Physics Applicants 2012

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Reply 1700

Astronomical

Original post by Barkziee

Firming Imperial!

Warwick, Bath or Southampton insurance? A tough call :frown:

Woo, I'm firming Imperial too... with UCL, the little brother, as my insurance. :biggrin:

What course are you doing at Imps?

Reply 1701

vedderfan94

Original post by Horses

Defer entry to Lancaster, take a gap yah
Reapply to St. Andrews etc.
Go to Durham with me

Plan?

You can't defer an offer and then reapply on UCAS. Otherwise I'm sure many Oxbridge rejects who hold offers from other excellent universities would do the same.

Reply 1702

username548498

Original post by Astronomical

Woo, I'm firming Imperial too... with UCL, the little brother, as my insurance. :biggrin:

What course are you doing at Imps?

Cool! Im sure we'll cross paths at some point :smile:

I'm on the 4year straight physics, you?

Reply 1703

Frampoid

Firmed Lancaster, so happy.

Reply 1704

TLK

Original post by Frampoid

Firmed Lancaster, so happy.

Which Physics course did you apply for?

Reply 1705

Oh my Ms. Coffey

If I do a deferred application does that mean they'll consider me for next year?

Reply 1706

Frampoid

Original post by TLK

Which Physics course did you apply for?

Applied for the 4 year course with year abroad, got a split offer with lower grade requirements for the standard 3 year course.

Reply 1707

TLK

Original post by Frampoid

Applied for the 4 year course with year abroad, got a split offer with lower grade requirements for the standard 3 year course.

Ah, so you just applied for Physics? I applied for Physics & Astrophysics with Cosmology at Lancaster and will firm it once Leeds reply. I might meet you at Lancaster :biggrin:

Reply 1708

Frampoid

Original post by TLK

Ah, so you just applied for Physics? I applied for Physics & Astrophysics with Cosmology at Lancaster and will firm it once Leeds reply. I might meet you at Lancaster :biggrin:

oh sweet, did you go to the interview day on the first?

Reply 1709

TLK

Original post by Frampoid

oh sweet, did you go to the interview day on the first?

My interview was on the 23rd of February.

Reply 1710

theandyguthrie

Original post by Horses

Defer entry to Lancaster, take a gap yah
Reapply to St. Andrews etc.
Go to Durham with me

Plan?

i don't want to have to take a gap year, and i'm just as unlikely to get in next year.

just firmed UCL!

Theoretical Physics offers from Glasgow and Edinburgh
Computational Physics offers from Edinburgh and Heriot-Watt

Rejection from St Andrews.

Reply 1713

TenaciousMonkey

Firmed Manchester, and put Lancaster as my insurance :smile:

Bring on exams! :biggrin:

Reply 1714

Astronomical

Original post by Barkziee

Cool! Im sure we'll cross paths at some point :smile:

I'm on the 4year straight physics, you?

Indeed, I imagine we shall. :smile:

Four years, theoretical physics, because maths rocks. :cool:

Reply 1715

vedderfan94

Did anyone go to the Durham post-offer open day today? Durham is awesome! So I'm still finding it hard to decide which to firm damn it :s-smilie:

Nice place and they seem to have a very good Physics department. I LOVED the Astro demonstration too with the planetarium.

Reply 1716

username667907

Original post by vedderfan94

Did anyone go to the Durham post-offer open day today? Durham is awesome! So I'm still finding it hard to decide which to firm damn it :s-smilie:

Nice place and they seem to have a very good Physics department. I LOVED the Astro demonstration too with the planetarium.

I went yesterday :smile:

Didn't get to see the planetarium demonstration though.
I'm definately firming Durham, but then for me its a choice between Durham and straight physics at Warwick, and Durham definately wins.

(edited 12 years ago)

Reply 1717

username668916

Anyone go tuesday/wednesday to Durham from Mildert or in tour group B by chance?
All the open day did was bring me slightly into considering Durham more- I had swayed towards Manchester recently. Wish I could decide :frown:

Reply 1718

NaomiElizabeth

anyone firming bath??

Reply 1719

Horses

Original post by theandyguthrie

i don't want to have to take a gap year, and i'm just as unlikely to get in next year.

That's not true, but if you don't want to take a gap year ... this is going to sound overly hippie, but go where you think you'd be happiest. So if it's Sheffield, go to Sheffield. Even if you deem it 'average'.

...is what the old, naïve me would have said (rank and reputation probably comes in there somewhere, but don't ask me, medics haven't a clue), but if you can combine/compromise on the university with the best department with a place where you can have a good time, then you're set. I'm not saying anything you don't already know, i.e. you've already considered this and you know I'm right.