Chemistry Applicants 2015

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Reply 1580

TheAlchemistt

Original post by CJG21

I plan on going back in time 500 years and becoming an evil alchemist.

Or maybe finance. I haven't decided yet.

I'd pick the alchemist, its much more exciting.

Reply 1581

Bookler_Natsu

Original post by TheAlchemistt

Whats everyone actually thinking to do as a career after chemistry :biggrin:

Thought of doing research and industry... Not sure yet, it'll depend on whether if I'm good enough to go into research when I get to uni

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Reply 1582

Gotzz

Original post by freshypot♥

I worked in the analytical chemistry department, I worked with GC-MS and HPLC machines (which was really cool because I hadn't actually studied them yet in Chemistry). Got to learn quite a bit about how gas chromatography works!

Also just being in the labs was cool enough!

That's great :biggrin:

Reply 1583

username1107833

Original post by Coral Reafs

I wasn't asked jack on my PS either l0l! :rofl:

so tensed right now man u wudnt believe

Ahh have you finished all your interviews? :biggrin:

How did they all go?

Reply 1584

Bookler_Natsu

This paragraph from an article in chemistry world make my giggle a bit:

In other words, ‘classifying bonds into “covalent” and “non-covalent” is still something we can teach in high school and early courses at college, since this provides a useful first approximation’. Just don’t believe everything you learn there.

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Reply 1585

.snowflake.

Original post by Bookler_Natsu

You spend a lot of first year being told to forget everything you learnt on this topic at A level!

Reply 1586

caz_za

Hey everyone!!
I'm having a tough time deciding where to firm/insure!!

Has anyone visited the chemistry departments at Bristol/Bath/Nottingham/Southampton/Leicester.

Any opinions & views are welcome :biggrin:

Reply 1587

freshypot♥

Original post by caz_za

I've visited Bath (for Natural Sciences) but I chose to major in chemistry, so I visited their chemistry department. It seemed pretty cool, their labs were good, the chemistry lecturers that I met were nice, and the uni is pretty lovely.

Also visited Southampton, but didn't get to see inside their chemistry building (if I recall correctly, it's quite newly built and all refurbished). Another nice uni!

Personally, as I haven't visited the others, I'd go with either Bath or Southampton!

Hopefully I've helped a tad!

Reply 1588

Bookler_Natsu

Original post by caz_za

I've visited Nottingham back in their June open day.

It was pretty nice. They had good facilities and their lecturers was very enthusiastic (like all uni lecturers). I think the best bit is that they've got the periodic video's professor pokalioff :smile:

I can't think of anything more to say than that because it was back in June and much of my memory has been deleted since :tongue:

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Reply 1589

rinsehimdown

i have my interview at bristol tomorrow and wondered if anyone could give me any last minute tips please? :smile:

Reply 1590

InadequateJusticex

Original post by rinsehimdown

i have my interview at bristol tomorrow and wondered if anyone could give me any last minute tips please? :smile:

You will either get a really chilled interview (most do!) or someone who will ask you academic questions. If you do get the latter, don't worry if you get asked something you don't know - they will guide you through it. As long as you genuinely try and not just sit there saying 'I don't know' every time the interviewer asks you something, you'll be fine :smile:

Good luck!

Reply 1591

rinsehimdown

Original post by InadequateJusticex

Good luck!

im praying its quite chilled, im hopeless in interview situations! but thankyou so much for your help! :smile:

Reply 1592

Ari Ben Canaan

Original post by rinsehimdown

i have my interview at bristol tomorrow and wondered if anyone could give me any last minute tips please? :smile:

At the end of the day its more about how you think an approach a problem versus whether you have the necessary knowledge. If you're thrown something you've never seen/heard of before just stay calm and say out loud what you're thinking.

I can't stress the final point enough. Always say everything you're thinking.

Reply 1593

Gotzz

I got a lovely package from Warwick today with loads of info :biggrin:

Reply 1594

lizz-ie

Original post by Gotzz

I got a lovely package from Warwick today with loads of info :biggrin:

My friend got a Valentine's card from Keele hahaha!

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Reply 1595

Gotzz

Original post by lizz-ie

My friend got a Valentine's card from Keele hahaha!

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Awh that's so nice! :biggrin:

I love receiving stuff like this :colondollar:

Reply 1596

keelahla

If you get invited to UCL for an open day does it mean you are definitely get an offer? Also what sort of thing should I revise for the interview?

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Reply 1597

Tim TIC

Hi there, folks.

I have offers from Lancaster, Nottingham and Glasgow. Still waiting to hear from York and Edinburgh.

Reply 1598

.snowflake.

Original post by keelahla

If you get invited to UCL for an open day does it mean you are definitely get an offer? Also what sort of thing should I revise for the interview?

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considering how awful my interview was, it probably does mean so!!