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Hey guys, for the NSAA section 2 are you choosing two questions from the same subject (your strongest?) or picking one from each subject you take i.e if you take chemistry and biology alevel and you're confident in each you choose one chemistry question and one biology question. Thanks for the help :smile:

Reply 21

isiaiah d

Original post by Sinnoh

Hi, I'm applying for physical at Fitzwilliam. Taking maths + further maths, physics, history and French AS (I am semi kind of fluent but not really). Predicted 4A* in the A-levels and A in French.

@Ads007 Just remember you're not meant to finish. If you had unlimited time you'd get 100%.

ooo could you pm them to me, please? applying for engineering this year (at Fitzwilliam too so I might see you at some point) and am really running out of things to do

Reply 22

christie.2501

Hey, anyone know what % score is good for section 2 of the nsaa?

Reply 23

Sinnoh

Original post by christie.patel

Hey, anyone know what % score is good for section 2 of the nsaa?

It will depend on everyone else's results. Being above the 50th percentile will help

Reply 24

Sinnoh

Original post by hbarai

Applying to Corpus Christi for Phys NatSci. Anyone know roughly what to aim for in section 1? I keep doing really badly under timed conditions :frown:

Aim for at least 50%. You're not meant to get like 80%

Reply 25

Reality Check

Original post by christie.patel

Hey, anyone know what % score is good for section 2 of the nsaa?

Please also remember that this test is one element out of several which go to make up a successful application. You could quite feasible do excellently in the test but still not be in the running for a place because other aspects of your application weren't up to scratch. It's also fair to say that you can spend much too much time prepping for these tests and neglect preparing properly for your interview.

Put it this way, I'm glad that my NatSci place involved two five-ten minute interviews at college, followed by lunch. All these tests and fretting/obsessing about them: I'm not sure I'd have bothered!

Reply 26

amorx

Hi everyone. Is there any advantage in doing the advanced math/phys part of the NSAA? I find all the other parts fairly straightforward so I don't know if I should do part E or just maximise my score in the others.

Reply 27

Ads007

Original post by Sinnoh

Thanks a lot for the reply, and if you could send them over that would be brilliant!

Reply 28

Sinnoh

Original post by amorx

I think that part is only for people who have to take it because they're not doing chem or bio

Reply 29

amorx

Original post by Sinnoh

I think that part is only for people who have to take it because they're not doing chem or bio

Hmm I thought it might be something like that, but I can't find anything that says so.

Reply 30

isiaiah d

Original post by amorx

Hmm I thought it might be something like that, but I can't find anything that says so.

I did it last year as the chemistry section I found had a lot of stuff I didn't know about (electrolysis and other stuff I hadn't done since GCSE) and also the advanced physics and maths I feel like isn't really that difficult it's just a little higher level AS content

Reply 31

amorx

Original post by isiaiah d

Yeah I might do the same if I find chem too weird, although most of seems to be in line with what I've done in IB. But yeah the advanced looks alright too.

Reply 32

christie.2501

hey, if you take biology and chemistry would you recommend doing 2 biology or 2 chemistry questions for the NSAA section 2 or doing one of each?

Reply 33

ANatsci

Well, i’ll be doping two chemistry questions because I find them more fun to do, it would mean less content and I can’t get the biology essay right.

Reply 34

feels bad man

Hey everyone, I'm applying for Physical Nat Sci at Magdalene and physics at other unis. Im doing maths, physics, chemistry and further maths and I'm predicted 4A*s. The test does seem quite tight for time but it'll be like that for everyone so I'm not too worried about it. Tbh I just want the test to be over and done with. I have an interview at imperial next monday. Is anyone else applying there?

Reply 35

Doones

Original post by christie.patel

hey, if you take biology and chemistry would you recommend doing 2 biology or 2 chemistry questions for the NSAA section 2 or doing one of each?

Just answer the ones you can answer best. :wink:

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Reply 36

Woolly_Owl

Hi, New to posting in forums so I hope I'm doing this in the right place...Prepping for NSAA, I have this revision guide 'The Ultimate NSAA Guide' its saying I need to know simple harmonic motion equations for advanced maths and physics... I can't see this on the spec that Cambridge released.Will I need to cover this topic? (also, am I wasting my time with this book?... some of the questions seem unrealistic)thanks

Reply 37

Sinnoh

Original post by Woolly_Owl

Trust the specification. UniAdmissions ,who made that guide, are not affiliated with whoever writes the exams.
The maths questions from that guide seem alright, but don't rely on it too much