This discussion is now closed.
Check out other Related discussions
- Cambridge Archaeology degree
- Should I take further math
- Do I still have a shot at Cambridge (or Oxford?)
- Genetic and Genomic Counselling MSc Cardiff University 2023 applicants
- Accomodation Confirmation
- If i resit my GCSEs as a private candidate. Will i be able to join a sixth form?
- Is it ok to reject Oxford?
- Asian and Middle Eastern Studies (AMES) at Cambridge
- loughborough or leicester?
- A levels subjects
- Natural Science at Cambridge
- Course Acceptance Rates
- Is it normal to re-sit first year?
- grades for oxbridge???
- Geography vs Economics A level choices
- Is it worth applying to imperial?
- How much do I need to know about medical conditions before applying to medicine?
- Undergrads, what's your feelings about the future?
- how respected is loughborough uni and loughborough uni for computer science
- JLI Essay Contest 2023 Shortlist
Medicine 2012...(hopeful entrants) !!
Scroll to see replies
Original post by navarre
Describing a graph is stupid. It goes up, then down. A child could do it. If AQA wants future scientists, they could go about it in a less patronizing, more relevant manner.
They have to have questions directed at D students, and questions directed at A/A* students... hence the difference in the difficult of questions in, well, every paper in every subject.
Original post by Unbiased Opinion
Besides, HSW is not meant to be something that's "taught"... although it kind of is atm- I guess if it wasn't even more people would fail bio and AQA would look bad.
Besides, HSW is not meant to be something that's "taught"... although it kind of is atm- I guess if it wasn't even more people would fail bio and AQA would look bad.
That is the kind of attitude that annoys me, and the kind people often taken with regard to the UKCAT.
All the examples in the textbook are application, and the method is meant to be taught. There is a difficulty in teaching the method, as it involves so many components. That, however, is not an excuse to forgo it completely and tab it down to "general intellect".
Original post by SteveCrain
That is the kind of attitude that annoys me, and the kind people often taken with regard to the UKCAT.
All the examples in the textbook are application, and the method is meant to be taught. There is a difficulty in teaching the method, as it involves so many components. That, however, is not an excuse to forgo it completely and tab it down to "general intellect".
All the examples in the textbook are application, and the method is meant to be taught. There is a difficulty in teaching the method, as it involves so many components. That, however, is not an excuse to forgo it completely and tab it down to "general intellect".
By "taught" I was thinking more along the lines of key words and how there is a specific answer that will get you marks (e.g. correlation doesn't imply causation, named other cause, not total correlation according to graph blah blah). When it gets to that point it's back to recall rather than HSW, and that doesn't differentiate between candidates at all.
Original post by oHellno
Oh btw guys, I know this is the first year where AS grades are being cashed in, but I don't actually know what that means or what difference it makes. Could someone please enlighten me?
And good luck with exams, hope everything is going well
And good luck with exams, hope everything is going well
Cashed in means that unis can see your AS grades. It means that can see that you're on target for getting your predicted grades, rather than just seeing your predicted A2 grades and not knowing whether or not your teacher was being overambitious.
Some say it'll give you an advantage if you cash your AS grades in, uni websites don't mention it and the processes that unis use to pick interviewees don't mention ASs either.
so glad i found this thread! anyone thinking of applying to Edinburgh?
Original post by Unbiased Opinion
Original post by Unbiased Opinion
Cashed in means that unis can see your AS grades. It means that can see that you're on target for getting your predicted grades, rather than just seeing your predicted A2 grades and not knowing whether or not your teacher was being overambitious.
Some say it'll give you an advantage if you cash your AS grades in, uni websites don't mention it and the processes that unis use to pick interviewees don't mention ASs either.
Some say it'll give you an advantage if you cash your AS grades in, uni websites don't mention it and the processes that unis use to pick interviewees don't mention ASs either.
Oh. I thought they could always see your AS grades. I hope it doesn't make too much a difference.
Original post by oHellno
Oh. I thought they could always see your AS grades. I hope it doesn't make too much a difference.
There are loads of stories of people getting offers with below aaa(b) AS grades so yeah it can't be that much of a hindrance.
Original post by cute_wish
Does it matter which uni a person graduates from?
Nope. A medical graduate's a medical graduate.
Original post by kirstykk
so glad i found this thread! anyone thinking of applying to Edinburgh?
Yep! It's my favourite city in the UK and the course looks great, so first choice I think
Original post by Unbiased Opinion
They have to have questions directed at D students, and questions directed at A/A* students... hence the difference in the difficult of questions in, well, every paper in every subject.
