Economics Applicant Thread UCAS 2012 mk II

Original post by Brand New Eyes

Awww

Could have posted you know. I take pride in the resurrection!

Unproductive. I should be looking for a job or learning German or something :dontknow:

What about you? UCAS oh nostalgia is kicking in again

(I'm not meant to be here anymore but I had to react to that :ninja:

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Original post by tooambitious

NO! Being an actuary sounds awful!

I've been waiting for this to come alive :biggrin:

, how is everyone?

Original post by Brand New Eyes

Wow that's like more than being at school! What are you learning at the moment?

Ha erm well I don't know! Are you interested in finance/models/stats/insurance/leverage and all that. Hell no! I would never go there Macro, essays, arguing :love:

Differiential equations in all shapes and forms, vectors, spatial geometry etc, etc.

Haha I'm not seriously thinking about actuarial science - just wanted to hear your thoughts.. I love Econ - you guys know that :biggrin:

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Original post by Brand New Eyes

Awww

Could have posted you know. I take pride in the resurrection!

Unproductive. I should be looking for a job or learning German or something :dontknow:

What about you? UCAS oh nostalgia is kicking in again

I've been reading, swimming and watching films <-- some of my favourite activities

I have I cut down my PS (first draft done), I've also decided where I'm applying :biggrin:

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Original post by AnimalSpirit

Differiential equations in all shapes and forms, vectors, spatial geometry etc, etc.

Haha I'm not seriously thinking about actuarial science - just wanted to hear your thoughts.. I love Econ - you guys know that :biggrin:

Good to hear it :yep:

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Original post by tooambitious

I've been reading, swimming and watching films <-- some of my favourite activities

I have I cut down my PS (first draft done), I've also decided where I'm applying :biggrin:

Let's hear it :yes:

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Original post by AnimalSpirit

Differiential equations in all shapes and forms, vectors, spatial geometry etc, etc.

Haha I'm not seriously thinking about actuarial science - just wanted to hear your thoughts.. I love Econ - you guys know that :biggrin:

What sort of spatial geometry? Vectors beyond A-Level? :gah:

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Brand New Eyes

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Original post by such_a_lady

(I'm not meant to be here anymore but I had to react to that :ninja:

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teach me? I'm planning to start umm either tomorrow evening or wednesday. Yess digging out Logo 2 (lol) because I've forgotten absolutely everything. But it's really boring and trivial.

It's all part of my wider plan to be somewhat proficient in French and/or another by the time I graduate D:

oh and you're always welcome!

Original post by AnimalSpirit

Differiential equations in all shapes and forms, vectors, spatial geometry etc, etc.

Haha I'm not seriously thinking about actuarial science - just wanted to hear your thoughts.. I love Econ - you guys know that :biggrin:

Oh nice! Missing C4 now, although I've probably forgotten most of it tbh.

I see, I think I'd be too bored with just Maths and I'd switch course after the first month. We do? Feel free to start soliloquizing about your undying love.

Original post by tooambitious

I've been reading, swimming and watching films <-- some of my favourite activities

I have I cut down my PS (first draft done), I've also decided where I'm applying :biggrin:

Oh yeaaah. Which films?

:woo:

how many characters is it now? oh oh oh ok so Oxford, LSE? UCL? Bristol?

Original post by Groat

What sort of spatial geometry? Vectors beyond A-Level? :gah:

He lives!?

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Original post by Groat

What sort of spatial geometry? Vectors beyond A-Level? :gah:

It's all the usual A-level stuff.. But a whole year's material squeezed into 5 weeks - pretty intense :biggrin:

. It's not like a university econ prep course - just me catching up since I didn't do a-level mathematics in Gymnasium :smile:

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Original post by AnimalSpirit

Let's hear it :yes:

In order of preference:
Oxford (LN12)
UCL (L101) = LSE (L101)
Warwick (L100)
Bristol (L100)

I hope I got the course codes right, it's off the top of my head :colondollar:

- what do you guys think :biggrin:

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Original post by AnimalSpirit

It's all the usual A-level stuff.. But a whole year's material squeezed into 5 weeks - pretty intense :biggrin:

. It's not like a university econ prep course - just me catching up since I didn't do a-level mathematics in Gymnasium :smile:

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Ah, if you're interested you could look into the Further Maths vector topics (requires more knowledge of matrices). Eigenvectors, cross product, distance between planes, etc.

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Original post by Brand New Eyes

teach me? I'm planning to start umm either tomorrow evening or wednesday. Yess digging out Logo 2 (lol) because I've forgotten absolutely everything. But it's really boring and trivial.

It's all part of my wider plan to be somewhat proficient in French and/or another by the time I graduate D:

oh and you're always welcome!

Oh nice! Missing C4 now, although I've probably forgotten most of it tbh.

I see, I think I'd be too bored with just Maths and I'd switch course after the first month. We do? Feel free to start soliloquizingabout your undying love.

Your use of vocabulary makes me glad I did Shakespeare at A-levels :wink:

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Original post by Groat

Ah, if you're interested you could look into the Further Maths vector topics (requires more knowledge of matrices). Eigenvectors, cross product, distance between planes, etc.

I most certainly will! Will it be useful for Econ at uni?

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Original post by tooambitious

In order of preference:
Oxford (LN12)
UCL (L101) = LSE (L101)
Warwick (L100)
Bristol (L100)

I hope I got the course codes right, it's off the top of my head :colondollar:

- what do you guys think :biggrin:

I can only applaud those choices - although, as you know, I prefer L101 at UCL to Bristol.. But that course is just ridiculously competitive :biggrin:

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Original post by AnimalSpirit

I most certainly will! Will it be useful for Econ at uni?

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Matrices are used so I'd look at them. So Eigenvectors, yes. Not so sure about the lines and planes stuff.

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Original post by Brand New Eyes

Oh yeaaah. Which films?

:woo:

how many characters is it now? oh oh oh ok so Oxford, LSE? UCL? Bristol?

I watched new spiderman and Batman, it was really funny, I saw Batman on t e first day at like 17.00 - the screening was quite full but now queueing or anything, when we came out there was a really long queue, I sad to my siste really loudly 'LOL imagine of we had come to this screening hahahahah' and everyone stares at me, they were PISSED, I dared to reveal the big twist of they werent nicer :tongue:

And then, just watching anything I can - usually rom coms and comedies :P
I think it's just over 4,500 but it's 57 lines :/

Plus Warwick

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Original post by tooambitious

In order of preference:
Oxford (LN12)
UCL (L101) = LSE (L101)
Warwick (L100)
Bristol (L100)

I hope I got the course codes right, it's off the top of my head :colondollar:

- what do you guys think :biggrin:

What are your GCSEs like? Would you be happy at Warwick or Bristol?

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Brand New Eyes

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Original post by tooambitious

In order of preference:
Oxford (LN12)
UCL (L101) = LSE (L101)
Warwick (L100)
Bristol (L100)

I hope I got the course codes right, it's off the top of my head :colondollar:

- what do you guys think :biggrin:

I forgot Warwick existed :lol:

bang on. Eeek well assuming you get your A* in Maths in a few weeks I'd say although slightly risky (there isn't really like a "safe safe" offer uni in the midst of your 5) it should be okay. I mean you're doing EPQ which Warwick absolutely LOVES so errm is that in order or preference?

Original post by AnimalSpirit

Your use of vocabulary makes me glad I did Shakespeare at A-level :wink:

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I haven't studied shakespeare for two years but I do love that word :wink:

So

I hear you're a horny womaniser?

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