buy photocopy card.
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Date: 23/11/03 06:05 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 23/11/03 06:48 pm (UTC)I hope not, or I'm screwed, basically.
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Date: 23/11/03 10:05 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 23/11/03 10:05 pm (UTC)Basically.
...thankyou. Love you.
A day late's not much, right? Of course, I'm going to have Mum and Harry bugging me about it and all the other forms constantly from now on. I seriously hope they don't use missing the deadline as one of the ways of culling applicants.
Oh fuck. again. Thank you for pointing it out to me. Was it too much to ask they underline it, or something? We've just driven out to the sorting office, but they close at 4:30 on Sundays.
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Date: 23/11/03 10:07 pm (UTC)Sorry I had to be the bearer of bad news. ::cringe::
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Date: 23/11/03 10:16 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 23/11/03 07:37 pm (UTC)having produced many well known authors and critics over the years
That sounds pretty standard. Perhaps you want to add "such as blah blah and blah blah blah" and perhaps even what you specifically like about these people, at the end so that they know you really research on the uni rather than just trying to flatter them?
I was particularly drawn and main aspects of the course that attracted me were
The use of past tense throughout seems like you were interested in the course in the past but not anymore...
As said before, I'm just butting in so feel free to ignore me ^^. Anyway, good luck!
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Date: 23/11/03 09:04 pm (UTC)Anyway, thank you for your advice. I'll definitely keep it in mind in future.