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Reply 2100

Ryan416

Original post by ghilee

wow congrats :smile:

when did submit your ucas and get your results?
did you do an interview?

Thank you

I applied on the 15th of November, and got an offer on the 22nd. I was emailed saying I had been made an offer and asking if I would like to attend a departmental open day on the 14th of December; and on the 28th of November my UCAS Track updated with the conditions for my offer. I wasn't called for interview but I've heard they don't usually interview for Biology.

Reply 2101

arianex

9

Original post by danat

Thank you sooooo much for your help.Actually,in their e-mail they said that a written interview which will contain the questions you will be asked in an interview will certainly not be of a disadvantage,so I went with it.

Well that's great then. :3 I'm not sure how they'll administer it for you (as in whether it's a timed online thing or whether you just email them back at your own pace); but when you do it, I'd recommend sticking to as close as the interview conditions as possible - that is, when you start the written interview, do it within a certain timeframe (30 mins or so? That's how long our interviews were) and without any help from others, so that it best reflects your own abilities.

Trust me, you'll feel much better securing the offer with your own effort and awesome brains. :smile:

Good luck!

Original post by Damienek4037

Is there any applicant who's w8in' for an offer for Maths with Stats 4 Finance or maybe some1 has already got it? Please guys, tell me sth (eg. not to worry) :smile:

coz time's killing me.

They can be slow for Maths offers when it comes to some internationalies - it's not quite the Jan 15 deadline either, and they may be holding out for more applicants until then (from what I remember in my year, quite a few non-UK based internationalies had a fair bit of waiting to do!)

Original post by Dark-Myth

I think it's because you achieved the A* in the maths offer. They give higher offers to high-achievers to motivate them to work. Last year, I got A*AA when I was classified as int'l because none of my grades were certificated yet. My school was smart about it and don't certificate Maths even if you did it in 1 year.

A* in FM isn't impossible, DW :smile:

You forget Jian Yuan had a double A* offer (in fact, the one I mentioned) and his grades were never certified - he never did A2 Maths a year early either (you're not allowed to back in Malaysia.) But that's still a plausible reason :3

Original post by Lilbugger

I got my offer for chemistry last wednesday and now I sorta started looking up reviews and threads about ICL and all that (probably should have done it before).
Now I'm very very shocked, the reviews are all very very negative about academic support, social life and the female:male ratio. Everyone says the gym is great which I am sure of but come on I still wanna have some fun right? Someone actually begged the reader not to go there as it is an awful place full of nerdy boys who all just work all day (not my words!!). The review was rated the most helpful on the whole site(!), so now I am slightly worried whether I will actually enjoy my time at Imperial. I am ready to work hard (as long as I don't slip into depression as some have apparently) but I still want to have an amazing time as I will only be a student once in my life. I have been looking forward to this for such a long time and all the bad feedback has really worried me so please someone tell me its all just people abusing their anonymity on the internet and that Imperial is in fact great fun and I will enjoy myself for the 4-5 years I will be spending there! :smile:

Original post by NilDe

You will, Imperial is a great university and you definitely will have a lot of fun and will be able to do plenty of stuff and party as hard as you want (as long as you also work equally hard on studies). As long as you're outgoing you will find people that are outgoing as well.

I'd take it from NilDe; he's a dude doing Aero Eng. :smile:

And he's an internationalie, too -- we all know how we internationalies get stereotyped as the "keep-to-ourselves-and-never-mix" kind; but he certainly isn't (oh the hilarious antics we have with him xDDDDD)

The male-female ratio isn't terrible; and you chemists in particular won't notice it either (it's a nice mix there, Chem! :tongue:

) It's only when you do typically dude-skewed courses like Mech/Aero/Civil/EEE that you might notice it a lot more (c'mon, a buttload of hours spent with coursemates in lectures and tutes/labs ><) and that's why you'd lament it; but the best remedy for that is to mix with peeps in clubs and socs, or other hallmates. Evens things out. :3

I'd recommend PM-ing Ishii_WG (she hasn't been on TSR as of late though) or F.I.; they're two of my good friends, and they're female chemists. :3 Or actually, you might just end up meeting them on the Imps 2012 FB group (the official union's one) should you end up firming...they'll put your worries at rest. :smile:

Original post by desy.kris

is there any female computing applicant here? or female maths applicant? or are you all guys?

