Physics 2014 Entry Hopefuls!

Guys with the offers from Exeter, what was the interview like? Did they ask maths/physics questions? Any further reading and if so, did they ask questions about the book?
thanks :smile:

Reply 1301

scottylar

Original post by shacklebolt

Guys with the offers from Exeter, what was the interview like? Did they ask maths/physics questions? Any further reading and if so, did they ask questions about the book?
thanks :smile:

Really short, asked for a couple of formulae and discussed some physics principles. Asked me a couple of questions about what I'd wrote on my personal statement, and asked some deep/awkward questions like 'what is matter' and 'how does maths relate to physics'.

Nothing to worry about though I imagine they give offers to most people with interviews.

Reply 1302

shacklebolt

Original post by scottylar

Really short, asked for a couple of formulae and discussed some physics principles. Asked me a couple of questions about what I'd wrote on my personal statement, and asked some deep/awkward questions like 'what is matter' and 'how does maths relate to physics'.

Nothing to worry about though I imagine they give offers to most people with interviews.

Thanks Scott, got mine 7th December. What was everyone wearing?

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Reply 1303

theshinnbin

Anyone heard anything from Oxford today?

Reply 1304

PsiWave

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Original post by theshinnbin

Anyone heard anything from Oxford today?

Not yet, have you?

Reply 1305

theshinnbin

Original post by PsiWave

Not yet, have you?

No, nothing yet. Hoping we'll hear soon. Been refreshing my email all day like I'm crazy... which college are you applying to?

Reply 1306

Bassface

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Original post by we1shcake

Offer from Nottingham :smile:

A*AA or A*A*B

Hey, congrats!
Was that for a masters in physics?

Reply 1307

Bassface

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YAY!
Who else just got their Oxford rejection? :P

(Hell, I messed up the graph of y=e^-x in the PAT; I'd have rejected me for that!)

At least the pressure's off, and now I don't need to worry about interviews :P

Good luck everyone else :P

Reply 1308

alwayslast

Original post by Bassface

YAY!
Who else just got their Oxford rejection? :P

(Hell, I messed up the graph of y=e^-x in the PAT; I'd have rejected me for that!)

At least the pressure's off, and now I don't need to worry about interviews :P

Good luck everyone else :P

Sorry to hear that, good luck with the rest of your application though.

Which college was this for if you dont mind me asking?

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Reply 1309

scottylar

Original post by shacklebolt

Thanks Scott, got mine 7th December. What was everyone wearing?

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Good luck

I wore a shirt and tie but there was a mix of what people were wearing! I'd say something smart is the best way to go but you don't have to go to town with it

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Reply 1310

Bassface

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Original post by alwayslast

Sorry to hear that, good luck with the rest of your application though.

Which college was this for if you dont mind me asking?

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Thanks :P

I applied to Hertford

Reply 1311

Dixavd

Original post by Bassface

YAY!
Who else just got their Oxford rejection? :P

(Hell, I messed up the graph of y=e^-x in the PAT; I'd have rejected me for that!)

At least the pressure's off, and now I don't need to worry about interviews :P

Good luck everyone else :P

I just got rejected from Oxford as well. (I was rejected from Lincoln College). I'm not so surprised either, while I was fairly confident with what I answered, being quite slow meant I didn't get to do the last long question which was probably enough to knock me below the threshold.

Did you have your heart set on Oxford? I didn't. For the past couple years, I've been saying no to people asking me if I was going to go to Oxbridge for many reasons. In the end, I couldn't think of a better 5th option (as I already had a top, two mid, and an insurance choice) so I applied thinking that if everything went well maybe I changed my mind. But I'm still fairly certain I didn't want to go there, so I'm not that annoyed about it. (I was more interested in the whole application process and wanted to see what interviews were like there - so it's a little disappointing to not be able to find out myself).

Hope you've got another University you really like.

Reply 1312

PsiWave

1

Original post by Bassface

YAY!
Who else just got their Oxford rejection? :P

(Hell, I messed up the graph of y=e^-x in the PAT; I'd have rejected me for that!)

At least the pressure's off, and now I don't need to worry about interviews :P

Good luck everyone else :P

Did they inform you by email?

Original post by theshinnbin

No, nothing yet. Hoping we'll hear soon. Been refreshing my email all day like I'm crazy... which college are you applying to?

To Balliol.

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Reply 1313

KorPhysicist

At 2 pm today i got my interview invitation at jesus college oxford. And got it via email

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Reply 1314

we1shcake

Original post by Bassface

Hey, congrats!
Was that for a masters in physics?

Yeah

Reply 1315

Bassface

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I think that's partially why I didn't do so well.
I only decided that I wanted to even apply to Oxford in late September. I didn't have my heart set on it, and I agree, it was more about the process.
I would have hated myself if I didn't even attempt something that I'd only ever get one chance at.

And also, I've just been looking more detail into the course, and there's a much higher proportion of exams than everywhere else (I think I prefer coursework), so I'm not that disappointed. (Not to mention all the other stuff I'd basically have to give up due to the crazy Oxford workload! :P)

And yeah, I love Bath, and I've got an offer from them. I have an interview at Bristol, and I'm currently deciding on Leeds and Birmingham, as the other two.

Where else are you applying? And good luck!

Reply 1316

theshinnbin

For people who've had interviews/rejections from Oxford, what sort of time did you get the email?

Reply 1317

ExcitinglyMundane

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Original post by theshinnbin

For people who've had interviews/rejections from Oxford, what sort of time did you get the email?

I got my email at 16:46

Reply 1318

xsindy

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Has anybody heard back from Imperial yet?
I'm very paranoid about Imperial because I completely screwed up my interview. SO ANXIOUS. :frown:

Reply 1319

Goods

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Original post by xsindy

Has anybody heard back from Imperial yet?
I'm very paranoid about Imperial because I completely screwed up my interview. SO ANXIOUS. :frown:

I was interviewed on the 30th October and got an offer. I made mistakes in all the maths questions but still got in so don't worry

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