Oh, I see. So now it's got nothing to do with 'scientists of the future' nonsense, but less able candidates.
Original post by navarre
Oh, I see. So now it's got nothing to do with 'scientists of the future' nonsense, but less able candidates.
It's not nonsense... think about it. People pick for A Level what they want to do... by the time this gets to A2 people only have 3 subjects, which means the chances of them going on to do a degree in their A Level subjects is pretty high. Picking Biology means you have a 1/3 ish chance of going on to do a biology related degree.
And yeah, an exam board has to take into consideration all abilities... hence why you get questions which involve only "describing", and questions which involve explanation and stretch and challenge ones. They can't exactly only address the people who will go on to be scientists....
Original post by navarre
Original post by navarre
Oh, I see. So now it's got nothing to do with 'scientists of the future' nonsense, but less able candidates.
I'm not gonna lie, I hate HSW questions, and I so think AQA uses it a bit too much but I can also see why they use it. It's a lot easier to memorise textbooks and remember key words for a straightforward question, especially for Biology. It's a mixture of what Unbiased said, it lets them differentiate between students who are simply good at memorising a textbook and those who actually have an understanding and can put their knowledge to use.
Original post by Stegosaurus
Salters is the 'B' Specification for chemistry on the OCR exam board.
Supposedly it's better than other chemistry specs because it has a 'context-led' approach where you, for instance, learn all the chemistry that's involved in global warming and ozone depletion, rather than learning about bond vibration, homolytic fission etc. as discreet concepts.
Supposedly it's better than other chemistry specs because it has a 'context-led' approach where you, for instance, learn all the chemistry that's involved in global warming and ozone depletion, rather than learning about bond vibration, homolytic fission etc. as discreet concepts.
Is it more hard work than other specs then?
Original post by itsrayray:) OCR Salters is like a branch of the exam board OCR....I think
OCR Salters is like a branch of the exam board OCR....I thinkYeah I just read it is OCR B so your right.
Original post by Fluffy Chuckie
Is it more hard work than other specs then?
I've never known anything different, so I can't really comment
I know my school uses OCR over AQA for chemistry to avoid the horrendously specific marking scheme like we have in biology, but I don't know why we use OCR B over OCR A.
What universities are people thinking of applying to? (and why/how did you pick the ones you are thinking of?)
Original post by giraffegiraffe
What universities are people thinking of applying to? (and why/how did you pick the ones you are thinking of?)
I will buy everyone who applies to Aberdeen a drink.
Original post by TooSexyForMyStethoscope
I will buy everyone who applies to Aberdeen a drink.
Are you secretly on the take from Aberdeen's student recruitment office? :P
Original post by Stegosaurus
Are you secretly on the take from Aberdeen's student recruitment office? :P
Secretly?
what minimum final AS grades do you need, to get a chance of an interview?
Original post by TooSexyForMyStethoscope
Secretly?
What's the teaching style like at Aberdeen?
"...a variety of methods including lectures, tutorials, practical anatomy and clinical sessions and small group Community Course session..." sounds rather appealing.
Related discussions
- Cambridge Archaeology degree
- Should I take further math
- Do I still have a shot at Cambridge (or Oxford?)
- Genetic and Genomic Counselling MSc Cardiff University 2023 applicants
- Accomodation Confirmation
- If i resit my GCSEs as a private candidate. Will i be able to join a sixth form?
- Is it ok to reject Oxford?
- Asian and Middle Eastern Studies (AMES) at Cambridge
- loughborough or leicester?
- A levels subjects
- Natural Science at Cambridge
- Course Acceptance Rates
- Is it normal to re-sit first year?
- grades for oxbridge???
- Geography vs Economics A level choices
- Is it worth applying to imperial?
- How much do I need to know about medical conditions before applying to medicine?
- Undergrads, what's your feelings about the future?
- how respected is loughborough uni and loughborough uni for computer science
- JLI Essay Contest 2023 Shortlist
Latest
Trending
Last reply 3 weeks ago
opinions on laptops/tablets which will be good for med school/uni in general?Last reply 1 month ago
Going abroad after studying at a UK medicine universityLast reply 1 month ago
Unsure on medicinary/dentistry or computing science fieldLast reply 2 months ago
Unintentional 'Gap Year' After Graduating Medical SchoolTrending
Last reply 3 weeks ago
opinions on laptops/tablets which will be good for med school/uni in general?Last reply 1 month ago
Going abroad after studying at a UK medicine universityLast reply 1 month ago
Unsure on medicinary/dentistry or computing science fieldLast reply 2 months ago
Unintentional 'Gap Year' After Graduating Medical School
