Physics Applicants 2012

But Manchester is A*AA too, why is Manchester entry grades so high? I mean if it was as good as oxford then fair enough but

durham is also A*AA as is imperial and many other "top" unis, physics is usually a subject studied by very clever people and competition for places at the top unis is quite high hence the A*AA requirements at many institutions, manchester has also developed into one of the best universities in the uk and has quite a good reputation - not sure if Brian Cox has anything to do with it though.

Just got an offer from Warwick for AAA

When did you apply???

I think it was somewhere on this thread and it said that Manchester offers 90% of its applicants - is this true?

Anyone heard anything about this Oxford PAT screw up? Seems pretty confusing. Apparently according to the Oxford physics applicants 2012 thread, there's a ban on discussion of the PAT until November 30th. People were saying it was due to some Thai and USA students not having sat the test yet? Some people said because of snowstorms, but if this is the case then why are other subjects requiring aptitude tests handing out offers? Someone said, you might not hear from them 5 days before the interview, as they won't start even considering them until November 30th.
Can anyone shed any light on this?

But Manchester is A*AA too, why is Manchester entry grades so high? I mean if it was as good as oxford then fair enough but

I doubt that this is true, theres already been discussion on it anyway so I hopes theres not people still waiting to do the test. Also why can they not mark papers until the 30th, theres no good reason for this.

Predictions: A*AA
A levels: Maths, Physics and economics
I'm applying for theoretical physics at Durham, Warwick, Birmingham, Sheffield and York, and i have had an offer from Warwick and attended a york interview yesterday!

Predicted A*AAA in Maths, Physics, Further Maths and Geography respectively.
Applied to study Physics at Durham, Bath, Lancaster, Nottingham and Sussex. Got an offer from Nottingham 'cept they wont tell me requirements 'til I attend a visit day where I talk 'informally to an academic member of staff'... Anyone else applied there and got that?

Everyone gets that from what I've heard (including me ) offer will most likely be standard grade requireents. I'm pretty sure they're just checking up on any extenuating circumstances; it's the way they do things, don't worry you have an offer one way or another.

How did the York interview go? What was it like? I've got one in couple of weeks so I'd quite like to know.

durham is also A*AA as is imperial and many other "top" unis, physics is usually a subject studied by very clever people and competition for places at the top unis is quite high hence the A*AA requirements at many institutions, manchester has also developed into one of the best universities in the uk and has quite a good reputation - not sure if Brian Cox has anything to do with it though.

I am not sure about Brian Cox effect but Manchester has two Nobel prize winners in the School of Physics . Two more than Oxford. Actually I am not sure if Manchester or Oxford is currently in any sense a better Physics department, but there is no doubt Physics is very strong in Manchester.

Ah, brilliant! Congrats Mind if I ask when you sent off your application (did you have an interview?)? I'm waiting impatiently for Durham to get back to me... :P