Applying For University: Playing The System

Applying for university through UCAS may in theory be straight forward; pick 5 places, write a personal statement and fill out your details. However the truth is far from simple.

To be successful at getting a university place you need to know the system. Whilst this may seem obvious, getting it right can be difficult. Without a highly supportive and knowledgeable school or collage behind you it can all be very stressful.

Yes, there are many guides to writing a personal statement but without someone to check it over, writing a successful statement can be tricky. All of this is forgetting the questions regarding how spreadout your grades can be.

All in all, to do well with UCAS you need to go to a good school and these are few and far between.

Sorry For The Break

I do apologise for the break in posting.

There have been leaves on the line and the wrong kind of snow delaying progress.

However I am now back and kicking.

Hello, again.

Troy Davis: Not Guilty, but Not Innocent

Death row inmate Troy Davis has been executed in the US state of Georgia for the fatal shooting of policeman Mark MacPhail in 1989.

Davis' death was delayed for hours while the US Supreme Court considered an 11th-hour appeal for clemency.

The 42-year-old's case was heavily disputed after most of the witnesses recanted or changed their testimony. 

Source: BBC News Website; Full Story: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-15013860

The difference between "Not Guilty" and "Innocent" is the key in the disturbing case of Troy Davis. The evidence that he killed the policeman in 1989 is far from clear, but calls from human rights groups to "Free Troy Davis, free them all" is also way off the mark.


Being very distant from the case makes it hard for me comment on the evidence, but the evidence is murky, and when it is unclear, somebody should not be put to death for a crime, because if it is a miscarriage of justice then it's too late. Equally however, I am not saying he should be freed, because there is also unclear evidence that he did not do it either. He is neither guilty or innocent. As such, he shouldn't have been executed.


There should have been a full review of the evidence and possibly a re-trial, his state of limbo should have been maintained; and the fact that the state of Georgia will execute a man on shaky evidence is appalling, and arguably inhumane.


God bless America?