Bristol applicants 2011

Claire Lowe was very good to me last year, she's very helpful and a lovely person to deal with, reccomend emailing her.

No I was just wondering because Richard Walters is lovely (helped him decorate the Math's department's Christmas tree with Mathematicians year before last ) I do a bit of lurking on this thread just because I live in Bristol

I was debating about applying to Bristol, I went to a series of Maths lectures there and enjoyed them, but it's just too close to home.

Thanks, I don't know whether it's a blessing or a curse

Ahhh I'm so jealous! Haha that sounds awesome. Do you think I'll get to meet him and/or Claire at all on the post-offer Open Day next wednesday? Do they attend this sort of thing? I doubt it, but it'd be great to meet them.

I know what you mean about being too close to home... that's why I didn't apply for Plymouth (of course, Plymouth being a sort of not-so-great university played a big part in my decision as well).

Do you think you'll be able to get the grades? I could never get 3 A*s, it'll be hard enough to get an A* in Maths... good luck

Physics open day: Thursday 17th March
Anyone going?
Does anyone know what the test will be like?

Hmm I'm not sure. You'd think so as he's head of admissions I think, but you're better off asking one of the current students who went to one last year? He was a really good lecturer when I went and head him speak, and was one of the main reasons I was considering applying to Bristol!

Yeah, I really do love Bristol University, the Wills Memorial Building is stunning and its location is pretty good too especially as it's right at the top of Park Street and Cabots Circus is about a half an hour walk away.

I doubt it, it's more STEP that I'm worried about though! And an A* in further maths!

It's great to hear that I don't really know much about Bristol, but the University has a good reputation and it's about 2-3 hours away from home, just right. I'm going to miss having greenery around, I'm not one for having wild nights out, but it should still be good

I've never even looked at a STEP paper, no one ever needs to do it in my comprehensive... but I know what you mean about FM. I've only done FP1 so far as I didn't intend to do the whole A-Level, just AS. I did M1 and S2 in January and will do NM, D2 and FP2 in June to complete it. I only just got an A in FP1 with 80/100, and FP2 is really hard oh well, I shall do my best.

(not that you actually care about any of this - I'm just ranting now - I need some sleep). Goodnight!

Well I'm extremely bias but I really like the city. It's not too big and the university is about a half an hour walk to Cabots Circus which is great for shopping. It's also at the top of Park Street which has a lot of little cafes and restaurants (like Pizza Express ), and a couple of nightclubs on so convenient for going out just for a nice meal with friends too Hmm, there is a massive area of open space in Bristol but it's quite far from the university (about a half an hour walk) which is about 400 acres of just grass and trees. I guess you could head over there on the weekends if you really are craving greenery, it's lovely in summer.

Ah, STEP really scared me at first... actually scratch that, it still does FP2 is alright, but much better to do it with C4 knowledge (I learnt that hard way ). Which exam board are you on?

Hmmmm Pizza Express haha Yes, I'm probably going to be seen at the 'open space' area quite a lot on weekends, sprawling my books on the grass (this is will only be viable in the summer though). I've heard of Cabot Circus, I studied it in GCSE Geography (or was it Y12 Geography? meh), quite curious to go in and see what it's like.

I know - now that I'm getting further into C4, FP2 is becoming slightly easier, but I know it'll be just like FP1 last year - it will 'click' at the last minute when I'm doing papers a few days before the exam! haha, hopefully. I'm going to work really hard

Are you on a gap year? What other subjects are you doing / did you do?

The open space is called 'The Downs'. I'm always hanging around there when the weather improves in the winter as I live about a minute's walk away
Ooh! GCSE I'm betting, were you with OCR? We were so happy it was on Cabots Circus because everyone was so excited that it was being built!

Yeah, FP2 is hard without C4, and yes, it did that to me in January as well Suddenly things started making sense, hoping that FP3 will be the same... and M3... and M2

Nope, year 13 as well Doing Maths, Further Maths, Biology and Geography this year!

Yes, OCR, the old Geography C "Bristol Project" if I remember right... I think it may have been on the resource booklet for the Decision Making Exercise, or it might have just been the exam.

I take it you've already done C4 then? We're having to do normal Maths and FM at the same time which is quite annoying... but oh well I take what I can get

Another Geographer!!! haha are you with WJEC?

Ah GCSE Geography... coursework nearly slayed us! But yeah, I really like Cabots Circus, it's a nice place as well as a good place to shop

Nope, not yet, taking it in June, we're about halfway through at the moment That's the way we do it as well!

No, OCR, and I absolutely hate the subject

still waiting for geography! anyone else?X

Still waiting for English!

Rejected. Bastards.