UK Chemistry Olympiad
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Re: UK Chemistry OlympiadI've got an interview for York this tues, sheffield the week after and UCL the week after that. I apparently got 29 :/ But it's 26 more marks that I though i'd got!!(Original post by BlueDuck)
Ooh what uni are you going to? I hate organic chemistry - everyone thinks I'm mental but I find physical so much more interesting. Tell us when you find out how you do! -
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Re: UK Chemistry OlympiadHard to do without the paper... have you got a copy? Can't remember what came up anymore, did it on 30th Jan!(Original post by oli_G)
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Re: UK Chemistry OlympiadSounds awesome. Do you know where you want to go yet?(Original post by .snowflake.)
I've got an interview for York this tues, sheffield the week after and UCL the week after that. I apparently got 29 :/ But it's 26 more marks that I though i'd got!!
29! What does that get you? I still haven't found out. -
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Re: UK Chemistry OlympiadBronze if I'm lucky. Nope. I'll wait until module results come out & the last of my offers to come through. Then I'll pick.(Original post by BlueDuck)
Sounds awesome. Do you know where you want to go yet?
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Re: UK Chemistry Olympiad56/80 here. Top 16's looking unlikely now that I know at least 3 people who have done better than me
Didn't really get the point of the general knowledge bit, but was happy following through a seemingly impossible organic synthesis question and getting 22/23 so I have to be proud
Good luck all!
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Re: UK Chemistry Olympiadbtw, its it really top16? I've counted the number of people did round2 last year and its 19....(Original post by tomp99)
56/80 here. Top 16's looking unlikely now that I know at least 3 people who have done better than me
Didn't really get the point of the general knowledge bit, but was happy following through a seemingly impossible organic synthesis question and getting 22/23 so I have to be proud Good luck all!
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Re: UK Chemistry OlympiadOh OK - I hadn't counted myself, I'd only heard it was top 16. It's looking better already! ...(Original post by xyll313)
btw, its it really top16? I've counted the number of people did round2 last year and its 19....
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Re: UK Chemistry OlympiadI worried about my result anyway,I messed up all question3, its even harder for someone who's first language is not english(Original post by tomp99)
Oh OK - I hadn't counted myself, I'd only heard it was top 16. It's looking better already! ...
last year a gold is about 70%(which is 40/55). and surely round2 need a higher mark. I really really really want to do round2, but just dont have the mark
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Re: UK Chemistry OlympiadBear in mind that last year's was VERY easy in comparison. You can expect the percentage boundaries to scale down this year, but the question is how much.(Original post by xyll313)
I worried about my result anyway,I messed up all question3, its even harder for someone who's first language is not english
last year a gold is about 70%(which is 40/55). and surely round2 need a higher mark. I really really really want to do round2, but just dont have the mark
I've literally just been told that I'm in the top 53 of students nationwide, i.e. the group whose papers get sent back to RSC for re-marking. I got 56/80 - I have a feeling that the round 2 mark may be 60 or so? I was 2nd in my school - another got 63!
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Re: UK Chemistry OlympiadEssentially, the teachers could be naturally more lenient than the RSC or they could just plain make it up. It seems the RSC only really cares about the people who make it through to Round 2, as those are the people from whom they select the UK team for the IChO, so they take the very top-scoring papers in and mark them themselves, to make sure the marking was fair. It's interesting that they don't check all the papers right down to those close to getting a bronze, which is what I thought happened.
Could I just say that I'm thrilled to be in the top 53, and I don't mean to play that down as an achievement! I was one mark off a medal in the British Maths Olympiad, so it'd be slightly annoying to narrowly miss out again! Well done to all those who got certificates! -
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Re: UK Chemistry OlympiadThe RSC are asking for papers back now, so I'd say that a conservative estimate would be the end of next week.(Original post by cz100)
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Re: UK Chemistry OlympiadThanks(Original post by tomp99)
The RSC are asking for papers back now, so I'd say that a conservative estimate would be the end of next week.
Good luck all!
