I was wondering this exact same thing a few hours ago in mapping! According to the OED, it's "Gray-Wakeh"... so a strange juxtaposition of the English and German pronounciations. Having said that, I heard people pronouncing it "Gray-Wackie" and "Grey-Wack" today (including a demonstrator) so maybe it's a question nobody really knows the answer to.

I don't think it's "Gray-vacker" though since most anglicised German words don't retain the original pronounciation.

Good choice, might see you next year! Did you have an interview this week? I know they've been carrying out Skype interviews.

Okay thank you! some of my pronunciations to geological phenomenon are hilarious :biggrin:

Reply 246

Williams97

Original post by NimbleNeil

I know it's their minimum offer :redface:

How rare is it? I think it probably reflects my predicted grades more than any exceptional performance in the interview.

Ahhh oh well - Thank you :smile:

! Have you had an offer yet?

Yes, got 3 As as well :smile:

I had no idea how the interview had gone though!

Reply 247

NimbleNeil

Original post by Williams97

Yes, got 3 As as well :smile:

I had no idea how the interview had gone though!

Well I thought mine had been sub-par, I stumbled my words a fair amount and was thinking too quickly, I also had a sick feeling that i'd got a description of the factors that affect the strength of an ionic lattice wrong so I was dreading receiving news about whether I had an offer or not!

Reply 248

Semaphore

Original post by Plagioclase

It varies. UCL took a day, Imperial took about a month, the others took about 2 months (apart from Oxford which took three).

Hey

I received a invitation to a pre-offer interview thingy from southampton? Is this compulsory to go? What does it mean?

Reply 249

Plagioclase

Original post by Semaphore

Hey

I received a invitation to a pre-offer interview thingy from southampton? Is this compulsory to go? What does it mean?

If it's the same thing I got then yes, it is compulsory. There are a few talks, a tour around the NOC (and accommodation but that's optional) and an interview.

Reply 250

Semaphore

Original post by Plagioclase

If it's the same thing I got then yes, it is compulsory. There are a few talks, a tour around the NOC (and accommodation but that's optional) and an interview.

Thanks

Reply 251

Semaphore

Got an offer from Exeter for Geology ABB. Is this anything to be happy for?

Original post by Plagioclase

If it's the same thing I got then yes, it is compulsory. There are a few talks, a tour around the NOC (and accommodation but that's optional) and an interview.

Reply 252

Plagioclase

Original post by Semaphore

Got an offer from Exeter for Geology ABB. Is this anything to be happy for?

Well if you want to go to Exeter, I assume so?

Reply 253

Semaphore

Original post by Plagioclase

Well if you want to go to Exeter, I assume so?

Why didnt you apply to it? Is it a good uni?

Reply 254

Plagioclase

Original post by Semaphore

Why didnt you apply to it? Is it a good uni?

It was too far away for me and I found Bristol and Southampton's modules more appealing to my personal interests. I'm afraid I don't know a huge amount about Exeter, I think it's in a very pretty location though?

Reply 255

NimbleNeil

Original post by Semaphore

Why didnt you apply to it? Is it a good uni?

Geology at Exeter is taught here https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@50.1716828,-5.1244502,684m/data=!3m1!1e3?hl=en
Whereas the Exeter university campus and Exeter itself are 100 miles away.
That's what put me off completely.

Reply 256

Williams97

Original post by NimbleNeil

Did everyone you speak to have completely different interviews? When I was there you'd have no idea we were all applying to the same course they were that far removed from each other!

Reply 257

Georty

That's exactly what put me off applying to Exeter, I don't want to be in the middle of nowhere at uni. It hasn't even got good transport links.

Reply 258

Plagioclase

By the way, if any of you are interested in Seismology, you might want to subscribe to the Earthquake Notification Service. They send you an email when an earthquake happens in the world (you can set minimum magnitude thresholds so you don't get spammed) and it has links to lots of interesting information like damage predictions, shake maps, focal mechanisms and seismographs.