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Successful Cambridge Applicants Chat - 2006

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**noooni**
No pressure then :rolleyes:

Meh, NABs are just C-level stuff, so they're fine.

We're supposedly revising maths atm...what we're actually doing is being taught the stuff he missed out of the course first time round but we'll actually need for the exam :rolleyes:
Apagg
So are you just revising maths now in lessons? We're only about halfway through C4 atm, though it's the last module we need to do. For some reason my class is doing 7 modules of Maths this year, rather than 6, so I guess that might explain it.

Basically as there are only of few of us in maths, we do exam questions for homework and bring any problems to lessons, where its explained and then we go through exam questions on that topic. Thats for the core maths. As for stats we do nothing is lesson (one hour a week), our teacher is a bit crap so we do it ourselves, which isnt a problem as its stats and nothing else.

Why are you doing 7 modules?!:eek: Further maths?
lol while everyone is revising my biology class is desperately trying to catch a big fish with a crappy net tomorow just to prove a point. we caught a little fish today, but im convinced that the bigger prizes are to be found in the south lake!
Liz150888
schools...but no neither of them. mightve been last year's scottish debating champ :wink: he has intials DL and goes to st aloysuis in glasgow if tht helps u identify him. :smile:


I *think* they last won it in 2002 or 2003, David something?
I missed our ecology field trip in July to go to the Cambridge open day. Thank goodness. :bunny: <- happy bunny. I hate ecology. Though fish sounds better than beetles and waterboatmen.
sarahliz12345
I missed our ecology field trip in July to go to the Cambridge open day. Thank goodness. :bunny: <- happy bunny. I hate ecology. Though fish sounds better than beetles and waterboatmen.


Oh I'm revising that just now - NOT FUN. Why is there a different ruddy definition for an ecological niche in every textbook you look in? *shakes fist* stupid biotic interactions, ruining my evening...
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Whenever I tell somebody I'm doing natural sciences at uni they always say "Oh, is that like ecology?"

Grr
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Whenever I tell somebody I'm doing natural sciences at uni they always say "Oh, is that like ecology?"

Grr


Aww :frown: someone once asked me if I was doing medicine to become a pharmacist :rolleyes: some people. Do you know which area you'd like to specialise in further down the line?
Better than my friend who was asked in all seriousness "Oh, so you want to do Natural Sciences? Does that mean you want to be a naturist?" :p:
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Better than my friend who was asked in all seriousness "Oh, so you want to do Natural Sciences? Does that mean you want to be a naturist?"


:toofunny:

FriendlyNeutron
Do you know which area you'd like to specialise in further down the line?


No idea to be honest! My insurance choice is biochemistry, but I'm not sure if I'll enjoy that or not. I'm quite enjoying chemistry at the moment (sad, I know...), so I could end up doing that.
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**noooni**
Basically as there are only of few of us in maths, we do exam questions for homework and bring any problems to lessons, where its explained and then we go through exam questions on that topic. Thats for the core maths. As for stats we do nothing is lesson (one hour a week), our teacher is a bit crap so we do it ourselves, which isnt a problem as its stats and nothing else.

Why are you doing 7 modules?!:eek: Further maths?


Yep - trying to get a Maths A level in one year. Fun fun fun. The others are getting a module done now so they don't have to do it next year, I'd really rather not do it.
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Duke Flipside
Meh, NABs are just C-level stuff, so they're fine.

We're supposedly revising maths atm...what we're actually doing is being taught the stuff he missed out of the course first time round but we'll actually need for the exam :rolleyes:


That sounds familiar. "So, yeah, transformation matrices.. you might need to know these. And how to find loci. Not that we haven't finished the course."
It's so reassuring isn't it! :rolleyes: I don't like today, it's annoying me.
Today I have got 2 maths past papers and 3 exercises, a bio question pack and a chem sheet. My head is going to explode! Roll on 30th June!! How's everyone btw? :smile:
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What the hell is the point of these C4 comprehension things? I've just done one about finding the mathematical equation of an egg...

Sarahliz12345
Today I have got 2 maths past papers and 3 exercises, a bio question pack and a chem sheet. My head is going to explode! Roll on 30th June!! How's everyone btw?


Sounds like fun :wink: I'm alright, starting to worry a bit about how little revision I've done though... :redface:
this is all getting far to real for me, it was ok when it was just a dream but the reality is terrifying!!! AHHHH
I think i might just stick my head in the ground!
Everyone always complains about maths, no love for it at all :frown:

Today in Chemistry I found it impossible to funnel into a burette some....can't even remember what it was.....spilt it all everywhere,I am awfully clumsy. We weren't allowed to do the other experiment, as that would have required fully operational fume cupboards!
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KAISER_MOLE
Everyone always complains about maths, no love for it at all :frown:

Today in Chemistry I found it impossible to funnel into a burette some....can't even remember what it was.....spilt it all everywhere,I am awfully clumsy. We weren't allowed to do the other experiment, as that would have required fully operational fume cupboards!


You don't have a fume cupboard? :eek:
friendlyneutron
Oh I'm revising that just now - NOT FUN. Why is there a different ruddy definition for an ecological niche in every textbook you look in? *shakes fist* stupid biotic interactions, ruining my evening...


ergh i was revising "interactions with the environment" and how an organism might tolerate/avoid a chnage in conditions. i mean what use is that to anyone in the world ever? ecology sucks. but i did find an amusing def of a niche : "if an organism's habitat is its address, then its niche is its occupation." :wink: ill be writing "the sum total of all the organism's biotic and abiotic interactions in its environment- rather more adv higher i feel :tongue:

i had my last ever test except for my exams on monday and it took the joyous form of a unit 3 chem prelim, i think i got 54/59. it was quite an "original" prelim given tht just about every question was out of a past paper-way to go guys, that's gonna be a fab appeal :rolleyes: .

i think im going to stop going to physics after tomorrow till the exam. im doing a rather amusing int 2 (like a gcse?) so its not really necessary for me to be in the class but my teacher is so patronising :frown: . he makes this funny noise every time i ask him something that sounds like a cross btween a surprised donkey and annoying physics teacher. he also had the cheek to say to me th other day "i mean someone in the headmasters old school got into oxford...and his dad was a JOINER." I was like er my dad's a plumber and i got into cambridge-is that odd? and despite my quick and cutting reply (:wink: ) it made me feel a bit :frown: . *sigh* ach well at least i don't write int 2 phyiscs textbooks as a hobby (i kid u not).

aye johnstuartmills his first name is david. his father is also a minor celeb round these parts. :rolleyes:
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You don't have a fume cupboard? :eek:



They've been inspected and are 'below standard'.

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