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<blockquote data-quote="Tattyasha" data-source="post: 131208" data-attributes="member: 27273">Oh wow, thank you so much for such a kind and supportive reply [USER=17155]@AvniD[/USER]! I’m so sorry it’s taken me so long to come back to you - I just wanted to dedicate the time you kindly did for me.I really hope you’re right. I’ve been making the most of mitigating circumstances boxes and explaining, pretty much as I have here, everything that’s gone on. I just worry they’ll think I’m a walking/talking book of excuses. The thing is, if I was doing it all again now, of course I’d deal with things differently and focused more on achieving instead of making friends. I’d have persevered with sixth form instead of leaving at 16 - but hindsight is a wonderful thing and maturity another. On the other hand, I can still remember exactly how I used to feel at the prospect of going into school, the sheer terror of it and whether it would be a day that was ok or one that really wasn’t. If it were one of my children in that position now, I wouldn’t make them stay. No amount of academia is worth that level of suffering. What’s the point in As if the holder of them is such a shell of a person they can’t use them?Anyway, fortunately things have moved on a bit from where they were I think.I really hope you’re right that, if I follow the steps you have suggested (I’ve really tried to) that someone sees beyond the grades.So far, not so good 🤣 Mind you, only one PFO out of 10 applications (out of one response 🤦‍♀️). It seems to me that this is very much the way of the world though and that most people get a fair few rejections before they hit the jackpot.Thanks so much again and lovely to meet you! 💕</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Tattyasha, post: 131208, member: 27273"] Oh wow, thank you so much for such a kind and supportive reply [USER=17155]@AvniD[/USER]! I’m so sorry it’s taken me so long to come back to you - I just wanted to dedicate the time you kindly did for me. I really hope you’re right. I’ve been making the most of mitigating circumstances boxes and explaining, pretty much as I have here, everything that’s gone on. I just worry they’ll think I’m a walking/talking book of excuses. The thing is, if I was doing it all again now, of course I’d deal with things differently and focused more on achieving instead of making friends. I’d have persevered with sixth form instead of leaving at 16 - but hindsight is a wonderful thing and maturity another. On the other hand, I can still remember exactly how I used to feel at the prospect of going into school, the sheer terror of it and whether it would be a day that was ok or one that really wasn’t. If it were one of my children in that position now, I wouldn’t make them stay. No amount of academia is worth that level of suffering. What’s the point in As if the holder of them is such a shell of a person they can’t use them? Anyway, fortunately things have moved on a bit from where they were I think. I really hope you’re right that, if I follow the steps you have suggested (I’ve really tried to) that someone sees beyond the grades. So far, not so good 🤣 Mind you, only one PFO out of 10 applications (out of one response 🤦‍♀️). It seems to me that this is very much the way of the world though and that most people get a fair few rejections before they hit the jackpot. Thanks so much again and lovely to meet you! 💕 [/QUOTE]

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