Final Grades/GPA thread/School/University Discussion

oh, and the point was to take a 6 year course, having a year with a foundation degree, which is perfectly viable; couldnt find one that was open in london though. but nvm.
also I think my ABC that I did entirely on my own should be worth just as much as my privately educated friends AAA
 
sbc said:
Only Chem and Biology are required for medicine (maybe Maths for some unis but I don't think so) and you are expected to get 3As at A2. You need relevant work experience including some patient interaction and good GCSEs (As and above in general). You also are interviewed at all unis for medicine, which is like the only thing outside of Oxbridge courses and things like Chemical engineering that you are interviewed for. And you NEED to do well in your BMAT/UKCAT (iirc BMAT for Oxbridge and UCL) which are designed to test aptitude in science (just GCSE knowledge), mental maths and reasoning/logical problem solving.
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I know Imperial College at least doesn't require Biology, which pretty much blew my mind. Chemistry+Maths+one other science is what they ask for.
 
Roshi said:
CTangent do you live in Georgia?
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I do. I noticed in another thread that you said you lived close Atlanta, so we probably live very close to one another :).

I live in area north of Georgia, around Marietta, Roswell, Alpharetta, and Milton (all of my daily activities surround GA 400).
 
also loling at the fact I just spent half an hour of my life doing a pretend UKCAT test for the program to close without giving me any results. helpful.
 
cookie said:
I know Imperial College at least doesn't require Biology, which pretty much blew my mind. Chemistry+Maths+one other science is what they ask for.
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Most medical courses don't require Biology; they teach it to you in the degree anyway, and usually much better than you were taught in high school.

Here at a couple of universities, for instance, they request particular scores in Maths, Chemistry, and Physics, and not Biology. Biology is a pretty soft science in high school level anyway.
 
akuchi said:
also loling at the fact I just spent half an hour of my life doing a pretend UKCAT test for the program to close without giving me any results. helpful.
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They don't want to give away that it's actually the legitimate test that you'll take eventually. ;D
 
Two A's and an F because I'm just that good. Considering what's happened to me this semester I'd say that's pretty awesome.

Also, 35 / 35 / 36 / 36 ACT 35 composite a year and a half ago, if anyone wants to wave dicks with that.
 
Didn't complete this unit yet due to illness, but I'm switching anyway so it'll just be non-major course credit. Reading this thread makes me grateful; I got into a decent (for Australia) university in a unique but very easy way. I don't plan to stay at this uni though or even in this field, but it's sure helpful for transfers.
 
jumpluff said:
Didn't complete this unit yet due to illness, but I'm switching anyway so it'll just be non-major course credit. Reading this thread makes me grateful; I got into a decent (for Australia) university in a unique but very easy way. I don't plan to stay at this uni though or even in this field, but it's sure helpful for transfers.
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Whereabouts, and doing what?
 
the Year 11's had some mock exams at school last month. my results;
Music - C
Science Triple Award - A* (scraped it)
History - B (scraped that too)
French - A*
English - A
it's looking good so far.

also, I just got offered a scholarship for Bancroft's School. It's one of THE most prestigious private schools in England, and in fact, according to The Times, it got the 37th best A-Level results from every 6th Form in England. 170 applicants, 40 were asked back for an interview, and then 5, myself included were given a scholarship.
I'm very proud.
 
Chemistry I - 93 - A
Inorganic/Physical Chemistry - 86 - A
Data Analysis - 75 - A
Organic Chemistry I - 77 - A

I study Part Time, going to Uni twice a week on day release from my place of work to try and gain a Chemistry degree. It's normally a 3 year degree, but I'm looking at more like 4-6 since I'm part time :( Next semester I've got Organic II and Practical Chemistry II, so far I'm on track :)

My uni has been in the news recently for claiming 7000 more students than they have, and then using the extra funds to build more university infrastructure. Now they've been caught, they can't afford to pay it back and our campus may get shut down :<
 
ZystraL said:
the Year 11's had some mock exams at school last month. my results;
Music - C
Science Triple Award - A* (scraped it)
History - B (scraped that too)
French - A*
English - A
it's looking good so far.

also, I just got offered a scholarship for Bancroft's School. It's one of THE most prestigious private schools in England, and in fact, according to The Times, it got the 37th best A-Level results from every 6th Form in England. 170 applicants, 40 were asked back for an interview, and then 5, myself included were given a scholarship.
I'm very proud.
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Good work, that man!
 
