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Original post by emmanottinghil
Next year this episode could have Emma Watson on the show.
Really?? Why??
Original post by BeccaCath94
Really?? Why??
She is going to Worcester this coming year on a Year Away from Brown to do English. So theoretically she could be in the Worcester team should she apply and be accepted. Wouldn't that be something.
My English teacher went to Clares. I want them to win (I'm also considering applying ^_^ )
Original post by Bezzler
The Clare captain's quite fit... 
I'll relay that on
Original post by around
I'll relay that on
...Thanks.
I had so much fun telling one member of last year's Magdalen team things people were saying about him on here, though.
Also, some good buzzes so far! Though I'll be unhappy if you beat Worcester, I have a friend on that team.
Just going to iplayer the ep now.
Original post by around
I mae a horrific ****up, I know. Things were getting really tense at that point and my brain just kind of stopped working.
What are you talking about? You got some really good ones (though, the guy next to you was a machine).
Was there even one maths question?
You're the mathematician from abingdon, right?
If so, excellent. A fellow oxonian (obviously not university wise).
Original post by around
I mae a horrific ****up, I know. Things were getting really tense at that point and my brain just kind of stopped working.
I thought you were really good, if not the best, on your team
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Original post by around
Maybe . I study maths and go to Cambridge...
. I study maths and go to Cambridge...Cool. Hopefully I'll be doing that too this October providing I've done much, much better in STEP than I think I have.
You were the one on the far left, yeah? Your lot are my favourite team of the series so far anyway.
Original post by Perseverance
I thought you were really good, if not the best, on your team
Original post by ben-smith
What are you talking about? You got some really good ones (though, the guy next to you was a machine).
Was there even one maths question?
You're the mathematician from abingdon, right?
If so, excellent. A fellow oxonian (obviously not university wise).
Was there even one maths question?
You're the mathematician from abingdon, right?
If so, excellent. A fellow oxonian (obviously not university wise).
Well, my friends aren't letting me live it down
@Perseverance: it's a team thing, really. We all chipped in at crucial points. And I made that howler :>
@ben-smith: there was the sum of two primes question, but I am truly shocking at mental arithmetic and I'm even worse under pressure. I don't know why my captain said 16 though. 9 isn't even a prime!
@everyone: thanks for your kind comments :>
Tonight's match was exciting; "University Challenge" has always been a favourite of mine, even before becoming a university student. I rarely watch TV now, but I only switch on for that show. I would like to see a non-Oxbridge team win the final for once (Manchester University won in 2009 by disqualification when an ineligible player who left university half-way through represented the winning team, not the actual final contest in that year).
Original post by around
Well, my friends aren't letting me live it down
@Perseverance: it's a team thing, really. We all chipped in at crucial points. And I made that howler :>
@ben-smith: there was the sum of two primes question, but I am truly shocking at mental arithmetic and I'm even worse under pressure. I don't know why my captain said 16 though. 9 isn't even a prime!
@everyone: thanks for your kind comments :>
@Perseverance: it's a team thing, really. We all chipped in at crucial points. And I made that howler :>
@ben-smith: there was the sum of two primes question, but I am truly shocking at mental arithmetic and I'm even worse under pressure. I don't know why my captain said 16 though. 9 isn't even a prime!
@everyone: thanks for your kind comments :>
How cool is it that you can just come onto TSR after the programme and chat with the contestants! Was it recorded ages ago, so it's all old-hat to you and you have to remember back?
OK, I want to settle this. Are the UC questions generally biased towards the Arts?
It certainly feels like that...
It certainly feels like that...
Original post by ben-smith
OK, I want to settle this. Are the UC questions generally biased towards the Arts?
It certainly feels like that...
It certainly feels like that...
I don't think so - they generally have a balance and there are a lot of hard questions from things like microbiology, genetics, physics and so on. If you watch the show often you notice that teams from colleges that specialise in either a science or a humanity field tend to do a little less well, as your team needs to have broad knowledge areas to win.
Original post by emmanottinghil
I don't think so - they generally have a balance and there are a lot of hard questions from things like microbiology, genetics, physics and so on. If you watch the show often you notice that teams from colleges that specialise in either a science or a humanity field tend to do a little less well, as your team needs to have broad knowledge areas to win.
From what I recall, there wasn't, for example, a single maths question yesterday (By which I mean real maths, not silly primary school mental arithmetic) yet I'm sure there were multiple questions on english literature.
Magdalen Oxford won last year with a grand total of zero scientists on their team. I don't know how that plays into your breadth theory.
Original post by ben-smith
From what I recall, there wasn't, for example, a single maths question yesterday (By which I mean real maths, not silly primary school mental arithmetic) yet I'm sure there were multiple questions on english literature.
Magdalen Oxford won last year with a grand total of zero scientists on their team. I don't know how that plays into your breadth theory.
Magdalen Oxford won last year with a grand total of zero scientists on their team. I don't know how that plays into your breadth theory.
I didn't know Magdalen had no scientists last year, but they must nevertheless have answered a lot of science questions - i remember the final - presumably it's on YouTube still as well to check. I was being general - obviously there are going to be teams that have breadth without being on specific courses. I was thinking particularly of teams from colleges like Imperial or SOAS for example where you would expect distinct biases in knowledge.
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