Official Natural Sciences 2022 Applicants Thread

thank god!
finally, someone else who hasn't started preparing for the NSAA

1) What A-Levels (and/or other qualifications) are you taking?

Biology Chemistry Physics and Maths

2) What strain of Natural Sciences are you thinking of doing - Biological or Physical?

The universities I'm applying to don't do natural sciences in that way but I really want to do a combination of some of these: maths, computer science, physics, biology and wtv other interesting subject areas I discover

3) Why are you thinking of applying for NatSci?

I really love science! My intrests are broad and Im indecisive. also want to keep my options open

4) What grades did you get at GCSE?
Maths - 9
English Lit and Lang - 8
Triple Science - 9
Religious Studies - 9
Geography - 8
French - 5

5) What universities are you thinking of applying for?

A few. Nottingham and Lancaster are my favourites

6) If you are applying for Cambridge (because realistically you probably are) what have you done to prepare for the NSAA (the admissions test)?

Im not, I don't like the course

7) If you are applying for Cambridge or Durham what colleges are you thinking of applying to?

Slightly considering Durham. whichever allows SC I'm not fussy

9) What books have you read?
erm, I like reading so itd take a long time for me to list them all loool.

10) What do you want to do with your Natural Sciences degree?

data science msc or graduate role but open to many career/further study options

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it bad I haven't ready any related books for my personal statement, I was originally applying for med

you still have time
you could still probably relate the medicine stuff to biology or something for your nat sci ps
there are also other sorts of super curricular activities besides books! podcast, lecture, projects, documentaries, etc

Well maybe we should start

probably 😂, I still need to write my ps though and I should’ve had it done ages ago

Oh my same and my sixth form wants it finished by 15th September

haha my sixth form wants it by the 17th. I'm determined to at least finish the intro tonight but I highly doubt it

1) What A-Levels (and/or other qualifications) are you taking?
Physics, biology, maths, further maths
2) What strain of Natural Sciences are you thinking of doing - Biological or Physical?
I'm hoping to do a fairly even mix of biology and physics modules
3) Why are you thinking of applying for NatSci?
So I can carry on with both biology and physics without dropping the other
4) What grades did you get at GCSE?
9999988888776
5) What universities are you thinking of applying for?
Cambridge, Durham, Lancaster, St Andrews (just physics), still deciding on last option
6) If you are applying for Cambridge (because realistically you probably are) what have you done to prepare for the NSAA (the admissions test)?
Nothing yet
7) If you are applying for Cambridge or Durham what colleges are you thinking of applying to?
Can't decide (for both)
8) What have you done in lockdown to help your studies and potentially your application?
Summer schools/programmes, reading a book, did a MOOC
9) What books have you read?
None but currently reading Particle Physics: Brick by Brick
10) What do you want to do with your Natural Sciences degree?

Wish I knew

what subject do you intend to focus your personal statement on?

Physics in case I also apply to some straight physics courses, but there'll still be a fair amount of biology

did you finish it by last thurday? I'm still writing oops

does anyone have any advice for writing a personal statement for natsci and single science courses? for me it's biology

I finished writing yesterday 🥳🥳 (mainly bc I was told I had to hand it in lol). The problem is my ps is two lines over the line count and I don’t know what to remove 😪

where are you applying to natsci at? some unis allow you to submit a 2nd ps and/or understanding that your ps may only be about 1 subjects