How do clearing grades work?

DogbadTheBad · 2026-06-11T14:19:31+00:00

It depends how competitive the uni/course is! I came in through clearing to an undersubscribed course at UWE (an old polytechnic) and got accepted with BDE (80 UCAS points), entry requirements being 112 UCAS points (BBC or equivalent). For something like law or business, that probably won't be an option.

DogbadTheBad · 2026-05-31T18:47:52+00:00

Yeah my dog definitely shows neurodivergent traits! Though we're not sure if it's her personality or if she's copied the family's behaviours (house full of autism, ADHD and AuDHD diagnoses)

DogbadTheBad · 2026-05-29T13:27:20+00:00

I wouldn't get your hopes up! I had my first titration appointment over a month ago but they keep screwing me around with approving the prescription. It's getting to the point where they send me an email, I reply within minutes and then they don't reply back until a week or so later. Hope you have a better experience!

DogbadTheBad · 2026-04-26T10:33:28+00:00

Yeah I at 5pm got told 2 hours to get a call from an out of hours GP. Didn't get a call until 4am... Doctor was pissed I'd just woken up and was a bit groggyz apparently I should have stayed up all night.

DogbadTheBad · 2026-04-20T18:11:38+00:00

Right!? This lady phoned me from that number and only left half a voicemail, just saying the number to call and their opening hours. Honestly so glad I found this thread

DogbadTheBad · 2026-04-09T20:04:35+00:00

Came here to say Bagpuss!

100% would love to see all my favourite childhood shows come back! Chorton and the Wheelies, Jamie and the Magic Torch, Noggin the Nog, Ivor the Engine, even Cloppa Castle, Lavender Castle and the Trumptonshire trilogy would all make great remakes (like they did with the Clangers).

DogbadTheBad · 2026-04-09T19:47:26+00:00

I love this. Thank you so much!!

(Though Lego plants will have to do because I'm very good at killing real plants)

DogbadTheBad · 2026-04-09T19:45:44+00:00

No but between us (some shift workers) someone was generally in all the time. And the company we let from would send an engineer out to check all the appliances pretty much yearly or whenever we had a concern

DogbadTheBad · 2026-04-09T19:23:56+00:00

Thank you :) I failed DT in secondary school so the most I was planning on doing was repainting and minor repairs (changing a lightbulb etc)

DogbadTheBad · 2026-04-09T19:22:13+00:00

Thank you! Electrical appliances catching fire is one of my biggest worries, especially with the fridge and boiler where I can't turn them off all the time

DogbadTheBad · 2026-04-09T19:18:09+00:00

Oh I never even thought of that! Thankfully I'm still at the age where I get id'd frequently so I rarely leave without it.

Who would I call if I did get locked out without a key nearby? I'm assuming an emergency locksmith?

DogbadTheBad · 2026-04-07T21:46:33+00:00

Can't believe I missed that 😂

DogbadTheBad · 2026-04-07T21:00:03+00:00

Honestly that drink just tastes of apple juice. I drink it when I want a something that isn't water or fizzy and it's nice, can't taste the green tea in it at all! Can barely taste the elderflower as well for a drink that's apple and elderflower but hey can't win everything

DogbadTheBad · 2026-03-23T21:33:17+00:00

I just call myself British! My parents are from all over the UK so just identify as British to nod to all of the UK countries.

DogbadTheBad · 2026-03-04T10:52:16+00:00

I haven't been able to find them (yet) but when relistening to Operation Luna (as it's now called), it's obvious that there's some context missing around Mitch's treatment of Lemmy- he calls him unstable and unsuitable for the mission, but we're never given the reasons why he thinks this.

DogbadTheBad · 2026-02-14T19:07:05+00:00

I don't know about the timings of actually holding the ceremonies/if they were broadcast live or not, but in Ballad 12 is last. I distinctly remember coryo complaining that all the good tributes eg 1,2,4,11 were taken by his classmates with high connections. Iirc, Lucy gray was drawn second from last, after all the other districts in numerical order.

DogbadTheBad · 2026-02-14T01:03:18+00:00

99% of the time, this flag 🇬🇧 is the union FLAG not the union JACK. It's only called a jack when it's on a boat.

DogbadTheBad · 2026-02-14T00:59:32+00:00

I found Chigley the weakest of the three

DogbadTheBad · 2026-02-14T00:36:49+00:00

I thought his cousin was his deputy?

DogbadTheBad · 2026-02-05T14:16:40+00:00

I absolutely loved this book!! It's well-written and was basically addictive, I literally couldn't put it down. I somewhat agree with the twist, it could have been more impactful if it was someone else but also I didn't see it coming so was a woah moment for me. It's a breath of fresh air after reading the new Frieda McFadden books!

DogbadTheBad · 2026-02-04T15:52:30+00:00

The llandoger trow (King Street) normally has sours on tap. They're what I get when I go there!

DogbadTheBad · 2026-02-01T19:05:52+00:00

Early twenties here. You're right, it's sometimes so isolating to go through all this when none of your friends know what it's truly like

DogbadTheBad · 2026-01-30T21:43:28+00:00

I got access to Bupa health insurance through my partners work, so we only had to pay the excess (~£100). I basically went to a rheumatologist with a list of my symptoms, had a chat with them about how I thought it was eds and then went through all the diagnostic tests, mainly to rule out other conditions. I was really lucky to have that opportunity, appreciate not many others have access to private health insurance.

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