Hmm... let's see - oh yus, Cambridge interviews 
The answer to 'so how did they go?!' is that I enjoyed the day and, purely from my own perspective, I thought they went well. As in - the discussions were interesting and I didn't have any mental breakdowns. I don't honestly think that tells you anything at all about my chances of getting in since everyone agrees you can never tell. They just have to pick a limited number of who they liked the most so, um, they'll do that. And judging on how lovely and intelligent and friendly every applicant I met up there was I don't envy their task!
Incidentally, Dr Calaresu seemed to understand me well she asked if I'd be blogging about the interviews! So, if you read this, hello
*waves* (In the interests of completeness my other interviewers were Professor Abulafia and Dr Sivasundaram - the latter of whom asked me about the history of the Internet 
).
Some other important observations are that it's frightfully easy to spill chocolate milkshake over yourself on a train, and that shoes hurt. No seriously - there's a reason I wear trainers all the time, and it's because walking all over the place in shoes make your feet ache.
(Oh dear - should this be filed under 'School Life'? Methinks I need to rethink my categories...)
The answer to 'so how did they go?!' is that I enjoyed the day and, purely from my own perspective, I thought they went well. As in - the discussions were interesting and I didn't have any mental breakdowns. I don't honestly think that tells you anything at all about my chances of getting in since everyone agrees you can never tell. They just have to pick a limited number of who they liked the most so, um, they'll do that. And judging on how lovely and intelligent and friendly every applicant I met up there was I don't envy their task!
Incidentally, Dr Calaresu seemed to understand me well she asked if I'd be blogging about the interviews! So, if you read this, hello
*waves* (In the interests of completeness my other interviewers were Professor Abulafia and Dr Sivasundaram - the latter of whom asked me about the history of the Internet ).Some other important observations are that it's frightfully easy to spill chocolate milkshake over yourself on a train, and that shoes hurt. No seriously - there's a reason I wear trainers all the time, and it's because walking all over the place in shoes make your feet ache.
(Oh dear - should this be filed under 'School Life'? Methinks I need to rethink my categories...)
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Alex Newman
Another American/British difference: I have no idea what trainers are
00:37:55 - 13/12/06
Helen
Hope the chocolate milkshake was on the way back, not on the way there....?
Sounds like it was a successful day, well done Dom...I've just looked at the rather terrifying biogs of your interview panel - in there with the Big Boys now, eh?!
Fingers crossed for positive feedback soon - when can you expect to hear from them?
Alex - does 'sneakers' help? Upmarket sneakers, perhaps....Nikes etc.
Sounds like it was a successful day, well done Dom...I've just looked at the rather terrifying biogs of your interview panel - in there with the Big Boys now, eh?!
Fingers crossed for positive feedback soon - when can you expect to hear from them?
Alex - does 'sneakers' help? Upmarket sneakers, perhaps....Nikes etc.
10:33:25 - 13/12/06
Helen - no, actually it was on the way! But only a little bit 
You hear from early January as far as I understand
(And yes, Alex, trainers = sneakers, basically - it comes from the idea of it being a 'training shoe' for sports)
You hear from early January as far as I understand
(And yes, Alex, trainers = sneakers, basically - it comes from the idea of it being a 'training shoe' for sports)
12:49:02 - 13/12/06
Oh, and btw dom - shoes stop hurting after a while 
I've even got "casual" shoes
I've even got "casual" shoes
16:41:31 - 13/12/06
Marion
"(Oh dear - should this be filed under 'School Life'? Methinks I need to rethink my categories...)
How do you find the time to think about other, less-interesting things...
How do you find the time to think about other, less-interesting things...
07:52:02 - 14/12/06
Marion
Do you think Cambridge will mind you didnt get into English Extention..?
21:54:08 - 20/12/06
Haha! It didn't exist, honestly! I was in G&T...
21:57:31 - 20/12/06
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