Oxford Chemistry Students and Applicants

Original post by BJack

My experience of interviews was that most people were. The very strongest and weakest weren't and of those reinterviewed a number got offers, both at their first choice college and elsewhere.

ok thanks.

So when your there, if you find out that you aren't being interviewed by another college then you know your one of the best or one of the worst? :tongue:

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cpchem

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Original post by fudgesundae

ok thanks.

So when your there, if you find out that you aren't being interviewed by another college then you know your one of the best or one of the worst? :tongue:

Maybe, but not necessarily... when I applied (back in '-05!) the eight of us that got sent home from Balliol chemistry interviews after just one interview were the eight that turned up the next October. However, in more recent years, the process hasn't run quite like that...

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any tips for the interviews guys?

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Original post by Ari Ben Canaan

Any idea about Univ ?

Last year I only had two interviews. One for organic and one for inorganic/physical. I don't know if it will be the same format this year, though.

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Original post by fudgesundae

Does every applicant for Chemistry get interviewed at 2 different colleges?

Not at Univ. Most of the people in my year doing chemistry didn't have any interviews at other colleges.

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Ari Ben Canaan

Original post by Salliana23

Last year I only had two interviews. One for organic and one for inorganic/physical. I don't know if it will be the same format this year, though.

Oh. Okay. Thanks :smile:

Any idea if there will be WiFi available ?

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Powerhead

Original post by Salliana23

Not at Univ. Most of the people in my year doing chemistry didn't have any interviews at other colleges.

Year before, originally applied to Univ, got reallocated to Corpus, and got in, and at least one other dude got in from the re-interviewed cohort. Everyone of the Univ chemists (I think), originally applied there, as I think they were all the people who didn't get a second interview.

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Got an offer!!!!! Just wondering, the email I was sent says that I have been accepted for "...Chemistry, a 3 year course, ..."

Is this simply a typo, and should I wait until I receive the letter before contacting the college?

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Original post by fudgesundae

Got an offer!!!!! Just wondering, the email I was sent says that I have been accepted for "...Chemistry, a 3 year course, ..."

Is this simply a typo, and should I wait until I receive the letter before contacting the college?

Well done.

There isn't a three-year course; I guess it's a typo.

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Original post by BJack

Well done.

There isn't a three-year course; I guess it's a typo.

Thanks

And yeh thought so, must be using a template for all subjects or something and forgot to change course length.

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Original post by fudgesundae

Got an offer!!!!! Just wondering, the email I was sent says that I have been accepted for "...Chemistry, a 3 year course, ..."

Is this simply a typo, and should I wait until I receive the letter before contacting the college?

Well done

what college?

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Original post by Ari Ben Canaan

Oh. Okay. Thanks :smile:

Any idea if there will be WiFi available ?

Sorry I didn't reply to this, I didn't go on TSR again until you'd already had your interviews. Hope they went well and if you haven't heard from Univ yet, good luck :smile:

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Just wondering, how are tutorials done for chemistry? Do we have like one in each discipline a week, or just one tutorial a week. Or does it differ from college to college?

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I've just finished my first term at Univ :smile:

It differs from college to college - some colleges have one chemistry tutorial each week and others have two or three a week. At Univ, I have three chemistry tutorials every fortnight plus one maths tutorial each week. I don't know any New chemists but there is one on here who may be able to help

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Isabobble is in her second year at New; maybe it would be worth PMing her.

Isabobble

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therealwonderland

Hello! I just got an offer (YAY) for Chemistry - obviously - at Hertford. I was wondering if anyone knows what the tutors are like? Thanks (:

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danhirons

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Original post by Salliana23

I've just finished my first term at Univ :smile:

It differs from college to college - some colleges have one chemistry tutorial each week and others have two or three a week. At Univ, I have three chemistry tutorials every fortnight plus one maths tutorial each week. I don't know any New chemists but there is one on here who may be able to help

not sure whether to be jealous or not of those with only one tutorial a week

in first year i had 3 chem and 1 maths tutorial a week - obviously getting the most teaching for my money but it makes for pretty hectic and busy weeks getting all the work done...

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Original post by danhirons

not sure whether to be jealous or not of those with only one tutorial a week

in first year i had 3 chem and 1 maths tutorial a week - obviously getting the most teaching for my money but it makes for pretty hectic and busy weeks getting all the work done...

I've heard rumours of some colleges having even fewer last term! Still, at least it gives them a chance to get ahead in labs -- I'll be in there three days a week next term if I want to keep Trinity relatively free. :s-smilie:

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