Stop slacking, C4H4AsH! | TypicalNerd’s first year undergrad GYG (2023 - 2024)

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Links for those of you who have any chemistry questions:

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Links to threads for those of you interested in applying to Oxford or supporting an Oxford application:

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Tag list:

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Oooh you made one :awesome:

Posting to subscribe, please tag me :biggrin:

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Original post by The_Lonely_Goatherd

Oooh you made one :awesome:

Posting to subscribe, please tag me :biggrin:

Indeed I now have. Thank you and of course I shall!

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Original post by TypicalNerd

Indeed I now have. Thank you and of course I shall!

PRSOM. Silly TSR, not letting me rep this :emo:

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how do you revise brother

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Original post by Anonymous

how do you revise brother

At A level / GCSE, mostly through use of the Feynman technique to better improve my ability to recall anything and everything related to a particular topic. See here for an idea of what I mean: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_f-qkGJBPts

I’d also regularly complete full past papers in exam conditions under the allowed amount of time, then mark them afterwards. The questions I lost marks on I took to be my weakest topics that needed to be recapped asap. I’d also use the examiner’s report to learn what kinds of mistakes others made on the same questions so I could avoid making them myself.

Unless doing a past paper, I’d typically study in 45 - 90 minute bursts with 15 minute breaks between in which I’d get a drink and a snack. This helped me to stay productive throughout.

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Update 1: So it begins…

The big move is today. Somehow, I’m not feeling especially anxious and I am genuinely really looking forward to starting.

I guess I’ll see what happens when I get to Oxford and have my belongings sorted out etc before jumping straight to formulating plans that I won’t bother sticking to. If I remember, I’ll update the thread later on to inform you of any noteworthy developments (if any).

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Grgy

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Good luck @TypicalNerd

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Original post by Grgy

Good luck @TypicalNerd

Thank you. I’ll need it.

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Hope it's going well :h:

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Original post by The_Lonely_Goatherd

Hope it's going well :h:

It is.

I’ve finally got the keys to my room. So far, I’ve spent a short while sorting out my belongings and appreciating the wonderful view my enormous room has.

I believe there is a dinner scheduled later, so I’ll attend that and see if I can meet some of my soon to be coursemates.

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Original post by TypicalNerd

It is.

I’ve finally got the keys to my room. So far, I’ve spent a short while sorting out my belongings and appreciating the wonderful view my enormous room has.

I believe there is a dinner scheduled later, so I’ll attend that and see if I can meet some of my soon to be coursemates.

St John's is great. Let me know if you happen to come across a 3rd year biochemist :smile:

My friend goes there!

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PAT_22

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Hiii I’m an lmh physics fresher!! Nice to meet you

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Original post by TypicalNerd

It is.

I’ve finally got the keys to my room. So far, I’ve spent a short while sorting out my belongings and appreciating the wonderful view my enormous room has.

I believe there is a dinner scheduled later, so I’ll attend that and see if I can meet some of my soon to be coursemates.

Fab stuff. Enormous room with a view sounds ideal :biggrin:

Hope dinner goes well :smile:

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Original post by Sakai04

St John's is great. Let me know if you happen to come across a 3rd year biochemist :smile:

My friend goes there!

Indeed St John’s is great - it happens to be the college I was allocated.

If I do meet any third year biochemists, I’ll inform you as soon as I know.

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