Ommony, thanks for the info - as far as I'm aware my spine is straight!
Your figures for the application process (2-4 weeks between stages, 3 months after stage 3 till start date at college) seem very optimistic to me.... my Stage 1 was 12th Nov, Stage 2 Jan 26th, and Stage 3 would have been April 26th if I hadn't lucked out (I think it must have been a cancellation) and gotten the Feb 10th date. And I'm not really expecting a start date before November to be available if I'm lucky enough to pass next week.
Worth the wait though
