Geology/Earth Science 2014 Entry

I dunno really, just wanted something more "interesting" I suppose, although I love maths. And I really like chemistry so didn't want to give that up so geology combines maths and chem along with physics and geog. I haven't even been able to start my PS as I'm on holiday so I have to do it as soon as I get back. Gonna have some serious jet lag

how is your PS going?

Hey! I'm thinking of doing Earth/Environmental Sciences at Lancaster! (going to have a look around tomorrow!).
My other choices are: Aberystwyth, UEA, Loughborough or maybe Leicester!

Hi Nice choices of unis! Have you visted any?

Thanks, you too!! That sounds like a good way to do your personal statement I've just been drafting and then re drafting, hopefully at some point Ill like it Which subjects do you take?

So far I've been to Leicester and Newcastle, Both were OK but not amazing. Going to Lancaster tomorrow (the one I've looked at the longest) then in october I'm going to Aberystwyth and Loughborough (Wanted to go during summer but my parents had work commitments).

From what I've read online etc, I think if I got offers from them all I'd have Lancaster as my firm and Aberystwyth as my Insurance.

Have you visited any yet?

It's coming along slowly, I don't really know how much to talk about why I want to do the course and skills I've got :/ At least you'll feel ready to start your A2's after a nice break

Haha just takes so long.. need to nail it ! I bet its sooo much easier for you thou !
My subjects arre pretty poo... biology geography and philosophy.. don't exactly scream 'geology' haha. hence why im freaking out and really need to demonstrate my interest, shouldn't be a problem.
must be so much more easier to write a PS having taken more science subjects, dislike myself and envy everybody else ! hehe.
also doing geology-based EPQ

Are you applying for a msci or bsc?

Ahh, I'm trying to write it in my head and think about why I want to study it. I go blank quite a lot. Not sure what to say. I think I might do the whole bullet point thing again.

Imperial, Bristol and Cardiff and had a look at the outside of the Edinburgh Kings buildings and Geography and Geoscience buildings when I visited for the festival last week I liked the first 2 and last one, but not Cardiff that much :/ I was thinking about Leicester as well I plan to try and visit Birmingham and maybe Liverpool soon I'm starting to get quite scared I wont get any offers or something though :P
How's your ps going?

PS is going OK, I have the skeleton of what I want to say and I'm trying to make it a bit longer and more meaty. I want a first draft by next week to give to my tutor at college (I would have emailed him over the summer but he's retired now and I'm getting a new tutor next week)
I hate writing it though, It all sounds so cheesy and cliche

I'm worried about offers too because my grades were not that great (BCDD) but I'm hoping that some of the extra stuff I did out of college and at GCSE level might help

That's annoying about your tutor, but I guess we still have plenty of time I find the first paragraph the hardest, but then I find myself listing to much after that :/ I'm sure you'll be fine, the stuff you do out of school is really important, I have very little of that :/ Which subjects are you taking?

I go blank constantly, takes me like 3hrs to write 2 lines :P

Haha same, and it's gonna be harder for me to write for geology than maths.

My first paragraph was ok to write but hard to edit, I used my old school reports to write about myself! I have work experience at a nuclear power plant that I can talk about in my PS which is super helpful (and my mentor there is always emailing me things about PS's that help!)

I'm took Geography (B) Maths (C) Chemistry (D) and Physics (D) and I'm dropping physics into 2nd year. But I have music grades that give me about ~100 UCAS points
What subjects are you taking?

Haha same, and it's gonna be harder for me to write for geology than maths.

It's really not easier, I've realised how boring a person I am :P You'll be fine with those subjects, they usually only ask for two sciences! I'm applying at school to do an epq on fracking Hopefully all Msci, if I can :/ You?

No way ! I regret not taking chemistry and physics so badly, mainly chemistry, realized months ago im actually really interested in it, but was too late to change subs.
I bet you're not boring! If I'm honest I am.. don't really go out anymore just stay in doing work haha long term focus for uni !!
yeah i hope so, spoken to a few people that do the same. Bit iffy about Imperial, but spoke to an admissions tutor on their open days to see how often they accept people with bio and geog (still fulfills the entry requirements, tis only the minimum thou) and she said they take on 1/2 a year, but you have to really be the right person for them !! ah.

Ooo!! that sounds really interesting. I found it hard to find a topic on something geology related as many controversies require an undergraduate level of knowledge (i.e. mantle plume hypothesis) but now im doing something on the snowball earth hypothesis.
Sorry that was all very long !

Yeah same. What specific areas of geology are you interested in?

What did you get at AS? My ps crap so far

Hi... do you think it is worth picking up AS chemistry this year ?? I've been fretting over whether to for the past couple of months and still considering now, now I see that people are still picking up AS's.
Do universities e.g. Imperial / UCL value an AS in chem highly ? I don't have chemistry (very annoyed) and obvs it is highly relevant to studying geology.

Well done on your results! Oxford is a great city, the entire city is beautiful, but witl a nice mix of new and old There's Cowley road with the O2 arena if if you like music, there's plenty of shopping down the main high street. Its a nice mix of busy city with pretty area (defo wont be bored) If I had your grades, subjects and didn't live here Id love to come Ive also been in the Earth science building before and its really modern and the lecture theatres are the best I've seen at a uni so far