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Good luck to everyone applying for natural sciences this year! 
This thread is a place for anyone applying to natural sciences (or joint honours in any sciences) to chat, find people doing the same course, or just ask questions about the application process in general 
For other applicant threads, please check this HUGE list of applicant threads HERE
Some icebreakers - please feel free to share as much or as little as you want to
Where are you applying?
What subjects are you interested in within NatSci?
What are you currently studying?
Predicted grades?
Any extracurriculars?
Are you also applying for any other courses?
Puddles the Monkey
This thread is a place for anyone applying to natural sciences (or joint honours in any sciences) to chat, find people doing the same course, or just ask questions about the application process in general 
For other applicant threads, please check this HUGE list of applicant threads HERE Some icebreakers - please feel free to share as much or as little as you want to
Where are you applying?
What subjects are you interested in within NatSci?
What are you currently studying?
Predicted grades?
Any extracurriculars?
Are you also applying for any other courses?
Puddles the Monkey
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Oh hi.
Where are you applying? Cambridge (Pembroke), Edinburgh, St Andrews, Exeter, Bristol
What subjects are you interested in within NatSci? Physics
What are you currently studying? Physics, Maths, Further Maths, Chemistry, Greek
Predicted grades? A*A*A*A*A*
Any extracurriculars? Gd 8 Trumpet
Are you also applying for any other courses? No
Where are you applying? Cambridge (Pembroke), Edinburgh, St Andrews, Exeter, Bristol
What subjects are you interested in within NatSci? Physics
What are you currently studying? Physics, Maths, Further Maths, Chemistry, Greek
Predicted grades? A*A*A*A*A*
Any extracurriculars? Gd 8 Trumpet
Are you also applying for any other courses? No
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Where are you applying? Cambridge (Jesus), Edinburgh, King's College London, UCL, Glasgow
What subjects are you interested in within NatSci? Biological NatSci, hoping to specialise in Neuroscience
What are you currently studying? Bio, Chem, Psych
Predicted grades? A*A*A*
Any extracurriculars? The usual - Prefect, STEM Ambassador, Bronze in Bio Olympiad, bronze DofE, Headstart and NCS, part of debating team, LGBTQ+ community, a researcher for a political non-profit organisation, did the whole house captain, student councillor, form rep stuff, A* in EPQ, worked with a PhD tutor in the Scholar's Programme etc
Are you also applying for any other courses? Neuroscience everywhere else.
Absolutely bricking it for NSAA tomorrow as well - I've been ill since Friday and had to email my college to hopefully get some help with it all because I really have not been able to work. Good luck guys!
What subjects are you interested in within NatSci? Biological NatSci, hoping to specialise in Neuroscience
What are you currently studying? Bio, Chem, Psych
Predicted grades? A*A*A*
Any extracurriculars? The usual - Prefect, STEM Ambassador, Bronze in Bio Olympiad, bronze DofE, Headstart and NCS, part of debating team, LGBTQ+ community, a researcher for a political non-profit organisation, did the whole house captain, student councillor, form rep stuff, A* in EPQ, worked with a PhD tutor in the Scholar's Programme etc
Are you also applying for any other courses? Neuroscience everywhere else.
Absolutely bricking it for NSAA tomorrow as well - I've been ill since Friday and had to email my college to hopefully get some help with it all because I really have not been able to work. Good luck guys!
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#4
Hellooo:-)
Where are you applying? Cambridge (Clare), Edinburgh, Bristol, UCL, Manchester
What subjects are you interested in within NatSci? Biology (the best one)
What are you currently studying? Biology, chemistry, maths
Predicted grades? 3A*
Any extracurriculars? All the usual suspects: work experience, EPQ, supercurricular reading, Olympiad, essay competitions, student voice stuff etc etc
Are you also applying for any other courses? Biology everywhere else:-)
I'd be really interested to chat to some Clare/state school applicants!
Where are you applying? Cambridge (Clare), Edinburgh, Bristol, UCL, Manchester
What subjects are you interested in within NatSci? Biology (the best one)
What are you currently studying? Biology, chemistry, maths
Predicted grades? 3A*
Any extracurriculars? All the usual suspects: work experience, EPQ, supercurricular reading, Olympiad, essay competitions, student voice stuff etc etc
Are you also applying for any other courses? Biology everywhere else:-)
I'd be really interested to chat to some Clare/state school applicants!
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Hi 
Good luck to everyone with NSAA tomorrow if you're taking it!
Where are you applying?
Cambridge (Jesus), Durham (Grey), Loughborough and Exeter
What subjects are you interested in within NatSci?
Materials, Physics and Chemistry
What are you currently studying?
Maths, Further Maths, Chemistry and Physics
Predicted grades?
A*A*A*A* + A* in EPQ
Any extracurriculars?
Grade 8 flute
Hiking (Ten Tors)
Choir (applying for choral scholarships)
Are you also applying for any other courses?
Materials Science and Engineering at Manchester
How is everyone preparing for tomorrow with their last night? Are people confident?
Good luck to everyone with NSAA tomorrow if you're taking it!Where are you applying?
Cambridge (Jesus), Durham (Grey), Loughborough and Exeter
What subjects are you interested in within NatSci?
Materials, Physics and Chemistry
What are you currently studying?
Maths, Further Maths, Chemistry and Physics
Predicted grades?
