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Cool, I think I'll precisely search it when I'm closer to the end. How is the course anyway, interms of difficulty and enjoyment?

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I really enjoy it, I couldn't see myself doing anything else. Obviously degree is a step up from A Level as a lot of new content is introduced but as I've said before, as long as you keep up with lecture notes and read up on anything you don't understand and solve problem questions, you should be fine.

Cool, of course degree level is the next step up. But i think it'll be better than A-levels in terms of exams, as A-level tends to have a lot of application. As standard, needs hard work, but i think i'll like it as I enjoyed A-level Chemistry

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Hi all,
I've just finished my first year of chemistry at University of Southampton with a first. Ask me whatever you want, whether it be about the course itself or just university life in general. I'm happy to help :-)

How did you go about A level practical work and 'ISAs' or coursework cause I can do all the exams to a decent level but my grade for practical work always drags me down.
Any tips?

If you enoyed A Level Chem you'll probably enjoy degree level. I didn't really enjoy it at A Level due to the exams, I found it interesting which is what drived me to study it at degree. It definitely is better regarding exams, A Level requires you to use specific words/phrases whereas degree allows you to expand and the lecturers will more than likely give you marks for your clear understanding even though you may not be answering the question completely!

Hey, Did you make your notes mainly based on lectures or textbooks or was it both? I would also like to ask whether you typed up your notes or were they handwritten?

Hey, Did you make your notes mainly based on lectures or textbooks or was it both? I would also like to ask whether you typed up your notes or were they handwritten?

I did Chemistry, Maths and Further Maths at A Level. There isn't really any physics content as such, I mean anything that's possibly to do with physics hasn't caused me any trouble and I wouldn't say I'm the best at it. There's basically nothing to do with physics. The maths side however can be a little tricky. The maths content actually involved in the chemistry theory isn't all that bad, it's pretty simple AS level stuff. I had a maths for chemists workshop on the side which was aimed at helping students catch up on their maths if they didn't do A Level. It was easy stuff in semester 1 but semester 2 was doing stuff that I did in Further maths so was a little harder and most people struggled with it. I also did 2 optional maths modules, 1 in each semester. The first semester module was very easy as I'd already covered the content at A Level but the module in the second semester was more difficult. All in all, there's nothing to worry about on the physics side of things but the maths side, A Level is very handy! Further maths even more so!