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Current Year 13 thread Mark I (2014-2015)

Lincoln is only going on my application because I know the area (I live there now but parents are moving), entry grades are lower and I can get loads I money if I go. xD

I'm hoping I'll get a place at Leicester it looks great! I (luckily) really like organic! It's just all great to me. Now just to hope I can improve my chem grade! You?

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What was it?

I like organic too! And physical too

Original post by mynameisntbobk

Good luck guys, if anybody need any help with Edexcel biology, maths and AQA chemistry, feel free to ask me as I got A*A*A in them respectively. Will be off to uni next month to study chemistry :biggrin:

you got the Maths A* :biggrin:

Nottingham Nottingham Nottingham woooo

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Jlendon

Original post by NinjaPandaa

You could always apply for maths and econ/morse at 4 places and straight econ at cambridge as the course is very mathematical :smile:

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I was thinking of doing this however I'm struggling to right the personal statement to cover both.

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Jlendon

Original post by sr234

Same courses I want to apply to! Warwick is still a highly prestigious uni just maybe not in the same league as Oxbridge

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Im thinking of applying to warwick, lse, durham, birmingham and southampton. How about yourself ?

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CambEcon2015

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Original post by Jlendon

I was thinking of doing this however I'm struggling to right the personal statement to cover both.

Even though I'm applying for straight econ my school have told me to make sure I put at least a paragraph in on maths because of the unis I'm applying to, so maybe you could just do a bit more of an equal waiting between maths and econ.
I would say as well that cambridge is only one of your choices and the probability of getting in for econ is only 15% (not that I'm saying you won't get in ahah :colondollar:

) so maybe you should just make sure your ps will apply to the other 4 place because it'd be awful to not get any offers?

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mynameisntbobk

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Original post by L'Evil Fish

you got the Maths A* :biggrin:

Nottingham Nottingham Nottingham woooo

Yeah that was a complete shock haha especially as I got over 90 in all modules including the horrendous C4 and M1 thank **** for low grade boundaries.

Woo, Nottingham ftw

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WishfulDesire

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Original post by L'Evil Fish

What was it?

I like organic too! And physical too

:awesome:

you got the Maths A* :biggrin:

Nottingham Nottingham Nottingham woooo

If you mean Lincoln requirements I think they're either ABB or 280 points. Can't remember now. :')

Original post by mynameisntbobk

Good luck guys, if anybody need any help with Edexcel biology, maths and AQA chemistry, feel free to ask me as I got A*A*A in them respectively. Will be off to uni next month to study chemistry :biggrin:

Probably going to be bothering you quite a bit then. xD Taking AQA Chemistry and hoping for an A and wanting an A* in Maths too! xD

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L'Evil Fish

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Original post by mynameisntbobk

Yeah that was a complete shock haha especially as I got over 90 in all modules including the horrendous C4 and M1 thank **** for low grade boundaries.

Woo, Nottingham ftw

Oh wow, that's great haha

Are you at all annoyed at not having it in chem instead? How far off were you?

Original post by WishfulDesire

If you mean Lincoln requirements I think they're either ABB or 280 points. Can't remember now. :')

Probably going to be bothering you quite a bit then. xD Taking AQA Chemistry and hoping for an A and wanting an A* in Maths too! xD

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I meant your chem grade, you said it needed improving !

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Jams97

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Original post by overthelove

Go back the day after on the third! Wish we could start a week later! What are you planning to do at Uni? :smile:

Primary education with QTS. I've not heard anyone else on this thread that wants to do the same course, would be nice if I could!

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Handles

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Original post by blamethenargles

I still can't adjust to the fact that I'm 18 in December!!! I still feel like I'm fourteen or something 0.o I feel you.

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I'm 18 in October! Yet I look about 13 (in my opinion). In fact, my school's UCAS deadline is the day before my birthday... I'd better get started on that personal statement...

Reply 189

Mollygrayson

Need to put my head down this year and work hard to get to university. It's making me feel so old though!

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Katie97

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Original post by Dhibla

Ha, lucky. My parents won't let me take a gap year, so I'm forced to decide within the next month.

That's crazy! I haven't even told my parents yet. They don't want me to go uni and leave home though so I'm sure they'll be happy I'm postponing it haha

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blamethenargles

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Original post by Handles

I'm 18 in October! Yet I look about 13 (in my opinion). In fact, my school's UCAS deadline is the day before my birthday... I'd better get started on that personal statement...

I think I've written three sentences max? I'm quite short so I look a lot younger than my age as well *sigh*

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Dhibla

Original post by Katie97

That's crazy! I haven't even told my parents yet. They don't want me to go uni and leave home though so I'm sure they'll be happy I'm postponing it haha

Lol you're lucky. My parents probably think I'm wasting time if I take a gap year or being unproductive, although I've researched tonnes that should persuade them otherwise

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Katie97

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Original post by Dhibla

Lol you're lucky. My parents probably think I'm wasting time if I take a gap year or being unproductive, although I've researched tonnes that should persuade them otherwise

People on this forum in the gap year section do cool things that sound appealing. I just hope when I go back to sixth form I don't get caught up in UCAS. What grades did you get at AS?

Reply 194

Dhibla

Original post by Katie97

People on this forum in the gap year section do cool things that sound appealing. I just hope when I go back to sixth form I don't get caught up in UCAS. What grades did you get at AS?

I know! We also had a workshop at school on gap years and it seemed amazing! I've always wanted to travel and a gap year would be a perfect opportunity but parents...
A A B C in history, politics, economics and maths respectively. And yourself?

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Katie97

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Original post by Dhibla

I know! We also had a workshop at school on gap years and it seemed amazing! I've always wanted to travel and a gap year would be a perfect opportunity but parents...
A A B C in history, politics, economics and maths respectively. And yourself?

Wow you did great! You shouldn't have any trouble choosing a course and uni with those! I got BBD in the ones I'm continuing to A2 but I'm resitting a lot of modules to get them to AAB ugh. Another reason why I'm probably going to take a gap year is so I can apply to uni with the actual AAB grades at A2 because I doubt my teachers are gonna predict me AAB.

Reply 196

Dhibla

Original post by Katie97

Wow you did great! You shouldn't have any trouble choosing a course and uni with those! I got BBD in the ones I'm continuing to A2 but I'm resitting a lot of modules to get them to AAB ugh. Another reason why I'm probably going to take a gap year is so I can apply to uni with the actual AAB grades at A2 because I doubt my teachers are gonna predict me AAB.

I have to resit an econ paper to get my grade upto an A too, dreading it. I also dread the pressure to get grades at A2 to meet a conditional offer so an unconditional offer after a gap year sounds great. I'm not having a problem with which ones I think I have a shot at, rather which subject to take. Some are really competitive like law so my grades might not make it unfortunately, especially not at the Unis I'm looking at. If you are to take a gap year, what do you want to do?

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sr234

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Original post by Jlendon

Im thinking of applying to warwick, lse, durham, birmingham and southampton. How about yourself ?

Sounds good :smile:

Atm I'm thinking LSE for maths and econ, Warwick MORSE, bristol, UCL and I'm not sure about my fifth choice.. :tongue:

Although I think it might be a bit risky to apply to all RG uni's so I could change my mind.

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Handles

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Original post by blamethenargles

I think I've written three sentences max? I'm quite short so I look a lot younger than my age as well *sigh*

I wrote a 2000 character personal statement for UNIQ, for which I was placed on the reserve list, so I'm probably going to just work on that, but I don't really know how to make it good! I've got taller recently, but I'm still rather short compared to most boys in my year.