Geography applicants for 2013 entry

I'm from Singapore well I don't think I'll have enough time to go for open days in the uk! the system here is really different because we start school in jan. a levels are this december, I get my results in march and then hopefully I'll be off to a uni next sept in the uk! which means I have to start applying now. but it's alright because there are plenty of representatives from the various universities here. I suppose nothing beats seeing and touring the actual university though.

good luck with all your applications/ release of results!!

I've booked an open day for Exeters cornwall campus, but now thinking of booking one for the streatham campus as well. It's confusing as both campuses do BSc Geography.
I like cornwall. I'm a quiet person and feel more comfortable within smaller surroundings where I can get to know people easier. However streatham is also a beautiful campus and is closer to a city to do shopping etc. Not sure whether it's best for me to go to both campuses or not. I'm a twin so my parents are out on open days pretty much every week from sept-november!

That's a toughie. They do give you a small presentation for Cornwall at the Streatham talk though it won't really be extensive. But it might inspire you to go, and the open day for that is usually much earlier so they basically say at the exeter open day that if you like what you're hearing, and you think you might prefer it over Exeter, then you should go. But I wouldn't go to Cornwall without going to Exeter personally I don't think, there's probably more to see at Exeter anyway.

Singapore, thats nice. Been there lovely place, and yeah i know about their schooling system. Its not so different from India's system (I'm from India originally)



Thanks and trust me, i need all the luck i can gather

Thankyou I have already booked the open day for cornwall now but i have told my parents about going to streatham as well and they kind of agreed seeing as it is earlier than the rest and is on a saturday. Haven't booked it yet but will do soon! My dad has arranged to take me to the eden project for the first time the day after the cornwall campus anyway so if i dont like the programme structure there, i've got eden to look forward to the next day!

Oh wow! That's good, something to write about in your personal statement too I guess if you're applying for physical geography. Unfortunately Falmouth is over 6 hours away from me D:
Hope you enjoy it

I was a bit disappointed. Got a C in my june geography exam, which meant that i was 1 ums overall off an A. I don't really know how it happened, definitely getting a remark though! Got a B in history too so im going to have to re-think my uni choices

AAAAC, A's in Geography, Maths, English and the EPQ, C in Chemistry. Very pleased! Hope you all achieved what you were hoping for

Oh damn Yeah good luck with your remark! History was seriously tough, did you do edexcel?

Hey there fellow geographers! Thought since other subjects have done this, we should have our own thread
Fill this out so we can all get to know each other

Name:
BA or Bsc?:
Studying currently:
Universities applying to:

So in my case...

Name: Bulbasaur
BA or Bsc?: BA, or mixed physical and human where possible.
Studying currently: Geography, History, Maths and physics (dropping)
Universities applying to: Now that I have my AS grades I feel like I can give a good stab at applying to Cambridge, Bristol, Durham, Sheffield and Nottingham

Your turn

Wow, that's surprisingly similar to me! History and english are pretty similar, and chemistry and physics too. Though I won't be submitting my EPQ till easter. Well done on your A in that
Are you applying for oxbridge at all?

Well done! Thank you, I'm really ecstatic about my EPQ as I did a good 4,000 words and all of my formatting in the night before it was due in! Definitely got off luckily there.

I missed the Cambridge open day (Don't want to apply to Oxford as although I prefer the course I live far too locally to get the 'proper' university experience) but I'd really like to give it a go, it's only one of my five choices after all. I'm a little worried my C will hold me back but I guess I would just have to shine at the interview.

So far I think I'm definitely putting Cambridge (A*AA) Nottingham (AAA) and Manchester (AAA/AAB) as choices with Bristol, Sheffield and Durham all left to visit.

Where do you think you'll apply, Oxbridge? P.S Bulbasaur > Squirtle > Charmander :P

Awesome, great selection of unis I've mentioned my unis in the opening posts- basically every uni you mentioned just now except Manchester. Don't worry about the C! Ive been told its fine, they only really care about your top 3. It only makes a difference if they're deciding between two close applicants but due to The collegiate system and Interviews that rarely ever happens.What's your UMS like for your A grades? It helps for Cambridge if it's quite high but don't worry too much. One of the lecturers I met only scraped an A in his geography AS..

And totally, Bulbasaur rocks


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My UMS were all pretty good, Geography and English were both above 90% and I'm retaking a B I got in Maths in January so that should hoist the marks up a little. If my predictions are A*AA or above then I'm definitely giving Cambridge a go. I'm not so sure about marked written essays though, do I just ask my teacher for essay titles?

And I have no idea which college to go for. I guess I have to do a lot of research!