{"id":2771,"date":"2015-07-08T10:02:08","date_gmt":"2015-07-08T09:02:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/undergraduate\/?p=2771"},"modified":"2020-10-26T16:35:38","modified_gmt":"2020-10-26T15:35:38","slug":"gabriellas-clearing-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/2015\/07\/08\/gabriellas-clearing-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Gabriella’s Clearing story"},"content":{"rendered":"

Gabriella Compton has just finished her BSc (Hons) Anthropology<\/a> degree after coming to BU through Clearing<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\"Gabriella\"<\/a>\n

I was originally planning to do something like English or Psychology at university, but then I didn\u2019t do as well in my A-levels as I initially thought.<\/p>\n

I didn\u2019t meet my predicted grades to get into the universities that I\u2019d applied for, so I found myself on the Clearing list.<\/p>\n

It was quite devastating and I was really upset about it. I was in a massive flap and rang my mum, who told me it wasn\u2019t that bad \u2013 but, obviously, your mum has to say that.<\/p>\n

Still in a bit of a flap, I rang up Bournemouth University and they were so helpful, nice and welcoming. The guy at the end of the phone was so nice and calming and told me not to worry.<\/p>\n

He asked me what it was I wanted to do and gave me a list of similar courses I\u2019d still be able to do. He sounded really genuine and understanding.<\/p>\n

With Anthropology, it was something completely new \u2013 so I threw myself in at the deep end, but it\u2019s ended up being really good.<\/p>\n

Anthropology is basically looking at the evolution of humans and the different cultures as well. I look at biological anthropology, so more at the science and the physical evidence.<\/p>\n\"Gabriella-2\"<\/a>\n

The course has been pretty demanding, lots of contact hours and it\u2019s been a lot of work but I\u2019ve really enjoyed it. I\u2019ve enjoyed the challenge.<\/p>\n

And then with Bournemouth University in general, the lecturers are so helpful; my lecturers specifically have just been so great – I can\u2019t sing them enough praise.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m actually going out to Belgium this summer with one of my lecturers to an archaeological dig. He asked me if I wanted to help dig at a famous Neanderthal cave site and obviously I jumped at the chance.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m going to stay on and do a Master\u2019s in Osteoarchaeology next year. I am still so interested in the subject and I have so much more to learn, plus I want to pursue a career path in it and to do that I felt I would need the Master\u2019s.<\/p>\n

Bournemouth is a really nice place to live too. It\u2019s small enough to pop over to your friend\u2019s house for ten minutes and it\u2019s not a waste of time. The weather is great and, obviously, the beach is great.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve been on the lacrosse team for two years and have been the social secretary this year and will be next year as well. It\u2019s been a really big part of coming to university – I\u2019ve made a whole new group of friends and it was great to get involved with something I\u2019ve never done before.<\/p>\n

For anyone who finds themselves in Clearing, I\u2019d say definitely give it a go – don\u2019t think it\u2019s the end of the world or you have to redo A-levels or go straight into a job.<\/p>\n

Give clearing a go and look at universities you didn\u2019t think of before.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve had such a good three years and I wouldn\u2019t swap it. I\u2019m really happy I went through Clearing and found Bournemouth – I think it\u2019s worked out for the best.<\/p>\n\"Gabriella-3\"<\/a>\n

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Find out more about Clearing<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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