Just got my nomination for the Naval Academy from Sen. John Ensign.

More waiting now.

edit: Just got my third and final nom from the only panel I was sure I wouldn't get one from: that of Harry Reid's. This one is for the USAFA. That makes three for three - two for the AFA and one for USNA. I'm psyched. Just more waiting now, though.
 
CTangent said:
Awesome! I just got accepted into Georgia Tech, and I'm planning to go there, and I've heard that the difficulty level is ludicrous. I got mailed a transcript since I took Morley's Calculus II class at my high school, and it said that the Dean's List is a 3.00.

I can't wait to go, even though the people at onlyattech.net are flaming me for saying that.
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Ah, I see another Georgia Tech person! The school is my first choice, and I've been accepted already. But for someone living out of state, it is expensive! Luckily, I'm a semi-finalist for the President's Scholarship. Oh boy, do I need that scholarship (and have it big as well!)

Anyway, I'm finishing me Common App as we speak. Quite frankly, I'd just prefer to go to UF than any Common App school, but w/e. I'll still apply
 
Eraddd said:
Friend goes to W&M, the smartest guy in our school last year went to Princeton.

Is W&M a good school?
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W&M is awesome academic-wise.
It's actually a school that is academically comparable to very highly ranked schools such as Duke, Dartmouth, and some of the lesser ivy-league schools.
However, don't expect a school where everything is close by with a good city...williamsburg sucks (it is one of the worst places i have ever been to where the people are INCREDIBLY conservative and hate the students with GREAT PASSION).

More generally, it is like 32nd place overall in the nation and 6th as the public school but like 19th in washington post (usnews standards where they care about the living standards and what not also) and always is between 25th and 32nd-ish. It is a liberal arts school but it is also a public school (it is the smallest public school in the US).

oh and sports sucks here it sucks so bad...it is...horrible to a point where i feel like i'm watching a highschool game whenever i go see the games (for all sports).

If you want to study in a school that will train you academically in a very hardcore fashion (grade inflation LOL what's that? I haven't gotten an A since highschool and I'm a junior in college atm) but with good results in the end and not care too much about other things (sports, living standards) come here!
 
Ah, the only people I knew who went there have since graduated; I think one girl from my High School is still doing the last part of her honours in agricultural science there, possibly, but other than that I don't know anyone there.
 
Does anyone know how to help someone not procrastinate ie techniques etc? I have 2 weeks till my 1st exam and heven't really revised much lol.
 
JACKY LEGS said:
Does anyone know how to help someone not procrastinate ie techniques etc? I have 2 weeks till my 1st exam and heven't really revised much lol.
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We get two weeks to revise for our exams, of which we typically have 4 or 5.

Procrastination is difficult to tech against, but the easiest way is just to remove the temptation by removing distractions so you can really buckle down (although I frequently have MSN logged in and my phone available, I'm just not usually actively chatting). I'd also remove any clocks you have visible, otherwise there's a temptation to keep checking them.

As I said somewhere before, I recommend the following practice for studying:

Take the notes from your course, plus anything extra you think is interesting to know from assignments and suchlike, and summarise it to 8-12 A4 pages or so. Then, take your summaries, and try and condense them to a single A4 page, as though you would be allowed to take that page into the exam. The final A4 summary is best done a couple of days before the relevant exam.

When doing the primary summary, I usually start at 9-10am, work until about 1pm, have a lunch break, do something nonstudy for a while, and then work from 2pm to 4-5pm. That generally nets you about 6-8 hours a day which is sufficient for 4 or 5 semester-long university courses.
 
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