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I’m going to Westminster in September, week 2. I can’t believe I am actually going there, cause of all the things that got in the way.

Time is one of those things.

Everything began one week before the end of high school and two weeks after the deadline for selecting the options for the exams I was taking three weeks from then. I had to prove I was able of talking and writing in English at an academic level, and since I kept delaying my CAE exams months before the thought of leaving even came up (because I had finals in the same day), I wanted to change the option of taking a Geography exam into an English written exam. I’ve stressed a lot of people in my school with my wishes, but I pulled it off, eventually.

The deadline for applying through UCAS was the day I sent my application. Then came the Baccalaureate exam, the ending of high school and all the paperwork and exams for enrolling in the faculties here began. Busy month, I must say.

Later on, Westminster sent me a conditional offer, stating they wanted to see my portfolio and they also wanted to interview me over the phone. It contains the clip I made for Four Tet’s “TwentyThree“, “Mono” and another clip for one of my favourite wolfydolf tracks that I was working on at the time, “Desert Culture” – it has not been finished yet. The interview was long and it went really bad in my opinion, but they seem to’ve liked the portfolio.

After getting my Baccalaureate results, I found out that the English exam I took was worthless. I was expecting that, but I thought it might still work, because it seem like it was the only option I had. Since it didn’t, I had to take either an IELTS exam or a CAE. None could be taken in my city or the country or the surrounding countries for the summer. But I found out that I had the option of taking a TOEFL iBT, and so… I did. Even though I had no time to prepare. If you want to take an english test, don’t take this one. You’ll be talking with a computer. If you want an advanced english diploma, try other testing that involves humans. Take it as is, I mean it. Try consulting someone at the British Council, they might know more than I do.

Afterwards, I needed to borrow money from the UK government, because I certainly didn’t have enough money to pay the fees for the course, rent, utilities, transport AND food. Sure, I’d get a job… but the 15-20 hours you’re allowed to work would not cover all the expenses.

Another problem that popped up was the TOEFL iBT results came in 2 weeks later than the teachers said they would, and I was one week late with providing my score to the University. And I couldn’t do anything about it. So I went to the seaside, at the Stufstock Festival. Then I came back, and still, nothing happened. Then I left on a trip to Maramures with some friends where I got to see the Săpânţa Happy Graveyard and two really nice all-wood monasteries. The day I got home, the results were in the mailbox.

Seems I had 95 out of 120 points, so about 80%. E-mailed my admissions officer, got my place insured and everything turned fine. Bought a plane ticket too. If you want to buy plane tickets, do make reservations as soon as you know you’re leaving. They’ll be really expensive if you’re a last-minute person like me. Must change that once I’ll be a student…

Got my Baccalaureate diploma translated and certified, made a debit card, gone and done everything throughout town in a record 3 days and I’ve finished packing all my stuff just now. After 2 months worth of uncertainty, tomorrow is “take off day”. And this… is “goodbye”!