TSR ain't a good/true(ish) representation of the student population that ends up at Imps :3 Once it's time to start firming offers, I'd actually recommend swapping over doing most of your discussion on the FB group; the member population there tends to give a better image of how things will be imo, as both guys AND girls will post discussion threads/questions/et al (and you'll hear more often from the latter too :biggrin:

) So I wouldn't worry if all the TSR peeps for your course atm are dudes! xD

That said, in my year, the TSR chums who migrated over to FB were a nice mix of chaps and chappettes :tongue:

PS// Maths is rather nicely balanced in terms of gender from what I've heard (and my informants are dudes xD) Computing's a lil' more skewed to the guys though iirc; but I'd ask nikita_atikin to be sure. I wouldn't worry terribly however :smile:

---

Aside: Two more weeks and then we break up. Still mini crunch-time for the freshies who have some papers-that-count to sit for; but wheehee! :biggrin:

Hopefully you guys will have a lovely Christmas break soon, too; and relax, even if it's just a bit :3

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Reply 2102

PhenolphthaleinX

13

wait, is the group for those who are 100% sure of firming Imperial? :s-smilie:

Reply 2103

arianex

9

Original post by desy.kris

wait, is the group for those who are 100% sure of firming Imperial? :s-smilie:

Well not necessarily; you can hang around there and ask a few of us some questions if you want to - we had some peeps on last year's group who were insurance offer-holders wanting more information.
I know you're still banking on Oxford and all, as most SE Asians seem to do; but it can't hurt. :smile:

Reply 2104

danat

Original post by arianex

Well that's great then. :3 I'm not sure how they'll administer it for you (as in whether it's a timed online thing or whether you just email them back at your own pace); but when you do it, I'd recommend sticking to as close as the interview conditions as possible - that is, when you start the written interview, do it within a certain timeframe (30 mins or so? That's how long our interviews were) and without any help from others, so that it best reflects your own abilities.

Trust me, you'll feel much better securing the offer with your own effort and awesome brains. :smile:

Good luck!

Thank you

.Are you studying in Imperial?What are you studying?

Reply 2105

Legendary Carrot

Original post by Lilbugger

I got my offer for chemistry last wednesday and now I sorta started looking up reviews and threads about ICL and all that (probably should have done it before).
Now I'm very very shocked, the reviews are all very very negative about academic support, social life and the female:male ratio. Everyone says the gym is great which I am sure of but come on I still wanna have some fun right? Someone actually begged the reader not to go there as it is an awful place full of nerdy boys who all just work all day (not my words!!). The review was rated the most helpful on the whole site(!), so now I am slightly worried whether I will actually enjoy my time at Imperial. I am ready to work hard (as long as I don't slip into depression as some have apparently) but I still want to have an amazing time as I will only be a student once in my life. I have been looking forward to this for such a long time and all the bad feedback has really worried me so please someone tell me its all just people abusing their anonymity on the internet and that Imperial is in fact great fun and I will enjoy myself for the 4-5 years I will be spending there! :smile:

I'm completely able to have fun here, so I dont see why others can't. Depends what group of people you mix with I suppose. I go clubbing once a week, pub a few nights, just messing around otherwise. I only do about 10-15 hours extra work a week and I'm sort of keeping on top of work (with lots of work in holidays needed). Oh and if you're like me and find some lectures pointless because the lecturer doesn't add anything new to what the slides say, feel free to miss them and enjoy a lie in.

Oh and for the male:female ratio, as a man, get in there quick and don't be too fussy (I did well in my personal opinion), and as a woman... try to keep your vagina closed, even with the incredible temptation that comes from being surrounded by many drooling men wanting anything they can get a bite on.

Reply 2106

Zottula

16

Original post by Lilbugger

I got my offer for chemistry last wednesday and now I sorta started looking up reviews and threads about ICL and all that (probably should have done it before).
Now I'm very very shocked, the reviews are all very very negative about academic support, social life and the female:male ratio. Everyone says the gym is great which I am sure of but come on I still wanna have some fun right? Someone actually begged the reader not to go there as it is an awful place full of nerdy boys who all just work all day (not my words!!). The review was rated the most helpful on the whole site(!), so now I am slightly worried whether I will actually enjoy my time at Imperial. I am ready to work hard (as long as I don't slip into depression as some have apparently) but I still want to have an amazing time as I will only be a student once in my life. I have been looking forward to this for such a long time and all the bad feedback has really worried me so please someone tell me its all just people abusing their anonymity on the internet and that Imperial is in fact great fun and I will enjoy myself for the 4-5 years I will be spending there! :smile:

Imperial is awesome. Seriously, don't worry.

