The Cambridge 2012 Results Day Discussion Thread
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Re: The 2012 Cambridge Offer Holders Chat Thread!The redox titration ratio (the one given by AQA) was incorrect.(Original post by wasting-time)
What mistake was on the Chen paper? I think I must have mentally erased that exam lol
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If you worked out the correct ratio the question still worked though
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Re: The 2012 Cambridge Offer Holders Chat Thread!sounds like very difficult? I didnt do A Level. will it mean lots people miss offer ? it happens in IB this year(Original post by wibletg)
The redox titration ratio (the one given by AQA) was incorrect.
If you worked out the correct ratio the question still worked though
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Re: The 2012 Cambridge Offer Holders Chat Thread!The way it works though is that they will account for their mistake by lowering the grade boundaries(Original post by 526540828)
sounds like very difficult? I didnt do A Level. will it mean lots people miss offer ? it happens in IB this year
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Re: The 2012 Cambridge Offer Holders Chat Thread!no, i mean the paper as a whole.....is it hard?(Original post by wibletg)
The way it works though is that they will account for their mistake by lowering the grade boundaries
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Re: The 2012 Cambridge Offer Holders Chat Thread!Wasnt that supposed to be incorrect so that ppl who can work out the ratio by balancing will get it right??(Original post by wibletg)
The redox titration ratio (the one given by AQA) was incorrect.
If you worked out the correct ratio the question still worked though
Couldnt carefully remember the paper. It has been a month away from it. Tbh, I dont think I am anywhere near my desk (I am in the middle of the incredibly long list of parties right now) -
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Re: The 2012 Cambridge Offer Holders Chat Thread!Nah, I don't think that was their intention(Original post by QuangHa)
Wasnt that supposed to be incorrect so that ppl who can work out the ratio by balancing will get it right??
Couldnt carefully remember the paper. It has been a month away from it. Tbh, I dont think I am anywhere near my desk (I am in the middle of the incredibly long list of parties right now)
Not too shabby anyway
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Re: The 2012 Cambridge Offer Holders Chat Thread!The whole point was that they gave you the incorrect ratio or they would have given you the answer to the first part of the question...(Original post by wibletg)
The redox titration ratio (the one given by AQA) was incorrect.
If you worked out the correct ratio the question still worked though
It even said in the text 'This is not the correct ratio'. -
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Re: The 2012 Cambridge Offer Holders Chat Thread!Yeah but you ended up with a percentage by mass of more than 100%.(Original post by wasting-time)
The whole point was that they gave you the incorrect ratio or they would have given you the answer to the first part of the question...
It even said in the text 'This is not the correct ratio'.
I know it was the incorrect ratio but the way it was done was misleading - I'd have been thrown. -
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Re: The 2012 Cambridge Offer Holders Chat Thread!"Congratulations! Your place at University of Cambridge (C05) to study Law (M100) has been confirmed." After all the spam, I never thought I'd be so happy to see a UCAS email.
Good luck to everyone, I want to say don't panic but that'd be hypocritical. Instead, I hope you realise that your worrying was unwarranted. Lots of luck especially to any IBers/SQA/alternative qualification offer-holders waiting for the summer pool. The suspense can't be fun, but not too long now either. 
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Re: The 2012 Cambridge Offer Holders Chat Thread!Scottish Cam student!(Original post by ratio)
"Congratulations! Your place at University of Cambridge (C05) to study Law (M100) has been confirmed." After all the spam, I never thought I'd be so happy to see a UCAS email.
Good luck to everyone, I want to say don't panic but that'd be hypocritical. Instead, I hope you realise that your worrying was unwarranted. Lots of luck especially to any IBers/SQA/alternative qualification offer-holders waiting for the summer pool. The suspense can't be fun, but not too long now either.
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Re: The 2012 Cambridge Offer Holders Chat Thread!Neither am I really, but I guess you took the SQA exams since your place was confirmed today?(Original post by ratio)
I'm actually not Scottish, sorry to be a let down, but I'll take the high-five anyway on the basis of (now) being a Cam student.
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Congratulations(Original post by ratio)
I'm actually not Scottish, sorry to be a let down, but I'll take the high-five anyway on the basis of (now) being a Cam student.
So what subjects did you do?
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Re: The 2012 Cambridge Offer Holders Chat Thread!Congratulations(Original post by ratio)
"Congratulations! Your place at University of Cambridge (C05) to study Law (M100) has been confirmed." After all the spam, I never thought I'd be so happy to see a UCAS email.
Good luck to everyone, I want to say don't panic but that'd be hypocritical. Instead, I hope you realise that your worrying was unwarranted. Lots of luck especially to any IBers/SQA/alternative qualification offer-holders waiting for the summer pool. The suspense can't be fun, but not too long now either.
. I hope I read the same message next Thursday 
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Re: The 2012 Cambridge Offer Holders Chat Thread!So I missed my offer by quite a bit (think CCD (safe appeal on the D) instead of AAA) but had some fairly extensive discussions about extenuating circumstances throughout the year and particularly in recent months. I'm fairly sure they won't accept that, a little bit of kindness is great but I admit that's taking the piss a bit, but how long will it take for that final decision to let me move on? Will they bother summer-pooling me? Should I go to a college this year and reapply?
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Re: The 2012 Cambridge Offer Holders Chat Thread!Hey, congratulations to my fellow undergraduates
I met my conditions for Cambridge (Selwyn College) with AAAA in my four Advanced Highers and a distinction in my Scottish Baccalaureate, but when will the college change my UCAS track offer from 'conditional' to 'yeah, you are coming'?
