Awesome August!

In less than half an hour it will be September here, so I thought I'd do a quick post to herald the end of the marvellous month of August. I've had painted nails almost every day this month, but only two different designs:

I've also spent about a third of the month on holiday; between the 10th and 13th I was in Derbyshire, and yesterday I came back from a week in Weymouth. Highlights of the past 31 days include being accepted into university, receiving another retweet and favourite from Sebalter [x], and seeing a shooting star - I really hope the wish I made comes true! By the end of the coming month, I will be a fully fledged uni student, which is both an exciting and daunting prospect. The preparations have already begun - today I chose my optional units. The overarching mood is eagerness to get started on this new chapter of my life, something I hope will be documented on this blog in the future!

The Big Day

After a wonderful few days in Derbyshire, today I returned home with a bang, because it was finally time to find out my A-level results. The last two years of my school life had been leading up to this day, so I was naturally nervous last night. As planned, I logged on to UCAS Track at 8:00 am, and I was delighted to find that the University of Bristol had confirmed my place to study MSci Pharmacology with Study in Industry! With that weight off my mind, I wolfed down my breakfast and headed to school to find out my exact results. The common room was already pretty busy when I arrived; I quickly spotted my envelope (yes, the school has finally invested in envelopes!) and tore it open eagerly to discover my grades, which were:

Psychology: B
Biology: A
German: B
Chemistry: A*(!)

I'm so happy with the A* in chemistry; I didn't get my fingers trapped in the door in vain! My Biology result was also very satisfying, and the B in German was expected, although I was only 4 UMS points away from an A. I had hoped to get an A in psychology, but I'm happy with the B. So far I've done little to celebrate, just ordering the Eurovision 2008 album on Amazon, but hopefully I'll do something soon.