Getting into MSO2007

I upgraded my Office to 2007 already in spring, mostly because the old version that I had was lagging and had some bugs in it. During the summer months I didn't really get the chance to try it out, for I didn't spend much time at home but, since September marked the beginning of my last year in high-school and large quantities of new assignments like presentations, essays and papers, I've spent the last few months experimenting with the new appearance, functions and templates. So I'm going to list a few reasons for why I really like the new Office :) Just for the fun of it!

1. The new easy-to-use interface: everything is grouped and it started saving a lot of time once I had grown accustomed to it.

Word and Powerpoint look really good and is totally user-friendly. It didn't take me more than some 20 minutes to get the whole hang of the functions I use.

2. Template/design previews: sometimes I like it shiny, sometimes plain but sometimes I have yet to figure it out. The built-in package includes numerous templates and the preview option allows you to check out various styles without having to make any changes to your document.

3. Chart & table tools: not only is the design of charts & tables and the arranging of data made a lot easier - it also spares tons of time. The preview function only adds to the comfort.

I did it!

So, finally it's done. I wrote the aptitude test to Oxford Physics. I actually didn't think it to be as easy as it was. Yes, I expected something worse :D In any case I think I did just fine and passed the 50% landmark. Now I just have to sit and wait for the next 4 weeks or something like that until they start sending out the interview invitations. The long wait is really frustrating but not nearly as frustrating as the fact that I'm unable to attend next year. Bleh. Well, at least I'll know whether to consider myself Oxford-material or not :)

To any of you who have yet to find out - I decided to put it on hold because I really need to consider a few things and I can't just jump into something of that big importance as a contract with some research facility/company that's going to bind me to them for several years. So I'm going to take International Relations in Tallinn University of Technology. I know, Marit is going to be a Bachelor of International Relations sounds kind of weird to me as well.. But it's probably the only thing that accounts as a tolerable choice for me in Estonia. I'd never-ever study a science here, it'd just be a waste.

I know I'm being rather brief here but I'll get to detailed explanations some time soon. I've got a few things to take care of first, though. So I'd expect an update in a few weeks time or so.