Busy Busy Week
As you can probably imagine, things have been a little busy since getting my A Level results last Thursday. Since then I’ve had heaps of forms to fill in and send to the university, student finance company and various other places, plus I’m still getting ready for my driving theory test which is coming up soon. As such, my time online has again been limited over the last week.
I think that most of the forms for the university and student finance company are out of the way now, and I’m not expecting that many more. Although time consuming and not particularly exciting, I know that all this form filling and sending will be worth it in a few days. I already know when I’m starting at university, I know which room is mine, where everything is, how much money I’m entitled to ( 
) and pretty much anything else relevant before I start. The only things left for me to do now are to buy a cable lock for my laptop (just to be on the safe side when leaving it in my room) and check that items such as my laptop, saxohpone and various other “mobile” items are covered by the insurance policy before I go. The last thing I want is for something to happen to an instrument or piece of equipment and find it wasn’t covered, as I simply wont have the money to replace anything. Having said that, having no money is what being a student is all about, so…
As for driving, my theory test isn’t for another week or two yet but I really need to pass otherwise it’ll mean I still can’t book the actual practical driving test yet, and that’s not too good because I’m leaving for university on the 10th of September. Looks like I’ll be coming home at weekends for extra driving lessons until I actually get to my test…whenever that may be. After that I should finally be legally able to drive and possibly be in a position to buy a very cheap car…unfortunately as I’m male and under 21 I’m instantly a bad driver in the eyes of insurance companies, so I doubt I’ll be able to afford any insurance, meaning I still wont be any better off as I still technically wont be able to drive. Good job I’ll be getting a student rail card eh?
Anyways, that’s just a quick glimpse into my current goings on. I have a feeling you’ll probably be seeing an entry from me sometime over the next few weeks about a day doing the treasure hunt at Alton Towers. It pays £100 to the winners and it gives me another excuse to go there for the day.