Reply 2107

F.I

14

Original post by Lilbugger

I got my offer for chemistry last wednesday and now I sorta started looking up reviews and threads about ICL and all that (probably should have done it before).
Now I'm very very shocked, the reviews are all very very negative about academic support, social life and the female:male ratio. Everyone says the gym is great which I am sure of but come on I still wanna have some fun right? Someone actually begged the reader not to go there as it is an awful place full of nerdy boys who all just work all day (not my words!!). The review was rated the most helpful on the whole site(!), so now I am slightly worried whether I will actually enjoy my time at Imperial. I am ready to work hard (as long as I don't slip into depression as some have apparently) but I still want to have an amazing time as I will only be a student once in my life. I have been looking forward to this for such a long time and all the bad feedback has really worried me so please someone tell me its all just people abusing their anonymity on the internet and that Imperial is in fact great fun and I will enjoy myself for the 4-5 years I will be spending there! :smile:

Three simple words:

IMPERIAL IS AMAZING! XD

If you have any questions, just drop me a PM....(I'm meant to be writing a report right now, hence why I'm on TSR...derp XD)

Reply 2108

Damienek4037

But I'm UK based applicant, doing my A-levels, but my question is if any of applicants applying to IC got an offer for maths and stats 4 finance, no matter if they're home or international applicants, coz I tried to find it out but the only offers 4 maths are G100 and Maths with CS. And I thought that maybe some1 here hold one, but as i can c, no offers yet... :frown:

Reply 2109

ghilee

2

Original post by Ryan416

Thank you

I applied on the 15th of November, and got an offer on the 22nd. I was emailed saying I had been made an offer and asking if I would like to attend a departmental open day on the 14th of December; and on the 28th of November my UCAS Track updated with the conditions for my offer. I wasn't called for interview but I've heard they don't usually interview for Biology.

now i'm getting nervous :frown:

I know they don't give interviews... but any form of contact to be sure that I am being considered would be nice :frown:

do you know if other biology offers/rejections were made?

Reply 2110

ChemAddict

Original post by Lilbugger

I got my offer for chemistry last wednesday and now I sorta started looking up reviews and threads about ICL and all that (probably should have done it before).
Now I'm very very shocked, the reviews are all very very negative about academic support, social life and the female:male ratio. Everyone says the gym is great which I am sure of but come on I still wanna have some fun right? Someone actually begged the reader not to go there as it is an awful place full of nerdy boys who all just work all day (not my words!!). The review was rated the most helpful on the whole site(!), so now I am slightly worried whether I will actually enjoy my time at Imperial. I am ready to work hard (as long as I don't slip into depression as some have apparently) but I still want to have an amazing time as I will only be a student once in my life. I have been looking forward to this for such a long time and all the bad feedback has really worried me so please someone tell me its all just people abusing their anonymity on the internet and that Imperial is in fact great fun and I will enjoy myself for the 4-5 years I will be spending there! :smile:

Generally, the most vocal people are the ones who enjoyed IC least, so you'd expect them to complain alot. Really, I'd take those reviews with a very substantial pinch of salt.

I've heard things about the lack of support in IC. Some people say the support is rubbish, others say its perfectly fine and very good. I suppose it really depends on what your school/college environent was like. Some colleges (like mine) give you a sh**load work and tell you to 'get on and do it' and some walk you through by the hand.

The only other thing I'd say is that the way IC students are portrayed by some of the posts here is a little exaggerated (but only a little :tongue:

). I've had the pleasure of meeting a number of first year IC students from a range of backgrounds and subjects, and tbh they are some of the loveliest and most welcoming people you'll ever meet (and I'm saying that in complete honestly).

Just don't worry about it. The way I see it: hey, it beats working in a call centre 40 hours a week :smile:

(edited 12 years ago)

Reply 2111

Lilbugger

Original post by ChemAddict

Generally, the most vocal people are the ones who enjoyed IC least, so you'd expect them to complain alot. Really, I'd take those reviews with a very substantial pinch of salt.

I've heard things about the lack of support in IC. Some people say the support is rubbish, others say its perfectly fine and very good. I suppose it really depends on what your school/college environent was like. Some colleges (like mine) give you a sh**load work and tell you to 'get on and do it' and some walk you through by the hand.

The only other thing I'd say is that the way IC students are portrayed by some of the posts here is a little exaggerated (but only a little :tongue:

). I've had the pleasure of meeting a number of first year IC students from a range of backgrounds and subjects, and tbh they are some of the lovliest and most welcoming people you'll ever meet (and I'm saying that in complete honestly).

Just don't worry about it. The way I see it: hey, it beats working in a call centre 40 hours a week :smile:

Thank you so much, I'll definately firm - maybe even above oxford. I loved it when I went there so can't wait to meet all these lovely people :smile:

C U THERE NEXT YEAR!

Reply 2112

username548498

Applied in early October and still not heard back for a straight Physics interview, hoping that I'll get one eventually! I'm predicted A*AA and with AAAA at as, one would hope that they would atleast grant me a chance to prove myself :P

Reply 2113

maemg

1

I want an offerrrrrrrrrr!!!
:frown:

Reply 2114

ChemAddict

Original post by Lilbugger

Thank you so much, I'll definately firm - maybe even above oxford. I loved it when I went there so can't wait to meet all these lovely people :smile:

C U THERE NEXT YEAR!

Cya there

Reply 2115

arianex

9

Original post by danat

Thank you

.Are you studying in Imperial?What are you studying?

