Chemistry UCL

Did Dewi try and move your interview to the week earlier as well?? I'm going for Chemistry with a European Language (German). I'm not expecting an offer tbqh, my interview with the woman was shocking. Just couldnt think of the 3D structure of the molecule she drew. Not really helped by the fact I'd had to be up a 5am, and the first thing she said to me was 'You better not have a really thick northern accent, because I won't be able to understand you.'

No, he said I could come down to London to do the interview but it would have had to be in the next few days and it would just be a short interview than the whole interview day with other applicants, but since he gave me the choice, i chose by phone, and yeah I don't I'm expecting one either. He was so nice on the phone, but I got mixed up with the pH going up with down, and something to do with log, was she joking or being serious? I'm from the north aswell, so i'm glad I had it with Dewi instead haha

If I'd have known my phone interview would have been with Dewi, I'dve picked that!! I think she was being serious. Everyone who i've talked to about it is also generally not impressed. What i can't understand is the fact Dewi is welsh, one of the interviewers was chinese, another was dutch, the lecturer guy was from the US... Yet she makes a comment like that!

Haha, yeah I did feel quite laid back, but it was really strange to have such an important moment while I was at home on the phone, and is he welsh? He seemed to have a london accent I thought, but then that is pretty rude of her! especially as you would have been quite nervous and everything!

Well he mentioned on the open day 'I grew up halfway up a mountain in wales, so don't panic if you haven't been able to get work experience for Chemistry. At the interview day he was lovely. He walked past us as I'm trying to explain where I live 'Do you know where lincoln is... <blank faces> Hull?? <still looking blank>
Dewi: Love, theres no point, you might as well tell them end of the northern line and keep going.

SO Have I!! Came through at 12.45. Just opened it. Squealed perhaps a bit too much.
AAB, B in german XDD

Aw mines AAA, but it only says including Chemistry, i do four subjects aswell, but i'm guessing it'll still have to include spanish. I was in Spanish when i opened it haha, it took me a while to cam down Will you firm UCL?

I got an offer!!!!!!!

Yeah that's that I though :/
I couldn't go to my interview, so they said it was fine to do it by phone because my interview date was the last one I think haha and it was around the 8th march I think? and i'd be doing spanish
Are you doing pure chemistry or with a language/year abroad etc?

Nope. Not after what my interviewer said to me when she first met me, and the fact she couldnt have looked MORE bored in my interview. I've firmed Sheffield instead.

Hi,

Do you mind PMing me the name of your interviewer? This is absolutely shocking... Would you have gone to UCL otherwise?

Congratulations to everyone else on their offers.

Did Dewi try and move your interview to the week earlier as well?? I'm going for Chemistry with a European Language (German). I'm not expecting an offer tbqh, my interview with the woman was shocking. Just couldnt think of the 3D structure of the molecule she drew. Not really helped by the fact I'd had to be up a 5am, and the first thing she said to me was 'You better not have a really thick northern accent, because I won't be able to understand you.'

I've applied for straight chemistry but I'm thinking more and more that I'd like to do Chemistry with French. Do you think I should contact them about this now or should I leave it until I'm there?

I'd say if you were doing just Chemistry with something else e.g. study abroad then you could wait until next year, but since you may need a specific a level/as level grade in french i would definitely tell them now and see what they say

Well I'm doing A-level French, so I think I'll just leave it till I'm there. Btw, have you replied to your offers yet? I keep putting it off in case I change my mind.

Yeah i've firmed UCL and put newcastle as my insurance, but then I've also applied in Ireland which is a separate system, and I'm not sure if UCL the one in Ireland is my favourite yet :/ Where do you think you'll firm/insure?