to express their disbelief at events in Aurora, as news of the shootings at a screening of The Dark Knight Rises filtered through.
August
Prince Harry bared his bottom, one lucky couple scooped £148m on EuroMillions and London Metropolitan University had its right to recruit overseas students suspended. But, in August, there’s only one topic of conversation happening on TSR: exam results! GCSE and A-level results threads had thousands of views and posts.
September
Back to school time is when A-level students start to think about uni applications, particularly medical and Oxbridge applicants, and the ‘best way to start a personal statement’ thread was popular as a result.
Stories making a splash this month included the announcement of the iPhone 5, the scandal over topless shots of the Duchess of Cambridge and Europe’s stunning comeback victory in the Ryder Cup. But none of those stories were as busy as September’s main event: the tale of a giant spider on the loose in Manchester. Real or a hoax? You decide...
October
University applications were a big focus again in October - the ‘anyone else sent their application off yet?’ thread was enormously busy and was quickly packed out with thousands of posts. Among the month’s notable news stories, Felix Baumgartner made history by freefalling from space.
November
Come November and all eyes were on the US and its presidential election. Elsewhere, ‘will I get in?’ chat dominated the Oxford applicants thread and TSR members got into the festive spirit a little early with the ‘what do you want for Christmas’ thread.
December
And so to December and Christmas-time. TSR members have flocked to the Christmas grotto forum, to chat about last-minute present buying, the best-ever festive movies, what should be Christmas number one and more. Stories popular this month included the news of the Duchess of Cambridge’s pregnancy and the announcement of the BBC’s Sports Personality of the Year.
It’s been a busy year on The Student Room. Here’s to 2013!
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