UCL Chemistry (2015 entry)

Hi has anyone received an interview/offer for Chemistry at UCL.
Kinda stressing cos I haven't heard anything from them yet other than they have received my application

Hi has anyone received an interview/offer for Chemistry at UCL.
Kinda stressing cos I haven't heard anything from them yet other than they have received my application

SAAAAMEE! I was literally just stressing over this. I applied back in October and have heard nothing since

Wow they still haven't replied?? They're doing it in a weird order. Me and a friend were predicted A*A*A* and A*A*A and got offers pretty quickly; what were your predictions?

AAB. My AS grades as you know aren't amazing but whats puzzling me is that I haven't been rejected yet either so I'm guessing they're giving all the people which high predictions such as yourself the offers and seeing who's left. I'm hoping the contextual factors help me out but I remember the admissions tutor telling me back in July that this holds no advantage for me! I also applied for Chemistry with Maths, not sure if that changes anything

There were people with BBB who had offers so I'm certain you'll get in. As long as you had semi-interesting personal statement then you should be good

There were people with BBB who had offers so I'm certain you'll get in. As long as you had semi-interesting personal statement then you should be good

Where else have you applied

Durham, Warwick and Bath. Offers from all but deciding between Durham and Warwick. What about yourself?

3rd year UCL Chemist here, feel free to ask any questions about the course

I've always preferred organic, so this year both of my optional modules are centred around that: "Reactions, Pathways and Intermediate in Organic Chemistry" and "Principles of Drug Design", the latter being much more biological.

BBB at AS? I'm just below that! Although I am doing an extra AS in Further Maths this year. Oh god. My personal statement was pretty good on my opinion.

I remember also, they sent me an email asking for more information. They must have thought I didn't fill in all my grades into UCAS but they were all pending due to resits! I think I've stuffed myself! Not to mention the stupid email I sent the admissions tutor a week before, I was essentially asking how much predicted grades are emphasized on along with contextual data. They probably think they are inflated (which they kind of are). I didn't get a reply so I'm praying he didn't see that bunch stupidity

Gap year it is!

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Hi there

First off, my grades were quite good, I was predicted AAA at A2 and got A*AA, but was surprisingly given an offer of AAB which was apparently quite common in 2012 when I applied. I'm not complaining, it made the job easier for me

I filled my PS with chemistry things, because that's really what they're looking for. I went to a few chemistry experiment days at Imperial so I spoke about the NMR and IR spectroscopy we did on that day, what I learnt and found challenging etc. I also spoke about work experience I did in a Pharmacy and what that was like. In addition, I was reading around the subject and described a book on Nanoreactors and their possible applications in medicine and biology.

In 1st year at least one maths option is compulsory, but most people did 2. It's essentially what further maths is like at A level and doesn't really have a lot to do with the chemistry side of things. Surprisingly, the maths and physics you use in the Physical Chemistry section aren't that hard, it's mostly fine for someone who's gotten a good grade in it at A level.

If you do chemistry with maths then you will have pure maths modules which don't have a lot to do with chem. One of my friends is doing that degree and he says that the maths modules are really difficult, especially in 3rd year. And mind you, he's the sort of person that always gets above 80 or 90 in everything. Still though, it ultimately depends on the person and on how much they enjoy the maths side of it as well as the amount of work they put in.

Well I can only comment on the maths courses I did in 1st year, haven't done any since then. As I said, their content was essentially the same as that of A level further maths.

The workload is a lot greater than A level by a long stretch and you're expected to do a lot of the reading yourself, they won't spoon feed you. If you get stuck you can email the lecturers and arrange meeting with them, they're usually quite helpful