Medicine 2012...(hopeful entrants) !!

Original post by nasira372

What about for biology/chemistry?

Im guessing everyone does AQA like me or am I wrong?

I do:

AQA Biology
AQA Chemistry
Edexcel German
Edexcel Mathematics
OCR Critical Thinking

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Original post by liviaaa

I've just revised the sin/cos/tan graph transformations for C2 - it's my least favourite section - it's not even proper maths, haha.

I

the sin/cos/tan graphs!

I use them for literally everything in trig! :cool:

Hate CAST with a passion :mad:

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Normandy114

Original post by thegodofgod

I

the sin/cos/tan graphs!

I use them for literally everything in trig! :cool:

Hate CAST with a passion :mad:

What's CAST?

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Original post by Normandy114

What's CAST?

It's the quadrants in which cos/all/sin/tan are positive: all of them are positive in the 1st quadrant, sine in the 2nd, tangent in the 3rd, and cosine in the 4th.

For example,

The x-axis is the adjacent, the diagonal is the hypoteneuse, and the edge parallel to the y-axis is opposite.

Hope this clarifies stuff a bit :colondollar:

(edited 13 years ago)

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itsrayray:)

Original post by Fluffy Chuckie

I'm waiting to here back from the british heart foundation, and I have emailed a care home and got nothing :frown:

I'll have to call them all tomorrow!

Have you heard anything now?

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Libby18

heyy! Im hoping to study medicine, but I was just wondering what sort of gcse grades I'll need
Possibly, Kings being my first perference but id happy to go anyhere for med
im from a grammar, done loads work experience and extra activites too.

Reply 1747

Normandy114

Original post by thegodofgod

It's the quadrants in which cos/all/sin/tan are positive: all of them are positive in the 1st quadrant, sin in the 2nd, tan in the 3rd, and cos in the 4th.

So glad that's not in the OCR syllabus :colone:

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Normandy114

Original post by Libby18

heyy! Im hoping to study medicine, but I was just wondering what sort of gcse grades I'll need
Possibly, Kings being my first perference but id happy to go anyhere for med
im from a grammar, done loads work experience and extra activites too.

See this page for GCSE requirements. If I remember correctly Kings like to see candidates have quite a few A*s at GCSE.

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Original post by Normandy114

So glad that's not in the OCR syllabus :colone:

But luckily we don't get tested on it / don't have to use it - we can use either the CAST diagram or the sin/cos/tan graphs (which I prefer any day) to work out stuff.

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Libby18

Original post by Normandy114

See this page for GCSE requirements. If I remember correctly Kings like to see candidates have quite a few A*s at GCSE.

Thank you; i've seen this already, but it only shows the mininum requirements. And I was hoping to know realistically what they look for. Obviously, all A* would definitely show academic ability.

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Fluffy Chuckie

Original post by itsrayray:)

Have you heard anything now?

Nope! i'm considering a gap year now :redface:

I just don't feel ready to apply this year :frown:

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Fluffy Chuckie

Original post by itsrayray:)

Have you heard anything now?

What volunteering have you done?

Reply 1753

LiviD

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The competition has majorly increased this year!! But at least we're pretty much garaunteed a job at the end! I'm doing Chemistry, Biology, Physics and French this year and dropping French next year. I need to get over 90% is all my as's because i want to apply for cambridge.

anyone else in the oxbridge boat?! quote me if you are and we can panic together!!!!

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Libby18

Original post by thegodofgod

I do:

AQA Biology
AQA Chemistry
Edexcel German
Edexcel Mathematics
OCR Critical Thinking

Im doing the same as you for my A-levels xD
maybe not Critical Thinking though ( I'm stuck between Critical Thinking and Spanish enrichment :/ )

Reply 1755

Davidragon

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Original post by LiviD

The competition has majorly increased this year!! But at least we're pretty much garaunteed a job at the end! I'm doing Chemistry, Biology, Physics and French this year and dropping French next year. I need to get over 90% is all my as's because i want to apply for cambridge.

anyone else in the oxbridge boat?! quote me if you are and we can panic together!!!!

Wannabe Cambridge applicant currently.
I need to change my personality within the next two years though >.>

I nerd out to 4 sciences (maths included as a science) for A level :rolleyes:

+ GS + EPQ

Unfortunately my GCSEs won't make me competitive enough for Oxford so Cambridge it is (hopefully :colondollar:

)

90% above seems like the standard but since my first AS biology was 2% above that the next one seems pretteh scary o.o

Oh, and there's the first mechanics paper... ¬_¬

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Original post by Libby18

Im doing the same as you for my A-levels xD
maybe not Critical Thinking though ( I'm stuck between Critical Thinking and Spanish enrichment :/ )

CT's good for section 1 of the BMAT though - that's the only reason I'm taking it :tongue:

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Davidragon

1

Original post by thegodofgod

CT's good for section 1 of the BMAT though - that's the only reason I'm taking it :tongue:

I hope general studies is at least good for essay writing or something :/

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