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Back from the USA college expo in London, I got a few tidbits of information here and there, but I couldn't think of many questions to ask the uni's at the stalls! :tongue:

Plus the guy at the Stanford stall was a complete douche.

Really? Stanford is my favourite school as well, hopefully he's the exception and not the norm. I'm guessing you're applying to American Universities as well? Do you have any in mind?

I'm going to next year's college day, hopefully. How did you find it? Did you talk to any universities in particular?

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Boy_wonder_95

Original post by Dalek1099

I have got myself in a right mess TSR and I hope you can help me.I am really struggling with Further Maths and if I continue to struggle neither Maths or Physics would be a good idea because Physics also includes Mechanics, which I find rock solid.What do I do?I was thinking of a specialist physics related degree maybe on particles and related things or geophysics but not many universities offer these degrees and what I would really want to do is Pure Maths but hardly any universities offer that.

What aspects of Further Maths are you struggling with?

Reply 5562

username738914

Bear in mind that Economics A-level is nothing like Economics at university, there's almost as much (maybe even more) Math in the degree as there is in the Comp Sci degree! I'm leaning more towards Economics instead of Electrical Engineering/Comp Sci, though if I get into an American university I'll do both.

Are you still trying for internships next year? If you are, could you please PM/Facebook me about them. I assume you are not applying for the 6 week residential Wharton summer program, are you?

Reply 5563

MangoFreak

Any time religion is EVER brought up in my class, people immediately look to see my reaction, as though my head will somehow boil at the mention of it :colonhash:

I'm probably just misinterpreting, but it seems like everybody seems to know the details of their courses (we've not looked at Mechanics, only Statistics :shakecane:

). It worries me, probably unnecessarily :tongue:

Reply 5564

MangoFreak

Anybody applying to the Nuffield Foundation for research placements next year? :holmes:

Reply 5565

Boy_wonder_95

No way Mechanics rocks! Best part of A Level Maths in my opinion

Reply 5566

twisted

Original post by Boy_wonder_95

No way Mechanics rocks! Best part of A Level Maths in my opinion

Everyones trying to avoid the mechanics modules where as I'm trying to do as many as possible lol. It really is one of thos 'either you love it or you hate it' things.

Reply 5567

Dalek1099

Original post by Boy_wonder_95

What aspects of Further Maths are you struggling with?

Mechanics.I really really like Pure Maths but its not offered in many places.I have been tackling substituting y=vx to solve differential equations today for example in a STEP paper.

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Reply 5568

mollyh77

Original post by MangoFreak

Anybody applying to the Nuffield Foundation for research placements next year? :holmes:

Oh my goodness, I'd never heard of this before but I googled it and IT'S LITERALLY PERFECT FOR ME
I have to do this :redface:

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Reply 5569

Bromaldehyde

Original post by Vionar

I remember you! :awesome:

Do you have an amazing Scottish accent? :teeth:

Original post by MattFletcher

I Remember you :ahee:

Yay ! Eh, I guess I do have a Scottish accent, not sure if it's amazing though :P.

Reply 5570

Vionar

Original post by Bromaldehyde

Yay ! Eh, I guess I do have a Scottish accent, not sure if it's amazing though :P.

It's probably amazing, almost all Scottish accents are amazing! :biggrin:

Reply 5571

MangoFreak

Original post by mollyh77

Oh my goodness, I'd never heard of this before but I googled it and IT'S LITERALLY PERFECT FOR ME
I have to do this :redface:

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I'm really excited to do it.

It brings about a problem for me in that it means I won't be able to go back to Australia to visit my family in the summer holidays, but I think they understand :tongue:

Reply 5572

Katie97

Original post by MangoFreak

I do Psychology also if that's more up your alley :colone:

Haha aye I do psychology too! What exam board are you on? I haven't found a single person on my exam board yet :cry2:

Reply 5573

Lucas.

I did some induction tests in each of my subjects (apart from German because there isn't one).

Maths: E
Sociology: C
Psychology: B (but my teacher reckons I would have got an A if I actually finished :colondollar:

)

Not looking good at the moment.. Especially Maths. -.-

There was two halves to the test.. Aced the first half, and only got 1 mark on the second half... Luckily I didn't get kicked off the course... I got the 3rd lowest in my class though.

Anyway; Have any of you guys managed to balance your work and social life/other activities/etc yet? Because I'm really struggling... I'm doing so much work - which I don't mind doing - but I'm just so tired on weekends, and I don't want to do anything at all...

Reply 5574

Katie97

Original post by Lucas.

Anyway; Have any of you guys managed to balance your work and social life/other activities/etc yet? Because I'm really struggling... I'm doing so much work - which I don't mind doing - but I'm just so tired on weekends, and I don't want to do anything at all...

I rushed a psychology homework (I got 2/8 marks) and I got put on subject report :nooo:

Apparently it's called 'catching it early' so that I don't end up with a U at the end of the year. It was ONE question :facepalm:

My report 'aims'
- To complete work to the best of my ability
- To participate more in class (I'm on report because I'm quiet. Wat)

'We treat you like adults' :ciao:

Reply 5575

MangoFreak

Original post by Katie97

Haha aye I do psychology too! What exam board are you on? I haven't found a single person on my exam board yet :cry2:

AQA?

Reply 5576

MangoFreak

Original post by Katie97

I rushed a psychology homework (I got 2/8 marks) and I got put on subject report :nooo:

Apparently it's called 'catching it early' so that I don't end up with a U at the end of the year. It was ONE question :facepalm:

My report 'aims'
- To complete work to the best of my ability
- To participate more in class (I'm on report because I'm quiet. Wat)

'We treat you like adults' :ciao:

That sounds moronic :colonhash:

I got 3/8 on a psychology quiz and we identified where I went wrong, then said nothing more about it :tongue:

Reply 5577

skizzle

Is there anyone who has signed up (or has already done) the medlink course at Nottingham Uni?
I'm not sure if I should go or not. Is it worth it for the price it costs?