Why are you sad about placing in the top 60% of a group that represent the brightest Chemistry A-level students in your year?

And there is no "bronze". Just Cu,Ag,Au,Rg.

Reply 664

Mallika

Original post by gingerbreadman85

Why are you sad about placing in the top 60% of a group that represent the brightest Chemistry A-level students in your year?

And there is no "bronze". Just Cu,Ag,Au,Rg.

I'm not that dissappointed (I was happy I got anything really) but my teacher was quite dissappoined in me, I guess that's why! When you put it that way, it sounds much better :tongue:

Oh okay, thank you! I thought so too, but the two posters above mentioned bronze so I assumed it must have been included :colondollar:

Reply 665

Natalie21

I got a gold :biggrin:

Reply 666

Mallika

Original post by Natalie21

I got a gold :biggrin:

That's amazing. Well done! :biggrin:

Reply 667

gingerbreadman85

Original post by Mallika

I'm not that dissappointed (I was happy I got anything really) but my teacher was quite dissappoined in me, I guess that's why! When you put it that way, it sounds much better :tongue:

Oh okay, thank you! I thought so too, but the two posters above mentioned bronze so I assumed it must have been included :colondollar:

I've got a B grade student that got nothing, and a student that got 100% in the Jan exam that only got a bronze. I was pleased that they'd volunteered to take the paper and anything else is a bonus!

Reply 668

gingerbreadman85

Original post by Natalie21

I got a gold :biggrin:

Congrats, top 8%!

Really good work!

Reply 669

Natalie21

Original post by Mallika

That's amazing. Well done! :biggrin:

Original post by gingerbreadman85

Congrats, top 8%!

Really good work!

Thank you

Reply 670

Mallika

Original post by gingerbreadman85

I've got a B grade student that got nothing, and a student that got 100% in the Jan exam that only got a bronze. I was pleased that they'd volunteered to take the paper and anything else is a bonus!

I wish my teacher had the same thinking as you! You seem like a very supportive teacher :colondollar:

The exam was a good learning exercise and I did find it fun, so all's well :smile:

Reply 671

BorisGlichington

I got a silver. I felt quite unhappy about a lot of the mathematical questions since I don't take maths for AS and I didn't understand anything about log or some of the other questions and I haven't really had to do a lot of difficult maths in a while... I think that's where I dropped a lot of the marks.

Having said that I actually enjoyed the structure and hydrolysis questions, apparently that's where I got a lot of my marks :smile:

Reply 672

gingerbreadman85

Whilst it IS supposed to be a "challenge", one of the comments from the organisers was "We will prepare a guide to accompany the questions in the near future which will provide further background and ways to approach the questions" so i think they picked up on this somewhat. logs is in A2 Chemistry so you'll meet that eventually.

Reply 673

Natalie21

I had done logs in AS maths and I still didn't understand that question :P

Reply 674

extons

Only heard of this competition today - obviously too late now! Just a little disappointed that my chemistry teachers hadn't mentioned it - when I want to do chemistry at uni!

Reply 675

gingerbreadman85

Original post by extons

Only heard of this competition today - obviously too late now! Just a little disappointed that my chemistry teachers hadn't mentioned it - when I want to do chemistry at uni!

Get them to sign up on the website, they'll get a reminder next year.
www.c3l6.com

Knowing what a log is, and being able to use it in context, is the difference between pure maths and physics or chemistry :smile:

Reply 676

Snakefingers13

I know it's a lower sixth paper, but do the rules state that you aren't allowed to take it if you're in Upper Sixth? Didn't actually hear about it until after the deadline.

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