Economics Applicant Thread UCAS 2012

I hate the feeling after your exams wondering whether you did well or not :aff:

I hate the fact that you feel less ad less confident as time goes on That's why I write predictions of how I think it went the day I have done it so I can look back and reassure myself (It never works )

Remember they'll be more impressed by you fully understanding a more basic theory than you trying to struggle your way through the hardest book you can find

I suppose so can you recommend any books ?

Oddly enough, it's the 12 marker on the economics paper that I'm not so sure about. I could get an A overall at AS with a B, but I worked my arse off so I could get an A

cheers ! i know - i tried to read the general theory and gave up after the first few chapters :| hopefully i can give it another go

Really? how come?

Said something about rise in Imports, I read the extract and said that it was impacting supply through increase in prices. But I originally wrote that AD would shift outwards.. I crossed it out and wrote out the supply bit, but ack.. I'm not too sure

Did you do the supply side question?

If it was then the correct thing to do was shift SRAS left

Aye I did that one and aye I did that aswell. Hope it's the right thing, but ah well.. Time to crack on with A2 and enjoy my spare time

I'm assuming you did it aswell?

It is the right thing to do, I'm 95% sure

Indeed, I'm trying to stop worrying too, can't change it now!

Very true

What you doing in your spare time over the next few weeks then?

Chill out with my guitar, brush up on my rusty Portuguese and most importantly Fifa

How about you mate?

Ahh I used to play piano, turns out I'm not much of a musical person Just reading a few books, going out and also going on the Xbox

Piano's pretty fun, but with any instrument, it's only fun if you know how to play it

What games do you normally play on the xbox?

It's definitely something you can only enjoy and prosper at if you are naturally talented in that area.

It varies a lot, I don't really go on it that much, just when I'm bored

Yeah I think I'm pretty talented at Fifa, not sure what the university will think of that haha
Which reminds me, how long until we actually send off our PS's? Don't we send them off around November time?

Might be an interesting angle for the personal statement there, just hope the admissions tutor is a fan of your chosen club

Well the Oxbridge deadline is 15th October so I personally will be submitting my UCAS form before then, but I think applications to all other universities (for economics) can be submitted as late as ~10th January I think? It's probably better to get it in early, though. Just so you can get considered quicker and start making plans as the offers/rejections come through!