Meeting with Mrs. Minick

I had a lovely meeting with the Head (I think) of Admissions from St. Andrews, Mrs. Meg Minick. I met up with her at the Charles Wright College Fair, and I spent nearly the entire time with her, helping translate for accent-challenged Americans (her accent was totally comprehensible...Americans are just silly) and talking with her about my favourite ever discussion topic: Doctor Who. I also spent an hour and a half with her and Dad at Starbucks, where we went through nearly all of the questions I had put down on three legal sheets. It was very productive, and Mrs. Minick is such a cute Scottish lady. Oh, I can't wait to go there! She said that when I come over in April/September we'll have lunch at a really nice seafood place! YUM!

Mark Your Calendars: November 10, 2010

Today, November 10, 2010, is a monumental day in history. Today is the day I GOT IN TO ST. ANDREWS!!!!!! I am so happy I could jump on a trampoline for 100 years and not get tired. My blood feels like confetti flowing through my body, and I feel like screaming. I sent them my reply email confirming my acceptance (obviously). Hopefully I hear back from them soon. The only problem with the acceptance is that I have to get 35 points in the IB Diploma, and at least a 6 in HL English. Of course, that is *so* easy.....not. I'll have to mega prepare and not slack off, BUT I DON'T CARE IT'S WORTH IT!

I'm off to spread immense joy throughout the world, frolicking through fields of daisies,

--Rachael Martin, University of St Andrews Class of 2015

OH MY GOD.

I HATE COMPUTERS. WITH A PASSION. THE ONLY THING THEY ARE GOOD FOR IS GIVING ME ACCESS TO OBSCURE BRITISH TV, AND SOMETIMES THEY EVEN FAIL AT THAT. Ugggghhh. So, here's what happened.

Dad's computer attached the rough draft of my St. Andrew's essay to my application, so I sent that one instead of the one I wanted to send. Dad realised this on Friday (November 5) as he was going over the print out. Dad sent them an email explaining this, AND I HAVEN'T GOTTEN ANYTHING BACK YET. I am really really scared that they think I am an idiot and aren't going to consider my application anymore!

AAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!

More Emails...More Worry (Sort of)!

Two new emails today! One good, one worrysome.

Email One:

I emailed the representative who is coming to visit Washington to see if I could meet her, and she said that she will be in the area from 14 - 19 November, (including the 15 November College Fair!) and is available to meet anytime on those days after 4 pm! Woohoo!

Email Two:

04/Nov/2010 

Miss Rachael Martin 
4002 North Frace Avenue
Tacoma
Washington
Wa 98407


Student ID number: 110006269

Dear Rachael 

Thank you for your direct application to the University of St Andrews. We are delighted that you have applied to study with us.  

Applicants to MEDICINE should refer to the following link for information:

http://medicine.st-and.ac.uk/prospectus/afterApplication.aspx

What Happens Next 

When considering whether or not we can make an offer to an applicant who is currently at school, we review past academic performance as well as qualifications yet to be completed.  In addition, we look closely at your personal statement and recommendation letter from your referee. 

For those at university we require details of your final school leaving grades as well as details of courses and grades at university.  

In the event that we do still require any additional details for your application, we will notify you in a separate email correspondence. Please do not send any additional information unless we have requested it.

Fee Status

As places for students are limited, the university does not make decisions on applications until we have confirmed tuition fee status, either Home/EU or Overseas/International. For EU applicants who have spent long periods living outside the EU and International applicants living within the EU we may contact you and ask for more details of your residence status.  If you are unsure whether you are entitled to pay fees at the Home/EU rate, you can find guidance notes under 'fees and funding' on the UKCISA website:

http://www.ukcisa.org.uk/ and obtain a Fee Status Enquiry Form at http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/admissions/ug/Financialinformation/Feestatus/ 

For those who have not done so already, we encourage you to visit St Andrews before making your final decision of where to study.  Information on our scheduled Visiting Days can be found at:

http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/admissions/VisitingtheUniversity/   

Alternatively if you cannot attend one of our visiting days but would still like to visit please email international@st-andrews.ac.uk 

Kind Regards


Yvonne Watt
Director of International Undergraduate 
Student Recruitment and Admissions
International Undergraduate Student Recruitment and Admissions
University of St. Andrews
St. Katharine's West, 16 The Scores
St. Andrews, Fife
KY16 9AX
Telephone: 01334462147
Fax: 01334463330
intadmissions@st-andrews.ac.uk
http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk

OH MY GOD, WHAT IS THIS FEE STATUS THING?!? WHAT DO I DO?!? WHAT DOES IT MEAN?!? ARE THEY NOT GOING TO ACCEPT ME??!? AAAAAHHHHHH?!?!? 

In better news....I have a Student ID number! That looks promising....

Confirmation Email Confirmed!!

I got the email! Relieeeffffff! It came into my school email inbox at 4:59 am, or 11:59 am Scotland time. Here is the email:

Dear Rachael

Thank you for your email.

We will process your application very soon.  We actually don’t mind if your school sends your details to us by scan if they wish.  However, we are happy to receive them by mail instead if that isn’t possible.

If you have any queries about your application, please contact us again.

Kind regards

Robbie Fleming

Now I'm just worried about what "very soon" means. One week, two, a month?? Aaah! The ambiguity! Also, they are so cute. Hehehe..."queries". 

Now I can sleep well, counting the sheep frolicking in the wonderful fields of St. Andrews. 

A Different Confirmation Email...

Not the one that I desperately need right now, but good news none-the-less.

Hansen just sent me an email saying that he got all of the stuff sent off to St. Andrews!

Woo! This means that everything is now complete!

Hopefully this will expedite the confirmation e-mail, and ease my worries.

Right, back to homework and neurotically checking my inbox...

Confirmation Email?

Ummm...soooo... I was expecting a confirmation email from the St. Andrew's admissions people saying that they got my application...and I HAVEN'T GOTTEN IT YET. I'm freaking out for several reasons, here's a list:

1. What if they didn't get the email?
2. What if they saw the three copies I sent them, and just deleted all three (based on their strict no-copies policy) and aren't even considering my application?
3. What if they just assumed that I'm an annoying person that they don't want to admit because they saw the three copies of my application and the apology email explaining the three copies error?
4. What if they're not looking at applications until the official due date May 1?
5. What if they can't be bothered to send me a confirmation email? How am I supposed to know that it made it there safe & sound?

THIS IS TOO STRESSFUL.

I really hope to hear from them tomorrow, otherwise I will be worrying even more, which is quite the feat at this point.

This also means that my expected accepted/denied announcement day is now November 30, not November 29.

The Application

Today, October 30, 2010, marks the beginning of, hopefully, my St. Andrew's career. Today, I submitted my application to the University of St. Andrew's. I still have to make sure that my transcript and recommendations get there, but my end of the deal is complete! Phew! Now...the waiting. 4 weeks (approx.) until my ultimate fate is decided. I hope I get in!!! If I don't, then this blog goes away, and I will crawl into a hole and cry for quite some time.