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What arepeople doing to read around there suject

So we have sent are UCAS's away is anyone doing anything reading any books to prepare for potential interview, if they do interview.

Reply 1

heidigirl

Not everyone has sent their UCAS application off. Mine's not going until at least December (because I reckon that's the earliest I can get a reference).

I am reading a lot of books, but not to prepare for interview (though being a mature student there's a chance I will get asked for one). I'm reading them because I enjoy reading them, and while gaining some background knowledge I'm sure will be helpful (applying for biochem with a foundation year and aside from the OU study I've just started I haven't done any proper science since GCSE) the reason I'm reading them is I genuinely want to know all this stuff.

Though the book I'm reading at the moment is some fricking hard chemistry (compared to what I know) that I have to keep notes to make it make any sense :biggrin:

Reply 2

ndk

Bear in mind that not all Universities interview - although both Oxford and Cambridge will ask you to attend an interview, if your application passes the initial stages. Some universities have a policy of only interviewing mature students/ University reading lsits are usually published online, so you might want to start reading one of these. I recommend an introductory text from a first year survey course.

Reply 3

Lucible

I didn't get a single interview last year, although I was in a completely different field.
I read around my subject for general enjoyment and to bolster my knowledge for my degree. :smile:

Reply 4

ndk

I didn't get a single interview last year, although I was in a completely different field.

A lot of universities seem to assess forms on the basis of the information included now. I had only one interview when I applied to University, but this was in the days when students listed six choices on their form.