You get STEP results before the A-level results, IIRC, since they are online from midnight 18th (and the site probably has a lower chance of crashing than UCAS Track).

Yeah but I already know I've missed my STEP grades xD It's only because they said at interview I'd still get a Comp Sci without maths place if I miss STEP but his the A*A*A requirement, but that's not technically official since it's not on my offer letter soooo :biggrin:

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Saracen's Fez

I'll answer the ones I can:

Original post by marethyu

are there any non-college specific central bike racks to keep bikes e.g at downing site or at the uni library?

Yes there a bike racks at the other university sites such as faculties and the UL, as well as public ones in the streets in the city centre.

are we allowed to leave cambridge overnight or just for the day on weekends during term-time to visit home?

I haven't but you can. Absolutely there is zero problem with leaving for the day (if you live close enough) and other than having to be more organised with your work schedule there is not a problem with going overnight.

is there anything to do in freshers week if you don't drink alcohol-everything I've seen is very drink orientated?

I would imagine the freshers' reps (or whatever they're called at the different colleges) will put together some activities for non-drinkers/people who aren't into going out to clubs. In all fairness there are people who drink alcohol but don't like going clubbing and there are people who don't mind clubbing but don't drink, but colleges should organise a variety of events.

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ComputerMaths97

Original post by notanooblol

I did whole of further maths this year, having already done maths. How did you find S2 and FP2? Full ums fo S2 is probs 72, what about full ums for FP2?

Oh you're one of those people that brings up the FP1 grade boundaries, thanks xD -_-

Nah jk, and S2 was piss easy, should be 71 or 72 for full (that "monotonic" question or whatever, I'd never seen before, so I assume a lot are in the same boat) and I completely messed up FP2 (things such as just calculating the wrong area, simple arithmetic mistakes -_-) but it seemed quite tough, defo lower than last year (i hope tbh, probs only got around 59/72 LOL) I'd guess 69-70 for full UMS and each grade 4 marks down ish

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Can a college put you in the summerpool and if not fished pick you back up?

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Doones

Original post by physicsmaths

Can a college put you in the summerpool and if not fished pick you back up?

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That happens in the Winter Pool so I don't see why not for the Summer.

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notanooblol

Original post by ComputerMaths97

Yeah I'm one of those people :wink:

Those boundaries sound like what I thought as well. I calculated the wrong area as well :/

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ComputerMaths97

Original post by notanooblol

Yeah I'm one of those people :wink:

Those boundaries sound like what I thought as well. I calculated the wrong area as well :/

I made 1 super basic mistake, like clearly a mistake, in my FP1 exam and got 90 UMS, what sort of logic is that xD Grade boundaries urgh :biggrin:

I don't know why but FP2 was the first ever exam where I just massively messed up, way underachieved

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Original post by jneill

That happens in the Winter Pool so I don't see why not for the Summer.

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Thanks

I have no clue why but no I am weirdly excited for the summer pool seeing as I will most likely be in it or direct accepted.

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notanooblol

Original post by ComputerMaths97

I made 1 super basic mistake, like clearly a mistake, in my FP1 exam and got 90 UMS, what sort of logic is that xD Grade boundaries urgh :biggrin:

I don't know why but FP2 was the first ever exam where I just massively messed up, way underachieved

Haha yeah it's brutal. Although, our FP1 paper this year was a bit harder, and I think I only lost two marks anyway so may even manage full ums on that paper.
Well 59/72 isn't even that bad, especially when you have other modules to bring up your average ums.