Biological Sciences 2014 Applicants

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Reply 240

xstarsx67

Original post by ioannamor

wow!! congratulations on your offers! Do you mind telling me your predicted grades?

Thank you! :smile:

- I'm predicted A*A*A

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Reply 241

LucyQ

Anyone been invited to a Nottingham visit day that's got an offer?

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Reply 242

carlakristen

Original post by LucyQ

Anyone been invited to a Nottingham visit day that's got an offer?

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I have

but I don't think I'll go because I saw the uni recently x

Reply 243

amy.louise

Original post by LucyQ

Anyone been invited to a Nottingham visit day that's got an offer?

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Yep me! I'm going on the 12th February, looking forward to going back :smile:

Reply 244

cookiemonster_

business or psychology a level to go with biology a level for biomed science??

Reply 245

Changing Skies

Original post by cookiemonster_

business or psychology a level to go with biology a level for biomed science??

I'd definitely say psychology :smile:

it has scientific elements and goes well with biology!

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Reply 246

LucyQ

Original post by amy.louise

Yep me! I'm going on the 12th February, looking forward to going back :smile:

Got an offer but they haven't invited me yet! Really want to see it again as I didn't get to see a lot on the open day.

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Reply 247

amy.louise

Original post by LucyQ

Got an offer but they haven't invited me yet! Really want to see it again as I didn't get to see a lot on the open day.

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Ah okay well when I got my offer letter trough the post there was a page about how to book a place on the open day so i dunno if you've got that yet?

Reply 248

amber206

I have offers from
Bristol
Manchester
Leeds
Sheffield
(all zoology Bsc)

but still waiting on UCL (Bio Sci Bsc specialising in zoology)

Reply 249

LucyQ

Original post by amy.louise

Ah okay well when I got my offer letter trough the post there was a page about how to book a place on the open day so i dunno if you've got that yet?

No haven't got that yet, hopefully it will come through soon. :smile:

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Reply 250

amy.louise

Original post by LucyQ

No haven't got that yet, hopefully it will come through soon. :smile:

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Yeah I'm sure it will, I think mine took like a week or so to arrive :smile:

Reply 251

hiesenberg

Anyone here do Ecology and Conservation? I have applied for zoology aswell and wondering which course will be more suited to me.

Reply 252

Bumblebee2912

Got an offer from Oxford and UCL and trying to decide which is better. Any input?

Reply 253

amber206

Original post by Bumblebee2912

Got an offer from Oxford and UCL and trying to decide which is better. Any input?

If you have an offer from Oxford I'd personally go with that one, unless you really hate it in comparison with UCL. But do whatever feels best for you :smile:

Reply 254

arainyday

Applied to Bath, Bristol, Newcastle, Nottingham and Sheffield for Biology :smile:

Left it so late to apply because I just couldn't decide where to apply to.. was also considering Birmingham, Leicester, Glasgow, Liverpool and Manchester! Worried I've made wrong decisions, having only been to visit two of the unis on my list.

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Reply 255

carehow

Biology is my insurance choice, at Leeds, if I don't pass my foundation year to the level needed to go onto Medical Sciences at Leeds. ^-^

Reply 256

Ezra Herman

Original post by Bumblebee2912

Got an offer from Oxford and UCL and trying to decide which is better. Any input?

Congratulations with the offers! Those were both unis I applied to, received an offer from UCL but sadly enough didn't get an offer after interviews at Oxford. I think that you shouldn't be thinking about reputation, as they're both top-level unis. It's more down to if you'd prefer a small or big city and if you think that the 1 on 1 tutorial system suits you. At UCL they have tutorials too, but in slightly larger groups. Also, studying in London will be more expensive than in Oxford, so that's also something to consider. Hope this helps!

Reply 257

xstarsx67

I'm trying to decide between UCL and Imperial for Biology, both have their pros and cons....any advice? :smile:

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Reply 258

Moonstruck16

Original post by xstarsx67

I'm trying to decide between UCL and Imperial for Biology, both have their pros and cons....any advice? :smile:

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Do you want to go into a specific area of biology?
What pros and cons have you come up with? :smile:

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Reply 259

xstarsx67

Original post by Moonstruck16

Do you want to go into a specific area of biology?
What pros and cons have you come up with? :smile:

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Well I'm not too sure yet, but I'd defiantly like to do something research based at the end of it - I'm quite interested in genetics/immunology and the molecular side of biology.

Pros of Imperial:
-Slightly better reputation, especially for sciences (recognised globally)
-nicer location (in my opinion) and nicer buildings
-good teacher:student ratio (1:14)
-smaller Uni that specialises more in science/ engineering rather than a variety of subjects like UCL

Cons of Imperial/Pros of UCL:
-male dominated (although apparently it's quite balanced for biology)
-poor social life (or so I've heard?)
-further away from home- i have to get an extra train (I'm going to be living at home)
-apparently UCL has a good balance between work and social life...

That's pretty much my list...I mean I'm going to go and visit both of them again and go over the course details but so far I think Imperial is in the lead :P

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