Physics Applicants 2012
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Re: Physics Applicants 2012Hi
Username: vedderfan94
GCSEs: 3A*, 6A + 2 x Distinction in ICT
AS Levels: Maths, Physics, Chemistry, Latin, Religious Studies (A) and hopefully AS Further Maths in Year 13
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Re: Physics Applicants 2012Added you guys to the list
Sounds pretty cool... I've been there but only briefly. Thanks!(Original post by bistonut)
Manchester is great
Other people find it massive, but even I, as a semi-stereotypical physics nerd who's a bit shy think it's not too big. Some parts are a little rough if you come from somewhere quiet, but i've only heard of this. Got an awesome club scene for all types of music, a good music scene (the music venues are great), loads of bars and pubs for everyone.
Loads of shops, not too busy like london, decent transport links, I actually really love it as a place, and i know students there now from other places who loved it. It is the capital of the North afterall
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Re: Physics Applicants 2012User:sohail.s
GCSE's:1A* 7A's 2B's (FSMQ= A)
AS:Maths,Further Maths,Physics,Chemistry,Biology
A2:All of the above apart from biology
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Re: Physics Applicants 2012Hey kids! Sorry to crash your party, but I'm an IB student living in Switzerland. Still, not to be too non-conformist (and to actually have a reason for posting here), I'll be applying to study physics in the UK, starting 2012. Unless I take a gap year, which I probably won't. I'll probably also be applying to study Physics and Philosophy as opposed to straight physics.
Anyhow, nice to meet you all.
Username: chalcanthite (chalkie is a decent nickname)
GCSEs: N/A
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IB Diploma: Physics HL, Math HL, Chemistry HL, English A1 HL, German A2 SL, Economics SL
Currently considering: Oxford, Bristol, Manchester, Imperial (for Physics with Theoretical), and also some unis in the US and Switzerland
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Re: Physics Applicants 2012Just a quick warning, if anyone is considering "Astronomy, Space Science and astrophysics" at kent DON'T. Its not accredited by the IOP (which they cunningly tried to sneak through on the open day - they didn't bet on me being there to ask :P)
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Re: Physics Applicants 2012Thanks for the heads up. Whilst on the topic, does anyone know if there are any straight Physics courses not accredited by the IOP? If there are any I assume it would be unis ranked lower for Physics. Help is appreciated.(Original post by MinpoloD)
Just a quick warning, if anyone is considering "Astronomy, Space Science and astrophysics" at kent DON'T. Its not accredited by the IOP (which they cunningly tried to sneak through on the open day - they didn't bet on me being there to ask :P) -
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Re: Physics Applicants 2012Added to the list!
Thanks for letting us know... well done on catching them out :P(Original post by MinpoloD)
Just a quick warning, if anyone is considering "Astronomy, Space Science and astrophysics" at kent DON'T. Its not accredited by the IOP (which they cunningly tried to sneak through on the open day - they didn't bet on me being there to ask :P) -
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Re: Physics Applicants 2012Hey guys! For those who are applying to Oxford (noticed there are at least 5 here), there's a thread for 2012-entry Oxford Applicants with an editable spreadsheet. It'd be great if you could add yourselves so we can all see who we've got and how many we've got
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Re: Physics Applicants 2012Username: James94
Standard Grades (Scottish GCSEs): two 2s (As) rest 1s (A*s)
Highers (Scottish AS Levels): Physics: A, Maths: A, Computing: A, Technological Studies: B, English: B
Advanced Highers (Sort of like A2s, but 10% fewer people get As), Maths, Applied Maths, Physics
Currently considering: St Andrews, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen, Strathclyde, Heriot-Watt.
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Re: Physics Applicants 2012Both of you added!
Can I ask people in general, what kind of prep are you doing for applications? What are you all reading, summer work you're doing, etc?
And good luck for results! I hope you're all not as nervous as I am :P -
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Re: Physics Applicants 2012I have subscribed to several periodicals (eg. New Scientist), have read several books (am currently halfway through a Brief History of Time because I assume everyone has already read it) and have been to a few IOP lectures. It might help if you download a few lectures from university podcasts which can be found on iTunes. Most are relatively short but it shows that you will be able to cope with uni lectures too. I'm not doing anything else over summer apart from meticulously dissecting my personal statement. It isn't going well.(Original post by TenaciousMonkey)
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Can I ask people in general, what kind of prep are you doing for applications? What are you all reading, summer work you're doing, etc?
And good luck for results! I hope you're all not as nervous as I am :P
Good luck to you too!!
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Re: Physics Applicants 2012Reading books (just finished QED and I'm now reading 'Black holes & Timewarps' by Kip S. Thorne, which I would highly recommend). I have some work experience organised for the last week of the holidays so hopefully that should be relevant and I'm going to Villiers Park in September (Chemistry course but hopefully it should be partly relevant to Physics). Also, can anyone recommend any universities in the north of england that do public physics lectures? I have searched pretty much all university physics departments in the north of england but only a few seem to do lectures and those sound uninteresting and hardly even relevant to Physics. Help is appreciated.(Original post by TenaciousMonkey)
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Can I ask people in general, what kind of prep are you doing for applications? What are you all reading, summer work you're doing, etc?
And good luck for results! I hope you're all not as nervous as I am :P
Last edited by vedderfan94; 17-08-2011 at 19:48.
Other people find it massive, but even I, as a semi-stereotypical physics nerd who's a bit shy think it's not too big. Some parts are a little rough if you come from somewhere quiet, but i've only heard of this. Got an awesome club scene for all types of music, a good music scene (the music venues are great), loads of bars and pubs for everyone.
