Corpus Christi College Oxford

I was thinking of entering an essay in to the Corpus Christi Schools Science prize but the website didn't provide much information on what happens. I was wondering if anyone who has done it can tell me what the process is like. I'd also like to know if you have to tell your school you've taken part or do you do it independently and do universities look at it as a good thing.

Thank you for any help/information you can give.

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Reply 1

TSR Jessica

Sorry you've not had any responses about this. :frown:

Are you sure you've posted in the right place? :smile:

Here's a link to our subject forum which should help get you more responses if you post there. :redface:

Reply 2

galonfire

I entered this today - it was the deadline. Never done it before. Did you enter in the end, and if so what subject? :smile:

Reply 3

FiloThePhilo

did you get an email confirming your entry was received?

Reply 4

galonfire

Original post by FiloThePhilo

did you get an email confirming your entry was received?

Nope, did you?

Reply 5

AirMarshal

Same, I was wondering if it got through or not...

I did the chemistry one, but honestly the essay topic was a bit absurd.

(edited 5 years ago)

Reply 6

galonfire

Yeah I did chem too, I struggled to think at first but then found it pretty fun to do. Don't expect to get anything at all but just like the idea of someone reading it!

Reply 7

AirMarshal

That's true; it was a pretty fun break from revision, to say the least.

Reply 8

galonfire

Got confirmation email today :smile:

Reply 9

AirMarshal

Original post by galonfire

Got confirmation email today :smile:

Same... Found the right forum I guess!

Reply 10

galonfire

Original post by HydraFly

Same... Found the right forum I guess!

Haha yup! It said on email that they're giving them to tutors today - that probably doesn't mean they're reading them all today. Think I read that they don't release results until end of June, so a while yet!

Reply 11

Foreverton

Anyone enter for the biomed question on genetic mutations?

Reply 12

mansmachine

Original post by Foreverton

Anyone enter for the biomed question on genetic mutations?

I did!

Reply 13

Foreverton

Original post by mansmachine

I did!

Ooh competition - exciting! How did you find it and what did you talk about?

Reply 14

mansmachine

Original post by Foreverton

Ooh competition - exciting! How did you find it and what did you talk about?

I found it alright, but I worry that I made it too simple. And I wrote about different mutations and the effect they have on medicine

Reply 15

242424

Original post by mansmachine

I found it alright, but I worry that I made it too simple. And I wrote about different mutations and the effect they have on medicine

I entered this one also and I think mine was wayyyy too simple oops! what mutations did you talk about?

Reply 16

Foreverton

Original post by 242424

I entered this one also and I think mine was wayyyy too simple oops! what mutations did you talk about?

I couldn’t talk about much as I only found out about it a few days before the deadline but I spoke about one specific mutation on the X chromosome which could be either good or bad

Reply 17

242424

Original post by Foreverton

I couldn’t talk about much as I only found out about it a few days before the deadline but I spoke about one specific mutation on the X chromosome which could be either good or bad