Geology & Earth Sciences 2015

made my Imperial Geophysics offer
any others on here?

Off to Liverpool to study Geology anyone else?

Out of interest....
so my fears came true and I got AABB in my AS results day. If it is any interest, I got full UMS in Geology and full UMS in Geography so I would expect to be given predictions of something like A*A*B.
Would you say I should get/ have good chances for an offer for the Masters at Birmingham or the Earth Sciences at Manchester?
Also well done to everyone who got what they needed, all the best.

What A levels did you do? I really want to be in your position in 2 years time and want to get my a level choices right

I got an offer for Earth Science Masters at Manchester- my grades being A*AB (and B being my only core science subject), you should get on the courses with these grades without problem- remember, the grades are not the only thing that matters- I got an AABC for my AS, so, you are not in a bad position

Can anyone help with personal statement advice?

made my Imperial Geophysics offer
any others on here?

out of curiosity who's gotten into southampton this year?

I've just finished my first year of geology at Southampton so if you've got any qs just ask

How should i prepare for my first year in Geology?

As someone who hadn't done geology at A Level, it is quite a shock, so I would recommend that you do a bit of research on minerals, on chemistry, make sure you understand basic A Level chem, at least up to AS if you haven't done it since GCSE. Brush up with on maths, at Soton we had to do a maths module dependant on how much maths you'd done up to then. I don't know where you're going but made sure you know geometry, algebra and calculus, those will be the most frequent things. There's not that much maths in the first year, but it can help.

In all honesty there isn't much you can prepare for, it all becomes quite new, especially if you haven't done it at A Level. If you're keen, read books on mineralogy, on tectonics and stratigraphy. At least, know the stratigraphic table from supereons to periods.

Mineralogy is the first and most important thing you learn, don't look at mapping to early because it can disrupt how you adapt to it when you start in the second semester.

Geology does have one of the highest drop out rates in % but once you get into it it's not that hard. Be prepared to be doing all four sciences and in further years a little econ and geog. But chemistry is the most important subject!

Any other qs, just ask

ok very informative
i didn't do AS Chemistry but im doing Geology and Physical Geography at Keele.
WHat books would you recommend me read before the start of the course and i dont mind chemistry but when it gets really complex i really dont like it.
I do love: Oil, Fossils, Volcanoes and Earthquakes though, i find them very interesting.
I did A-Level maths, Geography and Psychology so i have a bit of Maths knowledge and good Geography tectonic knowledge aswell.

Okay, so the first thing you'd do is to learn your chemistry bc it will feel hard for you in the first semester.

Oil and volcanoes are mineralogy, you can find loads of books on that for basic understanding. Earthquakes requires the knowledge of the aforementioned so you can wait on that. Fossils you can find loads of books on.

For an all rounder book, I would recommend Earth: Portrait of a Planet by Steven Marshak, it's really good and informative.

If you did maths at A Level you're good to go.

In terms of chemistry if anything, make sure you understand isotopes, the periodic table, kinetics and properties of substances.

Anything else?

As someone who hadn't done geology at A Level, it is quite a shock, so I would recommend that you do a bit of research on minerals, on chemistry, make sure you understand basic A Level chem, at least up to AS if you haven't done it since GCSE. Brush up with on maths, at Soton we had to do a maths module dependant on how much maths you'd done up to then. I don't know where you're going but made sure you know geometry, algebra and calculus, those will be the most frequent things. There's not that much maths in the first year, but it can help.

In all honesty there isn't much you can prepare for, it all becomes quite new, especially if you haven't done it at A Level. If you're keen, read books on mineralogy, on tectonics and stratigraphy. At least, know the stratigraphic table from supereons to periods.

Mineralogy is the first and most important thing you learn, don't look at mapping to early because it can disrupt how you adapt to it when you start in the second semester.

Geology does have one of the highest drop out rates in % but once you get into it it's not that hard. Be prepared to be doing all four sciences and in further years a little econ and geog. But chemistry is the most important subject!

Any other qs, just ask

Thank you so much. Its very helpful!
sorry if its getting annoying but if you could help that would be great.
I had a look at the modules: http://www.keele.ac.uk/gge/students/geology/
and saw that http://www.amazon.co.uk/Earth-Portrait-Planet-Stephen-Marshak/dp/0393118266/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1439580460&sr=8-5&keywords=Earth%3A+Portrait+of+a+Planet this was on the reading list but i dont want to read the books just yet but rather get prepared for the courses.

http://www.keele.ac.uk/gge/welcome/geology/#tabs-2 i saw this for it but, its very expensive, so i i'll buy one of them but i'm not sure which would benefit the most. I can read it before uni will start but i want it to be the most beneficial.
Any ideas? thanks