The Cambridge 2013 Results Day Discussion Thread

Damn. I got a B in my geog exam too, except even people who got awful grades last year got As. I thought i aced it. Getting a remark.

I scraped an A* in C3 somehow though, how's your other subjects looking?

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Grim, no other word for it. I'll get my papers back and remarked and retaken and I'll sue Michael Gove for all he's worth

I got an A* overall in maths (600/600). Cambridge feels so close I can almost touch it!

Anyone with an offer for human, social and political sciences??


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I'm not familiar with A levels (that much),
how likely is it to get 600/600?
Is that mind-blowing, or standard for Cambridge student?

Mindblowing. But I think still a significant portion of Cambridge maths/natsci/engineering students would get that score. I mean, if these 600/600 people are going to be anywhere, it's gonna be Cambridge...

What percentage of Cambridge mathematicians, engineers and Nat Sci's would get that percentage, would you say?
A major minority like 25% or less?

Nothing that high. Probably something like 3-4%. But it's hard to say.

How well did you do this January, people? I feel closer to getting an A* now in one of my subjects seeing as I need to scrape an A next time to get an A*! Another subject requires just over 90 to get the A*, so that was disappointing... Anyway, good luck everyone!

3-4% of Cambridge students?
Holy ****, all hail.

Anyone with an offer for human, social and political sciences??


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I'm not familiar with A levels (that much),
how likely is it to get 600/600?
Is that mind-blowing, or standard for Cambridge student?

Phys - hopefully chemistry, you? Gotta get A*A*A first though haha. :/

Got full marks in C3, M1, M3, and Physics, 96% in S2 and 92% in M2.

It shows you that the person has meticulous exam technique, but the majority of people will end up making a mistake somewhere. For example there are several marks I've lost over maths and further maths that I honestly have no clue how I lost. I wouldn't be surprised if the majority had over 95 though.