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screwed my ESAT up

i’ve just done my ESAT today for cambridge vetmed, i know 100% i did so bad on maths cuz i spent 5mins on the first question and still did not get the answer so i gave up and move onto the next question hopping for the best, then i realised i only had enough of time to complete about 7 questions done for maths despite the fact that they might be wrong and i guessed the rest of them.

for chemistry and biology they went alright but im not confident that it will be impressive enough to make up my failure in maths, do i still get a tiny chance of getting into cambridge?
If your grades are good and your school say good stuff about you, you’ll likely get an interview as they interview 80% of applicants. I wouldn’t say it’s over for you because the interview plays a bigger role and when you look at the spreadsheets of people who get in, they sometimes have terrible NSAA scores. This is likely because they really impressed their interviewers, so make that your goal for the next few months. If you get an interview, it means you’ll be ready, and if you don’t, it means you’ve got a lot better at your subjects. Try to put the ESAT behind you, I did it yesterday (for NatSci) and found it pretty bloody hard, so don’t beat yourself up.
me too ahh!! im applying for cambridge vet med but the maths section went so bad- I could only do about 4 of them and I basically guessed the rest
Original post by TheSturmanator
If your grades are good and your school say good stuff about you, you’ll likely get an interview as they interview 80% of applicants. I wouldn’t say it’s over for you because the interview plays a bigger role and when you look at the spreadsheets of people who get in, they sometimes have terrible NSAA scores. This is likely because they really impressed their interviewers, so make that your goal for the next few months. If you get an interview, it means you’ll be ready, and if you don’t, it means you’ve got a lot better at your subjects. Try to put the ESAT behind you, I did it yesterday (for NatSci) and found it pretty bloody hard, so don’t beat yourself up.


I needed to hear that too
Original post by Anonymous
i’ve just done my ESAT today for cambridge vetmed, i know 100% i did so bad on maths cuz i spent 5mins on the first question and still did not get the answer so i gave up and move onto the next question hopping for the best, then i realised i only had enough of time to complete about 7 questions done for maths despite the fact that they might be wrong and i guessed the rest of them.
for chemistry and biology they went alright but im not confident that it will be impressive enough to make up my failure in maths, do i still get a tiny chance of getting into cambridge?

I am in the exact same situation- royally messed up the maths section too. However, after ages scrolling on here, so many people are in the same boat, so your chances are not over!
Reply 5
Hello, for everyone who did the esat could you guys give your approx marks that you think you got foreach sections and what day you did them. That way I can put it into a spread sheet and then we can seewhat averages are etc For Eg For me October 15th maths 1 15-16 Maths 2 17-18 Physics 22-23
Original post by axsh06
Hello, for everyone who did the esat could you guys give your approx marks that you think you got foreach sections and what day you did them. That way I can put it into a spread sheet and then we can seewhat averages are etc For Eg For me October 15th maths 1 15-16 Maths 2 17-18 Physics 22-23


Maths- 21
Physics- 25
Chemistry 22
This relies on me making no silly mistakes and having the best performance I could have done I reckon.
Reply 7
thanks guys for roasting me by leaving your nice score at the post that i said i screwed my maths up 😂😂😂
Original post by Anonymous
thanks guys for roasting me by leaving your nice score at the post that i said i screwed my maths up 😂😂😂


Hey hey that’s me being super super optimistic, and you should be too.
Reply 9
Original post by Anonymous
thanks guys for roasting me by leaving your nice score at the post that i said i screwed my maths up 😂😂😂

Honestly i put that post up and it’s scaring me asw like…

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