[Steve93]

Firmed Warwick, insurance is Bristol

[Phredd]

(Original post by Kristina_Lucy)
I applied to castle, but got pooled and now I'm in hatfield - loved it when I went down there though!! What about you? Also, which physics course did you apply for? I chose straight physics initially, but I'm thinking of changing in the second year to theoretical so I don't have to do labs!

Trevelyan, and I applied for straight physics, but I'll probably also switch to theoretical later on.

[Preetinder]

Finally firmed Leeds Uni (whoop!!), and insurance is Keele...anyone know much about Keele and what it's like for Physics?

Not that I should be worrying about Keele...going to get into Leeds!

[Chewythepikachu]

Anyone know if there's been a similar thread set up for 2013 entry? A link would be helpful
Also, manchester or birmingham for physics? I've also been thinking about durham and st andrews.

[Oromis263]

(Original post by Rennit)
I got offers from Birmingham, Oxford and CambridgeBristol and then a rejection from St Andrews and Durham ^^

I prefer the physics course at Oxford so i'm going there and insuring Birmingham.

(and fyi, you can apply to Oxford and Cambridge aslong as you are a choral scholar, or just very very bright.)

Fix'd

[Oromis263]

(Original post by Chewythepikachu)
Anyone know if there's been a similar thread set up for 2013 entry? A link would be helpful
Also, manchester or birmingham for physics? I've also been thinking about durham and st andrews.

What I gathered from St Andrews was they require two things:

1. Outstanding academics
2. Extra-curriculars <- very relevant once your grades reach a certain level. (Subject related)

Even with strong GCSEs, AAAA at AS, a solid personal statement and several good bits of EC physics, the competition was tough, and did end with a rejection!

[bistonut]

Firmed Durham, Bristol insurance

Trying to work out what I need for Durham. To get the AA part of the offer, I only really need high C's/low Bs in my last physics and chemistry modules, and that's giving myself a semi-conservative 20/60 in the empas for both (i.e coursework). I'm bad in the coursework practicals, but hopefully not that bad!

However, maths is a bit annoying, for reasons which are too long to go into here. In short, I'm eligible for an A* having done it a year early, but I'm only on track for a high B in Further Maths at the moment. Due to the way edexcel work with maths, and that you can swap out the applied modules like M1/S2 etc between the 2 A-levels, and edexcel might class AA as higher than A*B...but I'd need the latter for Durham's offer. Sort of frustrating

Edit: Should point out half the problem is that i got 32 (i.e a U) in D1 in January :P In theory, if I use M1 and D1 in my normal Maths, along with C1-4, I'd have exactly 480 UMS for an A, which is upped to an A* 'cause of my C3/C4 marks. So if i lost 1 mark I'd go down from an A* to a B, pretty odd.
(Have I explained this in this thread before? Sorry if I have, cba trawling back)

[internet tough guy]

Got my Bristol offer a few days ago just of the blue. I wasn't even invited to an open day like most of you here - apparently you get invites to an open day in which you get given a test but they're already going to give you an offer?

anyway, a few days have past since that offer on ucas track, and I've still heard nothing from bristol, no emails/letters/opendays.....

normal? because for all my other unis, they've all given me open day invites after or before the offer the made.

[ader1]

ok, i replied today to my offers:
edinburgh: FIRM
UCL, King's, RHUL: declined

[Oromis263]

(Original post by ader1)
ok, i replied today to my offers:
edinburgh: FIRM
UCL, King's, RHUL: declined

Another Edinburgh Physicist! Did you apply for direct or a speciality degree? I've firmed theoretical physics myself.

[ader1]

(Original post by Oromis263)
Another Edinburgh Physicist! Did you apply for direct or a speciality degree? I've firmed theoretical physics myself.

hi oromis! no, i applied for physics only, i didn't want to make my field of studies too restricted, IMO there's plenty of time to specialize! but if i had to choose my specialization now it would be with no doubt theoretical!!
PS my offer is still conditional, so i'm not an edinburgh physicist yet
i hope to see you there in september!!!!!

[vedderfan94]

Just firmed Durham, insured Lancaster I'm sure some people will call me mad for rejecting Imperial though...

[SunFreak]

Not mad at all! You made the right decision and won't regret it. Congrats and Good Luck!

[bistonut]

(Original post by vedderfan94)
Just firmed Durham, insured Lancaster I'm sure some people will call me mad for rejecting Imperial though...

For 2 universities so close in ranking?! By the sounds of it, you always wanted to firm Durham, so you'll get a better mark there anyway. People don't seem to realise that the mark you get at the end of the uni is way more important, and you need to enjoy yourself to work hard!

[sohail.s]

(Original post by vedderfan94)
Just firmed Durham, insured Lancaster I'm sure some people will call me mad for rejecting Imperial though...

I firmed Durham over Imperial as well, insured Leeds.

[ASaunders]

Anyone in here firmed Sheffield?

[emmfric313ffw]

I also firmed Durham . I am not from UK, I just can't wait to start the course and meet my future peers. Good luck to all of you!

[Eggy94]

So... Anybody have any idea why Lancaster (which I have firmed) have managed to drop from 6th to 20th?
http://www.thecompleteuniversityguid...26%20Astronomy
I know league tables aren't to be taken as a truly fair reflection, but it's still somewhat worrying.

[Tora Shin]

(Original post by xrewf)
anyone going to York? I've firmed it, straight Physics

MEEE! Come join the York Facebook group... I'm the only Physicist so far! http://www.facebook.com/groups/222249687862853/

[qno2]

(Original post by Eggy94)
So... Anybody have any idea why Lancaster (which I have firmed) have managed to drop from 6th to 20th?
http://www.thecompleteuniversityguid...26%20Astronomy
I know league tables aren't to be taken as a truly fair reflection, but it's still somewhat worrying.

It will probably be that 66% graduate employment rate but I'd think its nothing to be worrying about. Lancaster still score well in everything else (not that entry standards matter at all...)