Relief.

That's another thing checked off my list! I've just got back from Bournemouth University, for my activity day. There was 28 of us, and we were split into groups and led around to different sessions with different teachers: Print, theory, TV and radio. They were each 20-30 minutes long, and we had to answer all these little questions and just have a bit more of a taster. I showed the print teacher what I had done in the Daily Echo and he asked why I was taking a gap year. I was the only one out of my group to actually speak in the theory bit, which was good because at least I stood out and made it look like I knew what I was talking about. In the TV, we just had to read off an auto-cue and have a look around the studio. It was more like a taster on an open day to be honest. The radio one was a bit more scary, because the woman split the group of 7 into 4 and 3 and we had to answer these questions. They were more like questions that you would be marked out of 10 for, and it was annoying because by the time the two to the right of me answered, there was no really good answers left. I tried to slip in all the stuff i'd done on the radio at college but she didn't seem as enthusiastic as i'd hoped. She seemed really enthusiastic in our answers, but it looked like she wasn't writing any comments down by my name, but writing loads on everyone else's (Because my name was at the bottom of the page, due to my last name beginning with T), but I can't really know for certain because it was across a table, and I got so distracted by trying to read the comments that I almost missed the question she asked us. Then we got taken into the recording studio and took turns reading different passages. I was a bit nervous because i'd told them that I was a presenter, so I think he expected me to be really good, so I tried my best and he said that I was brilliant and I did it really well and at a good pace. The others said that I nailed it, and when it was played back the guy next to me said it again. But still, not really much enthusiasm. I don't really know what I was expected to be honest.

I just think that the interview process was a bit too vague to base a reason for acceptance on? But they did say that it was more of an activity day, and not an interview. In a way I wish it was based on an interview, because at least they concentrated on me more as an individual?

There were only 28 on the activity day, and apparently there are three on seperate dates, meaning it would be about 90. Thats how many were accepted onto the course out of the 800 ish that applied last year? I can't know for certain but perhaps i'm closer to being accepted than I thought? I don't really want to get my hopes up though..

Occording to the TV teacher we find out whether or not we got through to the next stage within a week? Does that mean I definately get a place, or that i've just got an interview? I don't know .. need to calm down now and get ready for my next interview. Westminsterrrr. Woop!

Adams coming over soon, and we're going to have a nice relaxing night in -- can't wait!