Ehehe, my signature holds all my degree info - as well as the fact that it's mentioned on the first post on this thread that I'm a resident advisor as I'm a fresher. Long story short, though, I'm a first-year Biomedical Engineer. :3

Original post by Damienek4037

But I'm UK based applicant, doing my A-levels, but my question is if any of applicants applying to IC got an offer for maths and stats 4 finance, no matter if they're home or international applicants, coz I tried to find it out but the only offers 4 maths are G100 and Maths with CS. And I thought that maybe some1 here hold one, but as i can c, no offers yet... :frown:

It's quite hard to pick out info for stuff like this via TSR, because like said before, TSR's not representative at all of the student population applying/going to Imps. I wouldn't worry too much about it; some of the specialist streams for Maths seem to take a lil' longer as well. :3 Also, people tend to switch between streams anyway so someone doing straight Maths (G100) might end up graduating with Maths and Stats instead.

Original post by ChemAddict

Generally, the most vocal people are the ones who enjoyed IC least, so you'd expect them to complain alot. Really, I'd take those reviews with a very substantial pinch of salt.

I've heard things about the lack of support in IC. Some people say the support is rubbish, others say its perfectly fine and very good. I suppose it really depends on what your school/college environent was like. Some colleges (like mine) give you a sh**load work and tell you to 'get on and do it' and some walk you through by the hand.

The only other thing I'd say is that the way IC students are portrayed by some of the posts here is a little exaggerated (but only a little :tongue:

). I've had the pleasure of meeting a number of first year IC students from a range of backgrounds and subjects, and tbh they are some of the lovliest and most welcoming people you'll ever meet (and I'm saying that in complete honestly).

Just don't worry about it. The way I see it: hey, it beats working in a call centre 40 hours a week :smile:

Hey, I worked at a call center too...it's not THAT bad! XD (But well, it's not uni :tongue:

)
I want to give you a big hug right now - can't wait for when we see you next year! :3 Let us know when you decide to crash next time ^^

But you're right...if you were spoonfed a lot at school (especially if you came from a private sixth form college - nothing against them, I spent my GCSE and A-level years there) then the self-motivated learning thing may take a while to get used to. You actually have to go up to your lecturer and ask to see them during office hours, et al. (Effort? Zut alors! -mock horror- xD)

That said, not being checked up on 24/7 it does have its advantages; I wouldn't mind missing a lecture when I know that the lecturer isn't stellar but the notes are complete already, and that I'd do more if I was in my room working (actively) on a p-set/problem sheet than if I was there just sat statically. Case in point: Electrical Engineering 1 - lovely guy, reminds you of Santa Claus; but lectures straight out of the textbook (bless him, he wrote it for the course) and his voice is a surefire lullaby. I'd be happy to sit in my room reading + working through his p-sets instead of just sat there like a lemon listening to stuff I already know, because notes are already in the textbook and I read up lecture material the night before anyway.

Reply 2116

ChemAddict

Original post by arianex

Hey, I worked at a call center too...it's not THAT bad! XD (But well, it's not uni :tongue:

) I want to give you a big hug right now - can't wait for when we see you next year! :3 Let us know when you decide to crash next time ^^

Your right, its not bad at all, but I was just trying to put things in perspective. :tongue:

Original post by arianex

But you're right...if you were spoonfed a lot at school (especially if you came from a private sixth form college - nothing against them, I spent my GCSE and A-level years there) then the self-motivated learning thing may take a while to get used to. You actually have to go up to your lecturer and ask to see them during office hours, et al. (Effort? Zut alors! -mock horror- xD)

We had the same thing when alot of my school moved on to sixth form. Loads of my old schoolmates used to complain about the lack of support, low teaching hours, too much spare time etc etc. You get so used to people helping you at every turn that it makes it that much harder to work under your own steam; Its not too easy to adjust :redface:

Original post by arianex

I want to give you a big hug right now - can't wait for when we see you next year! :3 Let us know when you decide to crash next time ^^

Naww hugs to you too :smile:

Sooo excited :biggrin:

Problem is I'm up in london alot, but I almost never have time because I'm usually visiting family etc. Be on the lookout though in the new year :P

(edited 12 years ago)

Reply 2117

danat

Original post by arianex

Ehehe, my signature holds all my degree info - as well as the fact that it's mentioned on the first post on this thread that I'm a resident advisor as I'm a fresher. Long story short, though, I'm a first-year Biomedical Engineer. :3

Oh,I didn't really read through the first posts.Anyway,I applied for biomedical engineering so can you tell me about it?Do you like it?What is the percentage of math,physics and biology involved?Can you give me an example about a project you did or your future plan?Would appreciate the help :smile:

Reply 2118

PhenolphthaleinX

13

Imperial Tutor

You did perform very well in our international test, and we would like to congratulate you on this achievement!