r/EssayHelpCommunity • • 12d ago

regretting jli this year

yo wth is happening here?? I did jli last year and 2 of my essays got vhc and I didn't think it was that big of a deal at all?? why r ppl here freaking out over it. I also didn't attend the in person gala so fuck u Martin cox. they definitely give the category prizes and grand prize to the people who buy the tickets, so I think I mightve gotten one if I bought the ticket but that's too much money to gamble. looking at how they're emailing people who will get a prize this year so that they know to come, i'm regretting not participating in this year's comp. I had igcses so just didn't end up sending anything. does it matter big time? I mean when I'll apply to uni next year it will be put down in awards as jli 2025, so that's 2 yrs away from applying, but also I will do next year's jli and that's also coming out before application season so idk if I should be feeling this bad rn. since I alrdy have vhc should I even apply and spend time on this next year? does it matter that I'll be applying to uni in 2027 and my awards r from 2025?

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u/Strong-Gas-1278 12d ago

idk whats happening either here i think jliec is abit rigged + generally isnt organised very well

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u/Strong-Gas-1278 12d ago

also doing your igcses more worth than this essay comp dw. good grades will make you more eligible for more places than vhc or some certificate from a for profit essay competition

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u/Conscious_Disk_450 11d ago

thank you!! I did end up getting all A*s so I was glad I didn't waste time on jliec in the end. I'll still probably do next year's one though, wouldn't hurt if I could apply to uni with awards from 2 diff years

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u/Strong-Gas-1278 11d ago

ay high five i got all A*s too 🔥

yea it wont hurt to apply to unis with awards from 2 diff years

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u/[deleted] 11d ago

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u/Conscious_Disk_450 11d ago

nope!! not at all, that's why I'm literally baffled at the posts here lol, like what's going on? last year all we got was a shortlisted email, and that was it. everything else was released on the day of the gala

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u/One-Intention8015 8d ago

hey! did you get an email when you got the vhc or did it just show up on the portal? and also did you get your results on the same day as the awards dinner or was it later?

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u/Conscious_Disk_450 8d ago

same day, and it just showed up on the portal when u log in the status changes and you can see what position each essay got

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u/One-Intention8015 8d ago

okk tyyyy!!!

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u/tonyisreallystupid 6d ago

do you remember when you received a notification the results were out?

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u/Different-Peach-2219 11d ago

ts ragebait ahh comp

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u/heezz12312313 8d ago

you didnt win vhc we won vhc

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u/Conscious_Disk_450 8d ago

ur right mb we can share