A*A*A*A* + A* in EPQ
Any extracurriculars?
Grade 8 flute
Hiking (Ten Tors)
Choir (applying for choral scholarships)
Are you also applying for any other courses?
Materials Science and Engineering at Manchester
How is everyone preparing for tomorrow with their last night? Are people confident?
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(Original post by falselyincognito)
Where are you applying? Cambridge (Jesus), Edinburgh, King's College London, UCL, Glasgow
What subjects are you interested in within NatSci? Biological NatSci, hoping to specialise in Neuroscience
What are you currently studying? Bio, Chem, Psych
Predicted grades? A*A*A*
Any extracurriculars? The usual - Prefect, STEM Ambassador, Bronze in Bio Olympiad, bronze DofE, Headstart and NCS, part of debating team, LGBTQ+ community, a researcher for a political non-profit organisation, did the whole house captain, student councillor, form rep stuff, A* in EPQ, worked with a PhD tutor in the Scholar's Programme etc
Are you also applying for any other courses? Neuroscience everywhere else.
Absolutely bricking it for NSAA tomorrow as well - I've been ill since Friday and had to email my college to hopefully get some help with it all because I really have not been able to work. Good luck guys!
Where are you applying? Cambridge (Jesus), Edinburgh, King's College London, UCL, Glasgow
What subjects are you interested in within NatSci? Biological NatSci, hoping to specialise in Neuroscience
What are you currently studying? Bio, Chem, Psych
Predicted grades? A*A*A*
Any extracurriculars? The usual - Prefect, STEM Ambassador, Bronze in Bio Olympiad, bronze DofE, Headstart and NCS, part of debating team, LGBTQ+ community, a researcher for a political non-profit organisation, did the whole house captain, student councillor, form rep stuff, A* in EPQ, worked with a PhD tutor in the Scholar's Programme etc
Are you also applying for any other courses? Neuroscience everywhere else.
Absolutely bricking it for NSAA tomorrow as well - I've been ill since Friday and had to email my college to hopefully get some help with it all because I really have not been able to work. Good luck guys!
Also what you've done is super impressive and neuroscience sounds awesome (I'm more of a physicist myself) - hopefully we both get interviews!
Good luck
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(Original post by agentundercover)
I hope everything turns out okay! It's cool seeing another Jesus applicant around, haven't seen many despite it being one of the popular colleges haha.
Also what you've done is super impressive and neuroscience sounds awesome (I'm more of a physicist myself) - hopefully we both get interviews!
Good luck
I hope everything turns out okay! It's cool seeing another Jesus applicant around, haven't seen many despite it being one of the popular colleges haha.
Also what you've done is super impressive and neuroscience sounds awesome (I'm more of a physicist myself) - hopefully we both get interviews!
Good luck
Also thank you! I would say Neuroscience is one of the superior scientific fields
but I very much think astrophysics to be similar in the sense of knowing little of space and of our own minds! I also emailed Jesus letting them know of my illness and they said they would take it into account so hopefully that makes up for how I'm definitely gonna bomb tomorrow but good luck to you too! I'm reassured by the fact that most people do get interviews anyways - I think it's like 80% but I'm not a serious applicant. I only applied after being encouraged at the Sutton Trust summer school I attended at Cambridge and even then I'm pining for UCL (which is a crime I know 😂)
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Hi - just wondering how everyone found it today ! I thought paper one was alright ( a bit time stressed and had to guess a few maths ones) . Paper 2 I found really difficult I managed P1 but only got half way through C1 before I ran out of time. Taking chem phys maths and further (4A* predicted)
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(Original post by Hannahkisner)
Hi - just wondering how everyone found it today ! I thought paper one was alright ( a bit time stressed and had to guess a few maths ones) . Paper 2 I found really difficult I managed P1 but only got half way through C1 before I ran out of time. Taking chem phys maths and further (4A* predicted)
Hi - just wondering how everyone found it today ! I thought paper one was alright ( a bit time stressed and had to guess a few maths ones) . Paper 2 I found really difficult I managed P1 but only got half way through C1 before I ran out of time. Taking chem phys maths and further (4A* predicted)
but hopefully you did well enough!
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#10
Homerton Cambridge
Immunology
Also applied to Imperial UCL Kings
AS (BAD) (resat and ECF)
A level predicted A*A*A*A
NSAA was a ***** ahahaha
Immunology
Also applied to Imperial UCL Kings
AS (BAD) (resat and ECF)
A level predicted A*A*A*A
NSAA was a ***** ahahaha
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#11
(Original post by ΜΗΔΕΝΑΓΑΝ)
Oh hi.
Where are you applying? Cambridge (Pembroke), Edinburgh, St Andrews, Exeter, Bristol
What subjects are you interested in within NatSci? Physics
What are you currently studying? Physics, Maths, Further Maths, Chemistry, Greek
Predicted grades? A*A*A*A*A*
Any extracurriculars? Gd 8 Trumpet
Are you also applying for any other courses? No
Oh hi.
Where are you applying? Cambridge (Pembroke), Edinburgh, St Andrews, Exeter, Bristol
What subjects are you interested in within NatSci? Physics
What are you currently studying? Physics, Maths, Further Maths, Chemistry, Greek
Predicted grades? A*A*A*A*A*
Any extracurriculars? Gd 8 Trumpet
Are you also applying for any other courses? No
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