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AS Physics Olympiad 2016

Any tips on how to do well?
Original post by swagmister
Any tips on how to do well?


Looking through the past papers that are available on the website is a good idea; you could also look through PAT past papers (the Oxford admissions exam) because that's vaguely similar. It's quite a difficult think to "revise" for though since it's really an aptitude exam, unless you want to take it really seriously.
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Looking through the past papers that are available on the website is a good idea; you could also look through PAT past papers (the Oxford admissions exam) because that's vaguely similar. It's quite a difficult think to "revise" for though since it's really an aptitude exam, unless you want to take it really seriously.


Thanks I'll have a look
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Does anyone know what the thresholds are usually like?
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Does anyone know what the thresholds are usually like?


I am sure that I saw them online somewhere when I did it but I can't find it any more...
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Does anyone know what the thresholds are usually like?


IIRC silver was somewhere in the low 20s and gold was low 30s
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Does anyone know what the thresholds are usually like?


Found them properly, last year i think it was either 22 or 23 for silver and gold was 29
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Found them properly, last year i think it was either 22 or 23 for silver and gold was 29


Thank you 👍
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Thank you 👍


Have you sat the paper already
how was it?
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Have you sat the paper already
how was it?


Yep everyone in my class found it really hard :colonhash:
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Yep everyone in my class found it really hard :colonhash:


Do you remember what you got for question 14.
And for the MC'S i think i got most of them wrong
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Do you remember what you got for question 14.
And for the MC'S i think i got most of them wrong


I can't remember what I put for the multiple choice, what was question 14 again?
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I can't remember what I put for the multiple choice, what was question 14 again?


I cant remember but someone was asking me on TSR
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How did you work out the very last question? It's bothering me
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How did you work out the very last question? It's bothering me


Sorry what was the last question?
I remember some answers but not all of them im afraid
I didn't think i did well. The last question was super hard.

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