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British Chemistry Olympiad 2015

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Original post by Xin Xang
^This is why I think you are foreign lol. The English is a little off.





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u mispelt "practice" u must be foreign 2? hahahahahah :eek:
Original post by Xin Xang
Nope I'm aiming for the British team. Though I have still quite a lot of practise to do before that happens.:tongue:

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how many rounds is there in British Olympiad? will you pass into icho
Original post by LargeAndInCharge
u mispelt "practice" u must be foreign 2? hahahahahah :eek:


No I didn't.

:wink:

http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/practise

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Original post by LargeAndInCharge
how many rounds is there in British Olympiad? will you pass into icho


There are basically 2 rounds. The first is an open competition. From this competition top 20-30 are chosen to go to Cambridge for a weekend. It is there that the four finalists are chosen.

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Original post by LargeAndInCharge
how many rounds is there in British Olympiad? will you pass into icho


What country are you representing?

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Original post by Xin Xang
Nope I'm aiming for the British team. Though I have still quite a lot of practise to do before that happens.:tongue:

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Hey) have you found your mark?


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Nope unfortunately my teachers on holiday. I will find out on the first day back hopefully.

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Original post by Xin Xang
Nope unfortunately my teachers on holiday. I will find out on the first day back hopefully.

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Ahh fair enough. Which year are you in? Did you do the Olympiad last year?


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Original post by Xin Xang
What country are you representing?

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MonteNegro , in this year i would win :smile:
Original post by mcmillanr
Ahh fair enough. Which year are you in? Did you do the Olympiad last year?


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No. I'm in Year 12.

But I have been reading "chemistry stuff" for quite some time.

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Original post by Xin Xang
No. I'm in Year 12.

But I have been reading "chemistry stuff" for quite some time.

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Join the club :smile:
Original post by Random1357
Join the club :smile:


Are you doing the Cambridge Chemistry Challenge ?

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Original post by Xin Xang
Are you doing the Cambridge Chemistry Challenge ?

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Of course!
Original post by Xin Xang
No. I'm in Year 12.

But I have been reading "chemistry stuff" for quite some time.

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which books do u read for icho ?
Original post by LargeAndInCharge
which books do u read for icho ?


Well for Organic I'm using McMurry with problems from Klein's organic chemistry.

For physical chemistry, I'm only reading the first 11 chapters from "Elements of Physical Chemistry" by Atkins as anything more seems excessive.
I have so far completed the first 7 chapters from Atkins.

For inorganic chemistry I'm reading "Basic Inorganic Chemistry" by Cotton,Wilkinson and Gaus. I couldn't find another decent book at my local library.:s-smilie:

I haven't really started on Biochem, but I've read a lot of Campbell's Biology, which I hope will somewhat help.

I haven't really started IChO papers yet but I'm hoping to start after the holiday.

BTW Chem books are SOO expensive. How do people even afford these lol?
I had to carry these books in my bag on the way back from the library and my bag almost ripped apart.
:tongue:

Also I'm not really reading these books just for the IChO as I genuinely want to to read up on as much Bio and Chem before I start Maths at university as I know I wont get a chance like this again.
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Original post by Random1357
Of course!


Same. But I haven't got round to doing the online thingy majig. I'm going to start this half term. Hopefully.

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Original post by Xin Xang
Same. But I haven't got round to doing the online thingy majig. I'm going to start this half term. Hopefully.

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Aha, I never find time for that: too much other stuff I could be doing :tongue:.

Where you applying for maths?
Original post by Random1357
Aha, I never find time for that: too much other stuff I could be doing :tongue:.

Where you applying for maths?


Hopefully Cambridge, and Imperial. But I've set my sights for Cambridge. What do you want study?

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Original post by Xin Xang
Hopefully Cambridge, and Imperial. But I've set my sights for Cambridge. What do you want study?

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Cambridge physical natsci first choice or imperial physics with theoretical physics: as with you Cambridge is the aim, but nobody can be sure of a place!

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