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Reply 100

Toiletpaper8

Kelly^2

I'm going to read about Sidney Sussex on Wiki now. :cool:

If we both get in, we'll be almost next door to each other :p:

Mmm, I'm going to finish my history coursework now!

Toodles! :hello:

Reply 101

Kelly^2

Good bar, award winning chefs... can't be bad.
Quite pretty too!

EDIT: Byee!

Reply 102

devdeep

Isometrix

some colleges worship the bmat (caius and emma) because statistically those who score higher in S1 and S2 are more likely to achieve firsts.
which is why i'm f*****d.

Where is this from please? I thought all colleges look at BMAT equally.

Reply 103

Toiletpaper8

devdeep

Where is this from please? I thought all colleges look at BMAT equally.

Colleges are quite independent, my friend :wink:

Reply 104

devdeep

Toiletpaper8

Colleges are quite independent, my friend :wink:

Sorry, what I meant was they all consider BMAT as quite an important aspect for offers.

Reply 105

anonymity007

devdeep

Sorry, what I meant was they all consider BMAT as quite an important aspect for offers.

1. Interview
2. UMS
3. Bmat s1 and 2
4. GCSEs
5. PS and other ucas stuff

That's how I'd look at it anyway if I were an admissions tutor :biggrin:

Reply 106

SamWalters

Isometrix

i think you'll get in. your bmat is outrageous. which college did you apply to?

It's so difficult to know, i dont think the interview went very well :frown:

and im resitting 2 modules. (one french and one chem), which he asked me about at interview, so that cant be good

st. catharines btw

Reply 107

SamWalters

Toiletpaper8

Yea, I have 9 exams, but to be fair, 2 of them are GS which is easy, 1 is Critical Thinking which requires no work at all...

Then, well, my 2 Biology exams + practical and Chemistry shouldn't be too hard. I'm ok with Maths. History will need a bit of work though just memorising the dates and quotes, and then it's just doing my coursework.

I applied to Sidney Sussex :smile:

Still, you should take the next few days off. It's Christmas after all :biggrin:

9 exams is the way forward :smile:

except all of mine are fairly hard - (6 maths, 2 chem, 1 biology)

Reply 108

buny

I can't wait for the results, but I'm so scared. I don't think my interview went too well either (Girton) because I didn't know any of the questions on chemistry (stupid Ontario system)...

oh well...we can only wait and see

Reply 109

7589200

woo Cambridge! :biggrin:

- clearly a better pre-clincal course than the other one

Good Luck Everyone! :biggrin:

Reply 110

Toiletpaper8

Vazzyb

woo Cambridge! :biggrin:

- clearly a better pre-clincal course than the other one

Good Luck Everyone! :biggrin:

Thank you

Have a good Christmas :smile:

Reply 111

Isometrix

anonymity007

1. Interview
2. UMS
3. Bmat s1 and 2
4. GCSEs
5. PS and other ucas stuff

That's how I'd look at it anyway if I were an admissions tutor :biggrin:

in order of importance i would say;

Interview
BMAT
UMS tied with GCSE

i think the personal statement is irrelevant in the selection and decision process.

Reply 112

Isometrix

does anybody know the chances of getting an offer (for medicine) once you've been pooled?

in fact, what even happens when you get pooled?

Reply 113

Toiletpaper8

Isometrix

does anybody know the chances of getting an offer (for medicine) once you've been pooled?

in fact, what even happens when you get pooled?

I think it's 1 in 3. Don't take my word for it though.

It depends on what category you're pooled under though :p:

Reply 114

Isometrix

Toiletpaper8

I think it's 1 in 3. Don't take my word for it though.

It depends on what category you're pooled under though :p:

those are actually quite attractive odds!

seeing so many people get into oxford has made me want to go to cambridge even more! we can't let them win :biggrin:

Reply 115

Toiletpaper8

Isometrix

those are actually quite attractive odds!

seeing so many people get into oxford has made me want to go to cambridge even more! we can't let them win :biggrin:

The odds of getting into Oxford post-interview are greater than the odds of getting into Cambridge, plus more people have applied to Oxford (on TSR) :p:

It really depends though. I mean, if you get pooled under "applicant looks good on paper but was :santa2:

at interview", I doubt you'd get a place. Who knows.

Some applicants from Caius, Emma, Trinity, etc... will always get places from the pool, simply because they are good enough for Cambridge but that college just doesn't have enough places. Probably doesn't leave too many places for other colleges :p: