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Official Warwick Applicants Thread 2011

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Reply 2420

giggsny

Original post by Sammisam

mind me asking for your predicted grades? :smile:

thanks x

I am doing all four A-Level subjects so my grades are A*A*AA
Hope it helps!

University of Warwick

Coventry

Reply 2421

sammydolce

Original post by hellobonjour

I know someone who does this at Warwick. She loves it :smile:

Do you get a year abroad at UCL?

Oh really! That's reaally nice to know as I'm still no where near reaching a decision. :/
Yep, a year abroad's a requirement for UCL as well but I'd take management instead of international studies with Italian. :rolleyes:

Reply 2422

Sammisam

Original post by giggsny

I am doing all four A-Level subjects so my grades are A*A*AA
Hope it helps!

that's really good! what subjects are you doing? : )

Reply 2423

lainy92

I'm still waiting for a reply :frown:

is anyone else?

Reply 2424

thesunisout

Original post by lainy92

I'm still waiting for a reply :frown:

is anyone else?

I am as well! :s-smilie:

Reply 2425

lainy92

Original post by thesunisout

I am as well! :s-smilie:

Good luck! What course did you apply for? I'm waiting to hear back from PAIS.

Reply 2426

lainy92

Original post by kevin6767

Did you apply via extra?

No which is what makes this so much more frustrating ... I submitted my application in the beginning of novembeer

Reply 2427

TheTallOne

Original post by lainy92

No which is what makes this so much more frustrating ... I submitted my application in the beginning of novembeer

Try email the department's admissions to query the status of your application :smile:

Reply 2428

thesunisout

Original post by lainy92

Good luck! What course did you apply for? I'm waiting to hear back from PAIS.

Good Luck to you too! :smile:

I'm waiting for EPAIS. :P

Reply 2429

lainy92

Original post by TheTallOne

Try email the department's admissions to query the status of your application :smile:

I emailed them 2 weeks ago telling them that they would be my first choice and that I would really like to visit etc. during the Easter holidays (because I live in Jersey it's difficult to do it any other time before the deadline). They replied by telling me that I can either wait or request to cancel my application to warwick.

I'll just have to wait but I'm not expecting much

Thanks though :smile:

Reply 2430

giggsny

Original post by Sammisam

that's really good! what subjects are you doing? : )

Economics, Geography, Maths and ICT

Reply 2431

Neisco

Is anyone else still waiting if you applied before the jan deadline? I applied in november and I am still waiting.

Reply 2432

ok_cub2008

Don't apply for Economics. I am warning you.

Reply 2433

24craigour

Original post by Bucko2008

Don't apply for Economics. I am warning you.

Huh? Why? I've applied and firmed it. :s-smilie:

Is there something I should be concerned about?

Reply 2434

phoenixfay

Original post by Neisco

Is anyone else still waiting if you applied before the jan deadline? I applied in november and I am still waiting.

Same. We will eventually hear back in two weeks anyway. But Im not expecting much. :frown:

Reply 2435

yaredabestan

Is there anyone else who's still waiting to hear from the Physics Dept?

I'm wondering why they don't reject me straightaway, instead of delaying all my application process :-/
If only I was sure I'm going to be unsuccessful, I'd withdraw my application... but who knows?

No, seriously, does anyone know?

Reply 2436

ok_cub2008

Original post by 24craigour

Huh? Why? I've applied and firmed it. :s-smilie:

Is there something I should be concerned about?

I'm a final year Economics student. I have been very disappointed by my academic experience and most people on my course agree. While Warwick campus is absolutely fantastic, the Economics undergraduate course is poor.

Across my 3 years, I have probably averaged 9 hours a week of lectures/seminars. Seminars (small classes) are far too infrequent, and they are often done with large classes of 15-20 students. When compared to other science departments like maths, physics and chemistry (because after all, Economics at Warwick is very scientific/mathematical) which average 20 hours + a week, it is very disappointing. It is great for lie-ins, but one of the things I enjoy about learning is interactivity discussion, but it is practically non-existent.

PhD students that take the small classes often have insufficient skills in spoken English to provide a satifactory level of teaching in my opinion.

There are a couple of enthusiastic lecturers, which is a breath of fresh air, but this is the exception not the norm.

If you are looking for great employability, then the course is perfect because it has a great reputation. If you are looking for an experience that will add genuine academic interest and actual skills then look elsewhere.

Reply 2437

cscn

Original post by yaredabestan

My friend just got accepted 2 days ago (in the psych department though), so I'm assuming they're still giving out offers.

Reply 2438

yaredabestan

Original post by cscn

My friend just got accepted 2 days ago (in the psych department though), so I'm assuming they're still giving out offers.

Let's hope so!

Reply 2439

MarkNoble

Original post by Bucko2008

I'm a final year Economics student. I have been very disappointed by my academic experience and most people on my course agree. While Warwick campus is absolutely fantastic, the Economics undergraduate course is poor.

Across my 3 years, I have probably averaged 9 hours a week of lectures/seminars. Seminars (small classes) are far too infrequent, and they are often done with large classes of 15-20 students. PhD students that take the small classes often have insufficient skills in spoken English to provide a satifactory level of teaching in my opinion. There are a couple of enthusiastic lecturers, which is a breath of fresh air, but this is the exception not the norm.

If you are looking for great employability, then the course is perfect because it has a great reputation. If you are looking for an experience that will add genuine academic interest and actual skills then look elsewhere.

That is a great pity. Sometimes the actual experiences can be better in less high status universities, I think, where there is more focus on teaching (although large size seminar groups seem to be the norm in higher ed outside Oxbridge these days).

I guess one way of thinking about the lecturers' role in your kind of course (as you say Economics at Warwick has a world leading rep) is to see them as facilitators of your learning rather than as teachers in the sense used in schools. They know they have top quality students, self motivated, who are going to be independent learners, so that on the whole the students will do well. Of course they ought to be good at facilitating learning, even if that is not in the traditional chalk and talk way.