Mathematics Applicants 2012

Haha I'm like that too!
My tutor was always saying "You need to make sure you read any books you've mentioned in your personal statement at least twice in case they question you on them and prepare to be questioned on everything you've put!" and I was like "I don't think I'll have any interviews" and she was always like "You probably will!"
And now I have two offers without interviews and am expecting no interviews at all :P
I'd be rubbish at interview!

Yeah. Fair enough. Yeah, Cambridge would be my first choice, then i'm kinda undecided between Warwick Bristol and Durham (haven't been to anywhere cept Cambridge so I need to go to the open days!) then Manchester as my last choice. Damn train fares are gonna cost me a bomb!

I applied to Downing too! Interview 5th December. Written Test 9am and then interviews at 4pm and 5pm! And at Durham I applied for Josephine Butler Had a Nice feel about it!

9:00 and 11:10, how about yours?

9.35 and 11.45! How are you preparing for interview and stuff then? What requirements did you apply for?

Well, I've been going through AEA papers which always provide some nice applications of A level stuff but I'm thinking I'll ask some teachers for help.

I "require" accommodation and dinner on the 8th, and breakfast and lunch on the 9th. Basically everything I could ask for.

And the same questions to you, good sir.

Same! (but interviews are 3 and 4).

I applied to Van Mildert. I didn't do very much research into colleges at Durham (foolishly), but Van Mildert seemed sound

How're you feeling for the interview?

Sweet! I've yet to start preparing and I'm not too sure what I'd do, I don't think my teachers would be much help though ! Exactly the same again haha! How coincidental! I have the slight feeling I'll be up all night on the thursday doing maths !

We can sit together in the hall and do maths. I'll probably get next to no sleep. Plot the graph of y = lots of complicated stuff.

Haha it's going to be so nerve-racking! Have you been to Emmanuel before? Oddly I've visited 3 Cambridge colleges properly and Emmanuel isn't one of them!

Do you mean combinatorics?

Or is this a "different versions of English" issue?

Yeah, it was the one that I wanted to visit the most. My brother said to me, "is there any point of you visiting any other colleges if you're just going to apply to Emmanuel regardless" or something to that effect. I mean, I know when I go back I'll just fall in love all over again.

Ducks for life.

Those ducks must gain them hundreds of extra applicants every year

If I get into Downing, I'll take it upon myself to sneak over and bring the ducks to us

Hmm, anyone heard of people getting Oxford maths interviews yet?

Offer from Bath! No STEP alternative oddly, oh well.

Gratz man! And I'm glad you like Emmanuel haha, I'm quite jealous that you have offers from two of my unis i haven't got offers from already !

Thank you! Well, I guess in time. Ha, I was being impatient even when I had my offer from Warwick.. I really have a lack of patience but today I stopped waiting and soudain :O oh hello Bath.

In FP1 today we got to talking about our interviews and our maths teacher said that STEP isn't the best preparation for a maths interview. I think an open mind is the only way forward.