Official Durham Applicants Thread 2011

Defo am going to go for A*A* :P but I've already got A* in maths, so that's less pressure . But I still have to do STEP/AEA :[, but step I. Am dreading it, spesh as I have AEA on the same day as my physics :O. I prefer Bath to Notts, but I still really ?'ed it, just thought the accommodation wasn't as good. Which open days did you go to? :P You might've seen me ;o. Durham looks really beautiful and I like the course, but I much prefer campuses. I cbb to argue about why maths is better than physics, I get enough of that with my dad (he did physics at bath , but my mum did maths ).

http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/myl/XKCD_Purity.png just a thought.

at least the teaching in ur school is pretty good, and u seem like u will stay out of trouble
i find a few teaching styles difficult, but i end up using textbooks to learn most of the time!
the best teachers try and suit all teaching styles I suppose, or use teaching styles that benefit most students

I miss this process, it was fun!

You might do well if they're back to back. Last year I had C2 and Physics back to back and those were my two best results. And this January I have C3 and FP1 as a double sitting too. Although I'm the only person sitting FP1 because I choose to selfteach AS FM this year as it doesn't fit into my timetable.

I haven't been to any university open days yet because I'm from Channel Islands and it would be expensive to make lots of trips to mainland UK. But I have seen quite a few unis. I've been to Nottingham for a 3 day Physics Course last year. I went across with my school and visited Northern Universities like Liverpool, Manchester, York, Leeds and Nottingham (again). And I've also been to Bath and Exeter with my parents (but I didn't get a tour or anything.) And next month I'm going to the Physics open day at Exeter and Southampton. And I need to arrange to visit Durham at some point. Then I've seen all my choice universities! I didn't think Nottingham accomodation was too bad compared to the other universities I've stayed at. I just found the place huge!

And okay maths is more pure than physics. But they you loose reality with mathematics and as soon as you apply it e.g in mechanics or statistics its all turns in physics anyway. Are you doing Maths or Physics olympiad this year?

My application is received by my college!!!!!

My application is received by my college!!!!!

My application is received by my college!!!!!

Oh my God, congratulations!!!

What for/when did you apply?

Mine's still all like;

Is this for economics? Congrats! May I ask when you applied and what your grades were?

lol cheers. I sent my ucas on the first of Oct. i am applying for economics @ university college. Dont think u need to worry about it too much though, some departments r slower than the others. Also, i am applying post A2, so my application might be straight forward to consider. Gd luck on urs m8.

yh cheers m8. I sent mine on the 1st of Oct. Grades: A*A*A* in econ, maths and F maths.
gd luck on urs

Mines been sent to college now Which has made me even more nervous for some reason. Does anyone know how long it takes for the college to consider you?