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Hi so odd question but I'm applying to cam and choosing a piece of written work (history). However, I do all of my in class assessments using google docs, which makes it easier to convert into pdf format, but I'm not sure what to do about the teacher comments? It's marked, but my teacher has left comments with the comment feature on google docs, so I'm not sure how to translate that bit into pdf format, as I know they want to see teacher marks and comments?? Any help appreciated :) Asking here for convenience, can contact admissions teams if i don't get a clear answer!

VERY long shot but does anyone happen to be on the history stream of caius' summer study evenings and have any kind of pre reading?? i've been sent the google drive but there's nothing in there so i'm slightly concerned i'm missing something 😭 thanks xx

So I've chosen my two questions for my english lit NEA which we're starting to plan over summer. however, in class we were told, in multiple lessons going over the NEA, that we should apply TWO critical perspectives to each text?? (eng lit b, so not comparative). I'm confused now though, because i've looked at the spec and it says only one for each text is necessry, and even seen people insist that two is too complex and not beneficial?? i didn't think anything of it until now haha, but were all being told to apply two??

Just doing this to see opinion really. I have quite an unconventional educational background, having dropped out in y7-y10. (dont know what info they get on this either??)

I got three 9s at GCSE in eng lit, history and eng lang, 8-7 in combined science (only one offered, only one in my yeargroup doing higher). full gcses were 999877665. predicteds are A*A*A*, my mock grades (english was a low A*/very high A, I overthought all of it and have only gotten about two As in english before though.) I go to an 'aspiring' state college (shit), top of my pol class (dk about the others, and not sure what info unis recieve on that front ???) I know no one from my college considering russell groups, no one i know in my college for oxbridge. i would say my PS is quite good, i've done a lot of supercurricular stuff (own research proj, epq, few outreach courses at cam and ox, i think i mention 2 books??). still doubting myself though because no one around me would imagine even applying.

i know technically college shouldn't make a difference but i',m considering either st johns, sidney sussex or corpus, and leaning towards sidney as i just get the best vibes haha. any suggestions on that front would be welcome too.

I have an abysmal supervisor who tells us nothing and has gone AWOL after giving us an assignment on the last day (ages ago). I'd completed a lot of what was set for us before it was even posted as an assignment because there's a list of deadlines and he was giving us about a month for the smallest things so I just wanted to get things out of the way.

All this to say, I'm completely thrown off by the literature review?? We were told to write one that was 500 words with a load of subheadings (examining each source, comparing etc). Searching up what other people have done, 500 words sounds so off?? I did my lit review but need to cut it down because it's literally 1k+.

We've also been told to complete EVERYTHING (this, CRAAP tests for sources, 10 sub questions/headings) in our production log?? mind you the production logs are just google docs, I didn't know ProjectQ was a thing until trying to research about how other people have gone about this. I have no clue which sections go where, except for the fact that we're completing our planning reviews.

Any suggestions as to if i'm remotely on the right track would be welcome haha

I have an abysmal supervisor who tells us nothing and has gone AWOL after giving us an assignment on the last day (ages ago). I'd completed a lot of what was set for us before it was even posted as an assignment because there's a list of deadlines and he was giving us about a month for the smallest things so I just wanted to get things out of the way.

All this to say, I'm completely thrown off by the literature review?? We were told to write one that was 500 words with a load of subheadings (examining each source, comparing etc). Searching up what other people have done, 500 words sounds so off?? I did my lit review but need to cut it down because it's literally 1k+.

We've also been told to complete EVERYTHING (this, CRAAP tests for sources, 10 sub questions/headings) in our production log?? mind you the production logs are just google docs, I didn't know ProjectQ was a thing until trying to research about how other people have gone about this. I have no clue which sections go where, except for the fact that we're completing our planning reviews.

Any suggestions as to if i'm remotely on the right track would be welcome haha

hiya, i use a mac neo fully updated + my chrome is also updated. since this morning, every time i try and open a website that it deems an insecure connection (almost every website, even the big ones like facebook and linkedin, and some google services itself??) i get a 'this site can't be reached' ERR_ADDRESS_INVALID error. i've spent hours trying fixes for this today (eg clearing cache, reinstalling, updating, resetting chrome settings etc) and nothing will work. i don't have a vpn or any extensions. my other chrome profiles do the same thing. safari works fine. really odd and frustrating, any help appreciated i'm at my wits end haha

Rly annoyed because i've wanted to have a look around Durham for ages but their open days are fully booked, I'm from nowhere near so don't really see the point to come up there otherwise. I know I want to apply as it's really one of the only other unis I would be ok to go to (and that's a stretch), is there anything you can take from an open day that you can't just by online research?? If I end up getting an offer i'll go to an offer holder day if they do one obv but idk. my only other current definite pick is in Scotland so same goes really lol

It sounds ridiculous to be disappointed about but I got an A/low A* in my english lit mock and i put SO much into that, i know it sounds like my standards are ridiculously high for myself but honestly they are, i put so much work into it, was writing essays daily to prepare etc, and still had the same issues that I had been having before (unfinished points, 'going all over the place' (whatever that means), slight lack of focus etc). I'm just worried my writing really isn't good enough, or i should have done more. I'm applying to cam + other top unis and really just want to do the best I can.

my issue is that i can't express disappointment or stress over ANYTHING academic to my friends because some of them might not even make it to y13, they just say oh shut up you'll obviously get an A* etc etc which just piles the pressure on me more, but i feel guilty saying anything because I know they'd be so happy in my position. i've even been called rude/snobbish/judgemental by one of my closest friends for it (last time i've ever tried to open up about that lmfaooo) i made the stupid decision of going to a college rather than a sixth form so i feel entirely on my own with my struggles, unsupported academically, and in an environment that's pulling me down. I basically feel like Sisyphus lol idk if anyone else feels similarly but it's been a real hit to my confidence which sounds stupid