Thank you so much for your words of encouragement and hope, notablackbarbie and whenwillitend! Really did help. (Your sig. is a good quote too whenwillitend )
Am slowly coming to terms with the fact that i gave in and that it's in the past now so can't be changed. (still kinda wish it could but it has taught me a valuable lesson).

That's a promising article Sannah, only hope it's the same case in the uk. Shall look into it when (if) my uni work ever eases off enough