The one where I DID get into university!

The last time you heard off me was at the beginning of April, and I was waiting to hear of one university for Midwifery. They didn't get into contact with me until a month after, with a rejection. To be honest, i'd completely expected it and I wasn't upset because at that point i'd realized that maybe Midwifery wasn't the course for me. I spent two year getting my hopes up only to be let down which were red flags that I shouldn't pursue that career. That doesn't mean to say that you should give up on your dream, if you can go for it then do it. I went for it, put all my effort into it, only it wasn't enough and wasn't mean to be.

Prior to this rejection, I had been considering other university courses that I could apply for through extra. I love science and I decided I wanted to do just pure Chemistry. But I didn't have any background knowledge other than what I learnt in my five years at high school preparing for my year 11 science GCSE's. However, I do have some Biology knowledge, i've been studying it this past year i've been at college on the access course. It's something I really recommend! So I spent ages looking on UCAS for different biology based courses, I didn't particularly fancy just pure Biology, there were quite a few dual honors courses I liked the look of, but I knew that for three years I couldn't study two things at the same time at degree level. Props to anyone who can though! Then I cam across Biomedical Science, completely different from Chemistry and Midwifery I know but the more I researched it and different universities, the more I wanted to it. More than I wanted to do Midwifery which I spent two years applying for! And so really it just felt like I was waiting for that rejection so that I could eventually apply for Bio-med. I didn't want to withdraw my application as I'd already spent three months waiting, I had to see it through until they made the decision.

The rejection came through the day before the UCAS deadline for application sent before January 15th, minutes after getting it, I applied for Bio-med through extra. I had an email a couple of days after from the university asking for my new personal statement, I immediately sent that off as I had already written it a few weeks in advance whilst waiting for the potential Midwifery offer. That was two weeks ago. On UCAS track, there was a little attachment saying I could be waiting until July 12th for a decision, that didn't bother me as I was used to waiting! Earlier on this morning, I received an email off the university saying thank you for my personal statement as today was the deadline. A few hours later I had the dreaded 'track update' email.

I was so incredibly nervous to log in as I dreaded having another rejection. But, to my surprise, I'd actually got an offer! I have finally been accepted into university and i'm going to get a degree! Who'd have thought that I would be going to Coventry University in September to study Biomedical Science! If you had told me last year while I was in sixth form I would have told you to dream on, but i'm actually doing it! The conditions of my offer are 30 merits, 15 of them must be in Biology, which I already have, so I guess i'm in!

I am so happy, relieved, gratefully and immensely proud of myself for getting a place at uni! It hasn't been smooth sailing these past two years but life is getting better and I am happy, the happiest i've ever been! Applying to university has been a rollercoaster of emotions, I just wasn't destined to be a Midwife, my purpose in life is to do something different, everything works out in the end, and if it hasn't? Well then it isn't the end, it's just the beginning of a new chapter in life!

I'm so excited to start this new part of my life soon and i'll be sure to keep you updated as it goes along!

Love and Light,

Jen xo.