Hi guys,

with much joy and happiness I can today say that I’m off to University! I’ll be study Aeronautical Technology with Management at the University of Hertfordshire.

I’ve come a long way since I started secondary school..

In 2000 I joined Loxford School of Science and Technology. I met all kinds of people from all walks of life. Loxford has had a reputation of being a very “rough” school. In all honesty, either I’m rough or the given reputation was false. Attending Loxford gave me the privallege of meeting some of the best teachers with unique personalities. To mention a few: Mr.Sanhotra, Miss.Tran (now Mrs.Henry), Mrs.Kanolik, Ms.Niel, Mr.Coogan, Mr.Dixon & Mr.Heap. In 2005 I finished my GCSE’s with good results and started 6th form. The transition between GCSE and A Levels certainly did prove to be  hard for me (but not impossible). The key is to utilise your teachers. If you have a problem - ask.

During the run-up to results day I was under a lot of stress. I must confess that the day before I was praying for hours hoping for a miracle. When midnight came, the whole of the UK logged onto UCAS to see if any results had been released. I can say that with great confidence seeing that UCAS’s server crashed. When I woke up at 6.30am I immediately logged into TRACK (on UCAS) once again to see if there had been any updates. Due to my good fortune I had been accepted and confirmed by Hertfordshire.

The daily prayer for that day also read:

He has extended His power in all four directions, and placed His hand upon my head.
Gazing upon me with his Eye of Mercy, He has dispelled the pains of His slave.
The Guru, the Lord of the Universe, has saved the Lord’s humble servant.
Hugging me close in His embrace, the merciful, forgiving Lord has erased all my sins.
Whatever I ask for from my Lord and Master, he gives that to me.
Whatever the Lord’s slave Nanak utters with his mouth, proves to be true, here and hereafter.

(click here to read more of this scripture).

I’ll be honest, when I read the above passage I got freaked out. Whether my entry into Hertfordshire University was down to some sort of a divine miracle is questionable, but it sure has given me a boost in confidence.

I hope to take this same boost of confidence to Hertfordshire and succeed not only in my chosen academic course but also sport (do they do Hockey?). At the moment I’m busy revising my friends Physics notes and trying to sort my accommodation out.