Chemistry 2012 Applicants

I would say that you're very likely to get the same grades again, unless you proper resit etc. Although like you said the first chem exam is easy to resit. Its harder to push up your grades than you think. A2 is a step up again for most people! Good luck though! if you manage it then you would have done very well. Just proper go for it and you'll do it

What I can add is that *normally* the first 2 years of the MChem and BSci courses are the same. This is why some of them have the same entry reqs. I think Sheffield BSci/MChem offers were ABB this time [with an A in Chemistry]. Only the MChem w/ a year in industry required AAB. That's because the third year you have a full-time placement and some modules to cover by distance learning.

I had offers from Liverpool [320 points, min. B in Chem] and Newcastle for MChem + year in industry [ABB]. Liverpool BSci gave me an offer of 300 points with atleast a C in Chemistry [ABC or BBB].

Seems if you enroll on a BSci course and do well enough (~60% average generally) you can normally transfer to an MChem course if you desire.

Hello. I'm an English student currently studying the French Baccalaureat.
I'm hoping to apply to Warwick, Bath , York Liverpool and one other UK Uni.

First question. Is it more to my advantage to study Chemistry and Business Managment, Chemistry with a year in industry or just straight Chemistry?
I am in the Scientific series so i study Physics Chemistry Biology Geology and maths along with 2 languages and 4 other subjects. I specialise in Physics and Chemistry.

Second question. Can you suggest a ''safety net'' University, with lower entry requirements than ABB (~13/20 French Bac standards)? As i currently average overall ABB-BBB(13-12.5/20) in a good reputation college (reknowned for being severly marked )

Thirdly. Dear OP, did you ever meet a student in Chemistry from a French Bac background ? If so were they up to UK uni standards ?

Merci beaucoup

I've defied the odds so far, so I'm just going to carry on doing what I'm doing - because I know I want to do this! I just have to now pull my BBC up to ABB. [my 1 mark off of a B in chemistry needs to be pulled up to an A. Crappy days suck. I'd have had the bloody A in the 50% paper if I hadn't have felt so awful ].

But I frequently don't feel clever enough. But I seemed to have veered very much off the topic of your question there - sorry!

Does anyone know if I'll be at a disadvantage if I drop Biology (I got a B in A/S biology) and just carry on with maths, chemistry and history when applying for chemistry?

well im dropping biology as well. i had a B in it too. but i had AAA in physics, maths and chemistry, all of which are preferred sciences for chemistry anyway. lots of universities want a level chemistry, maths and another science. however few just want chemistry and maths. and there are some that want just chemistry and another science. so just check the entry requirements for the uni you are interested in. i can tell you that at oxford at least they want chem maths and physics (physics is college requested at times, which can limit the possible colleges you can get offers from)

Dude, are you me? I agree with the 'What if I'm not good enough, what if my predictions aren't good enough, what if I cock up my A2 exam, what if I do pants at interview and they think I'm stupid and I'll end up with 5 rejections on UCAS' so on and so forth. like, I KNOW I want to do chemistry at uni, I find forensic chemistry interesting, organic chemistry is, nice.

Ah okay thanks, I'll have a look through again - most of the universities that I've looked at on the ucas website only mention chemistry and one other science or maths but it's still bugging me...I was hoping to see if anyone had applied and been accepted into chemistry without another science.

i can tell you that at oxford at least they want chem maths and physics (physics is college requested at times, which can limit the possible colleges you can get offers from)

Maths is the most useful subject to have studied (apart from chemistry, of course). I know people who did just chemistry and double maths who are doing well, studying chemistry at good universities — you should be fine. You could always email the universities you're thinking of applying to, to see what their stance is.

I would advise you to go through the entrance requirements of the russell group unis. here is a link to a full list: http://www.russellgroup.ac.uk/our-universities.aspx

Edit: i think glasgow has a solid reputation but relatively low entrace requirements

I don't know, last time I checked I was me but... who knows? -shrug-

I always have that niggling thought in my head that I'm not good enough & that people will laugh when I say what I want to do. I'm already having rejection nightmares. Seriously. and I haven't even applied yet! I know this is what I want to do and I'm hoping that my love of the subject comes across in my PS/interviews where my grades are lacking a wee bit.

I'm more of an analytical girl, though I've been working through my A2 book this week and I've found that after a month or twos break I seem to have really 'connected' with the organic stuff - which is an immense relief as it's the organic stuff that has let me down in the past!

I just love chemistry though.

Where is it you're hoping to go?

I really,really want offers from Sheffield, UEA and UCL. The organic stuff, certainly at AS is nice, because the mechanisms keep repeating, they dont do anything weird. I'm looking forward to finding out about how MNR and all that jazz works.

I really want to go to the UEA I live in Norwich and I don't really want to move away! Call me unadventurous if you like, but I really cannot be bothered with all the hassle of moving away. However, I'm now in the predicament "If I get rejected, what'll I do?" because I've actually fallen in love with the place! [I loved Strathclyde and Nottingham but I've really set my heart on UEA!]

I did all the NMR stuff before summer and I really enjoyed it. After it stopped making my head hurt that is! It took a bit of extra reading, 1-on-1 with a teacher and other textbooks before I fully understood it and how it works etc. I'm thinking I'm going to ask for more 1-on-1 with the teacher next year, it seems that all of us 'middlers' don't get any help in lessons

Cheers for that site. But don't you think that a scottish uni will have more applicants this year ?

anyone got any ideas for work experience?

All the Unis accept that Work Experience is extremely difficult to obtain so don't look down on anyone who doesn't have any. Only a few people will have it, however, which can make you stand out. The main advantage of Work Experience is that you have something to talk about in your PS and at interview but you'll need to get a move on if you want to include it in there. Of course, it's also useful to get a bit of experience even after you've had offers and before you go to uni, just to see what it's like.

I think the best places to try would be University research labs (even then you'll have to be pretty persuasive and lucky) as I doubt a high level and large chemical company would have the time and availability for novices (no offence). I know GSK take on some prospective students but you have to live in a certain local area to have a chance of getting a place.

My uncle runs a large food company so I'm hoping to get some experience there during either October half-term or next summer (post-application).