Official Cambridge Applicants Thread 2016 Entry

some of the mechanics is ok for me bc doing further maths i've already done the mechanics module of maths as well as stats, but its different mechanics altogether so its not too helpful, i guess im bad at it bc ive never really done alot of revision for it, kinda entering cramming territory rn lol...

Assuming you're on aqa for physics the mechanics isn't really that different from maths especially if you've done m2

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Assuming you're on aqa for physics the mechanics isn't really that different from maths especially if you've done m2

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Don't worry too much about your UMS right now. Just worry about doing your best in these upcoming exams, the worrying should only come after you have finished all of your exams, or better still after results day. I got some useful table from Churchill college last year when I went for the open day, it highlights UMS interview/offer ratios.

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Lol that makes it worse

Honestly, it's not a great representation, since it only gives data of UMS, people are inclined to believe that those UMS scores caused their offers. When in fact it is the pole opposite; people who get higher UMS scores tend to correlate with better interview scores and it's that combination which gave them their offer. Just aim on getting as much UMS as you can, I was aiming for 95 and got 93, I was disappointed at results day, but it gets better, you just have to work on your interview/problem solving skills whilst in a discussion.

Do you think a possible 95, 80+ and 80 and a really good interview is realistic to get into MML?

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Don't worry too much about your UMS right now. Just worry about doing your best in these upcoming exams, the worrying should only come after you have finished all of your exams, or better still after results day. I got some useful table from Churchill college last year when I went for the open day, it highlights UMS interview/offer ratios.

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Was this a Nat-Sci specific Open day where you got this info or was it a college open day?

College open day, I went with my school

You should still apply (I will if I get over 88%, if lower, then I'll be applying to Oxford ).
I know a fair amount of people who got lower than 90% and still gained offers. I guess if it's lower than 90%, you'll have to be completely exceptional at interview

64/85 for full UMS on a biology unit 2 paper I just did, but knowing my luck, it'll probably be 84/85 for full UMS in that unit this year

Yes you do . My interviews went pretty well.....


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What would you say is the best preparation for a maths interview, ie STEP, BMO etc


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What would you say is the best preparation for a maths interview, ie STEP, BMO etc


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What would you say is the best preparation for a maths interview, ie STEP, BMO etc


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Ah right I guess I'd better get down to the Open Days in July then! I know, it sounds extremely lazy of me - but I was assuming that the College Open Days were just to have a look around the College and to see what life's like there but it appears that they do have subject specific information? If so, then I think I'll go down on July 3rd since some of the Colleges I'm looking at are open then, and it wouldn't be worth me missing out on some valuable information really