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Last Person To Post Here Wins (Part 32)

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Reply 700

Rhythmical

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Loool i'm so sad like i only stayed on for the 100th post.... Sorry for spamming, guys! ://// :tongue:

Reply 703

TheOtherSide.

Original post by Rhythmical

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Look at that baby 100 post leaderboard. :eek:

Reply 704

Rhythmical

Original post by TheOtherSide.

Look at that baby 100 post leaderboard. :eek:

Spam more then :wink:

Reply 705

TheOtherSide.

Original post by Michiyo

I am sorry to hear that :console:

What is a masterclass...? :confused:

I have never heard of one.

Pfft, it is fine, taster days do not matter at all! :biggrin:

I went to one and ended up not even mentioning it anywhere on my application since it was not exactly relevant to my subject. :ahee:

Hey, have you thought about what universities you would like to apply to? :smile:

I think it's basically the same as a taster day, I think? I'm sure there's a difference somewhere, but I don't know. :emo:

But just in case it ends up being very useful? :hide:

I am considering wayyy too many universities. :rofl:

Mostly London unis because parents, Oxbridge because parents, but I'm also considering ones like St Andrews and Bath, which I probably won't be able to go to because parents. :moon:

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Reply 706

Michiyo

Original post by TheOtherSide.

I think it's basically the same as a taster day, I think? I'm sure there's a difference somewhere, but I don't know. :emo:

But just in case it ends up being very useful? :hide:

I am considering wayyy too many universities. :rofl:

Mostly London unis because parents, Oxbridge because parents, but I'm also considering ones like St Andrews and Bath, which probably won't be able to go to because parents. :moon:

Got it

It could be useful indeed :biggrin:

Also, they have free food at lunch at taster days! :drool:

(At least the taster day I attended had that. It was quite good, too :love:

)

F*** what your parents want, choose the university that you truly want! :hugs:

What course were you considering again? Was it maths or something related to biology?

P.S.: Come to Exeter and we can be flatmates. :moon:

Reply 707

username2705335

Tomorrow is going to be interesting :colonhash:

Reply 708

Dreamgirlxx

What to do at 1:30AM lol

I'm bored out of mind but don't wanna sleep.

Reply 709

Dreamgirlxx

Original post by saraxh

Tomorrow is going to be interesting :colonhash:

And why is that? Lol.

Reply 710

TheOtherSide.

Original post by Rhythmical

Spam more then :wink:

I would, except I have a life. Sorry. :console:

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Original post by Michiyo

Got it

It could be useful indeed :biggrin:

Also, they have free food at lunch at taster days! :drool:

(At least the taster day I attended had that. It was quite good, too :love:

)

F*** what your parents want, choose the university that you truly want! :hugs:

What course were you considering again? Was it maths or something related to biology?

P.S.: Come to Exeter and we can be flatmates. :moon:

I would have had free food if I'd applied for a computing taster day. :emo:

I really, really want to, but my parents have too much of a hold over me. :sad:

Maths or physics related. Definitely not biology. :rofl:

They've got a Physics and Astronomy course. :eek:

Reply 711

username2705335

Original post by Dreamgirlxx

And why is that? Lol.

Going to ask my family for something. :smile:

This will either work or they'll get mad at me :colonhash:

How am I even awake rn? Oml

Reply 712

Dreamgirlxx

Original post by saraxh

Going to ask my family for something. :smile:

This will either work or they'll get mad at me :colonhash:

How am I even awake rn? Oml

Well, good luck lol and hopefully you'll get your way :tongue:

Ikr, I hardly ever stay up this late on TSR. My eyes are starting to feel so heavy because of the bright laptop screen in the dark.... Haha! I'll probably regret it tomorrow, though. Lol.

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Reply 713

Michiyo

Original post by TheOtherSide.

I would have had free food if I'd applied for a computing taster day. :emo:

I really, really want to, but my parents have too much of a hold over me. :sad:

Maths or physics related. Definitely not biology. :rofl:

They've got a Physics and Astronomy course. :eek:

It is alright, more taster days will come. :hugs:

Hahahaha nope. Just get a job, finish your A-levels, and get a better job, then you will be able to rent a flat with other people and what your parents say will not matter anymore. :wink:

Exeter has an EXTREMELY wide variety of subjects. For example, my degree name would probably be International Relations and Strategy and International Security with Japanese. Strategy and International Security are one subject, IR is another, and Japanese would be my minor.

If you are not completely sure if you want to do Maths or Physics (or if you are stuck between two subjects), check out their Flexible Combined Honours degree (the one I applied for) :smile:

They have all the regular subjects and a few more unusual ones like Sustainability, TESOL, Mediterranean Studies, etc. You can even pick up three subjects, and if you dislike one of your subjects, you can drop it at the end of a year and pick up another! :biggrin:

There are also options for study abroad or UK work experience integrated in that degree. :h:

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Reply 714

Dreamgirlxx

2AM..... No sleep. Lol.

Reply 715

Dreamgirlxx

Still awake... xD :tongue:

Nearly 3AM.... loool.

This stuff is extremely funny imo :toofunny:

Reply 718

math42

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Reply 719

wolfmoon88

Original post by TheOtherSide.

Just going to jump into this conversation because I can relate. At one point I had 30+ universities on my list from all over the world. Spanning all continents other than Africa pretty much :rofl:

@Michiyo has made really good points: choose the universities that you want to go to because often times parents are quite ignorant about this process because they focus on the prestige of the university rather than what is suitable for the student. You have to take initiative in this process! Michiyo has offered a good summary about Exeter's Flexible Combined Honours Degree and its merits, especially when you don't know what you want to do and you don't want to a complete liberal arts degree (American style system). Personally, I think that FCH offers a great system which combines the specialisation of the UK system while allowing you more flexibility in choosing more subjects that you want to take.

My advice for you is that if you don't really want to go to Oxford or Cambridge, you have to ask yourself if it is worth going through that arduous process... I applied this year and all the waiting, the interviews and more waiting was absolutely tiresome, and after all that effort you can still get rejected. Research the course (modules) and the tutorial system and decide whether that Oxbridge is worth going through all that trouble. (for me it was, but for many people I know it wasn't) Taster days will also be very helpful as well. If you have any questions about the process just ask, although I wasn't successful, I can try and help!

As for London unis, idk if you live in London (I think you do) but if you do accommodation and stuff do not apply as much so I guess I can skip talking about that :rofl:

Now as for St Andrews, Time for me to give a Michiyo-style promotion of St Andrews because it is probably going to be my firm :wink:

What I really like about St Andrews is that the Scottish system also allows for flexibility. In your first year (for you it is BSc because Maths and Physics) you choose 3 subjects to study in each semester, so for example, you can choose to do, Maths, Physics and maybe Comp Sci or a European Language. In the second year, you drop one of the subjects so the main subject which you got in for and a secondary subject which ever one you choose to continue. In the third and fourth years you can either choose to drop your second subject and just continue with your main subject for a single honours degree or continue both subjects for a joint honours degree. So this allows breadth of study especially when you don't know which field you would want to get into.

I guess one of the criticisms people have about Scotland in general is that the degrees are four years instead of three years but like Michiyo pointed out about Exeter(you can add a year for study abroad/work placement), in the third year of your time in St Andrews, you can study abroad at many great institutions worldwide. You can also have European work placements for science students but I do not know how that works unfortunately :/

Honestly, don't care about what your parents want :smile:

you are an amazing chicken you can make your own decisions. I basically told my (asian) parents 2-3 weeks before the Oxbridge deadline that I didn't want to do medicine and I wanted to pursue something else. You can definitely choose the university/ course that is right for you :yep: