Oxford Chemistry Students and Applicants

After reading danhirons' thread in the Oxbridge section, I'm now a little concerned about the amount of maths on this course.

I mean, I'm quite good at maths, but I'm not AMAZINGLY good, you know? I don't do Further Maths, and I still have to spend ages revising and stuff...

The degree isn't unbearably mathsy is it? After all, I do want to do a Chemistry degree, not a maths one if I can help it

dancing.barefoot - I'd say Lincoln over Trinity. Trinity's reputation for Chemistry isn't fantastic (I'm basing this on the number of people who had to resit first year exams, back when they published that information, up until last year), while Lincoln does pretty well. I also prefer Lincoln in a more general sense - it seems like a friendlier place to live.

After reading danhirons' thread in the Oxbridge section, I'm now a little concerned about the amount of maths on this course.

I mean, I'm quite good at maths, but I'm not AMAZINGLY good, you know? I don't do Further Maths, and I still have to spend ages revising and stuff...

The degree isn't unbearably mathsy is it? After all, I do want to do a Chemistry degree, not a maths one if I can help it

After first year it really isnt very mathsy at all to be honest. The stuff they teach in the maths course is basically pointless and irrelevant to the course.

The first year maths is quite hard: if we are just talking about passing it, if you can get an A at A level then if you work hard at it you shouldnt fail.

After first year it really isnt very mathsy at all to be honest. The stuff they teach in the maths course is basically pointless and irrelevant to the course.

The first year maths is quite hard: if we are just talking about passing it, if you can get an A at A level then if you work hard at it you shouldnt fail.

Here is an example maths paper from Oxford

Those questions made my brain haemorrhage.

Here is an example maths paper from Oxford

I got it a while ago...it used to be freely available on the web

I don't quite get how the Oxford system works - I personally cannot get the exams but people at Oxford can. Surely it defeats the purpose of posting them online if you have to be at Oxford to obtain them.

I did some before the interview - but I had personally to ask (Teebs ?) to send me them.

Although I guess others might want to do them in holiday time.

I've decided to go for Lincoln.
I think the general consensus is that if you're couldn't handle the degree you wouldn't get accepted, but I think many people think that they're not good enough when they really are. If that makes sense.