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4/5/2011

I applied to university a day before the deadline, and I submitted my choices a day before the deadline. Like a boss. But what did I decide from my many offers?

Short answer:
Firm: Warwick
Insurance: Manchester

Long answer:
Firm: Warwick F303 (Physics)
Grades: AAA including maths and physics.
Change course to FG31 (Mathematics and Physics) when I arrive.
Grades: A*AA including maths and physics, with the A* in maths.
Insurance: Manchester F305 (Physics)
Grades: A*AA including maths and physics.

Basically, a while ago I was strongly considering changing from Physics to Mathematics and Physics if I went to Warwick, because I hate labs (which barely exist in the latter course) and I don’t mind maths (even if my prerequisites and ethnicity are substandard for Warwick’s maths). There’s also the fact that I suck at and hate physics, but you weren’t supposed to know that.

Having two offers probably helped as I suck at making choices. I chose Warwick as a university over Manchester mainly because of its setting (my eighteen years as a Londoner made me resent cities), and as a course from Warwick’s elimination of labs when changing to MathsPhys. I sent an e-mail a few days ago to change course, but it’s too late now for it to go through on Track (however, I’ll be fine when I arrive as long as I get the higher grades). The plus side of that is that I have two insurances, and won’t go into clearing with AAA. The downside is that it’s pretty much impossible for me to end up in Manchester.

That said, from my small experience I did really like Manchester’s department; it also helps that Manchester isn’t Durham. Just sayin’.

18 Comments

Jaspar

4/5/2011 05:02:18 am

That's a... Oh

Confused

4/5/2011 05:42:29 am

if you suck at and hat physics, why do it at uni

TomRed link

4/5/2011 05:43:55 am

That’s not the point.

Stillconfused

4/5/2011 05:55:13 am

i hate physics and i suck at it, i think doing at uni would make me suicidal. Some parts are interesting but 99.9 recurring are not. so i'm still confused

p.s. your site is a pure lifesaver btw

TomRed link

4/5/2011 06:00:32 am

A-level physics is a joke; I’m sure university physics has little resemblance to it. I can probably handle the maths and a reasonable proportion of physics is really interesting. There’s a chance I’ll start hating myself but I’ll have to take that chance.

And thank you.

LittleLessConfusses

4/5/2011 06:09:19 am

i only did it at A-Level coz GCSE was piss easy. I hated it from Day one but since i i already do bio,chem, maths (further maths i did for like a month), i thought me taking english would be a bit random. haaaaaaaaate a level.crossing my fingers for you that uni physics is nowhere near as shitty.

how

5/5/2011 09:35:58 am

how dyu merk all ur tests tom?

TomRed link

6/5/2011 04:13:27 am

Through hard work and perseverance.

Only joking; I cheat.

Sagar 'Demise' Patel

7/5/2011 05:48:38 am

I love you Thomas...

sik guy

7/5/2011 05:52:22 am

how u cheat?

TomRed link

7/5/2011 06:36:24 am

Real reason: past papers. Tonnes of them. You spot patterns and get acquainted with the mark scheme.

Obviously, you still have to know your stuff.

curious

18/5/2011 11:48:08 pm

wondering why your insurance offer is higher than your firm. seems illogical.

TomRed link

19/5/2011 12:00:19 am

The change from Physics (AAA) to Mathematics and Physics (A*AA) was meant to go through on Track before the deadline, but didn’t. If it did, I’d have the same grades for my firm and insurance, but if my A* was not in maths Manchester would accept me and Warwick wouldn’t.

I only have it there now because I think it’s even more illogical to decline it. There’s the tiniest of chances that Manchester’ll accept me with A*AB/AAB and Warwick won’t.

Whattup

18/6/2011 03:50:11 am

Thanks for the past papers dude! I put Warwick as my firm too, but for Biomed! :)

TomRed link

18/6/2011 04:10:39 am

Ooh, what are the grades?

I wonder how many at Warwick will already know me as ‘the guy with the papers’.

Whattup

18/6/2011 04:30:36 am

ABB
So it's pretty low which I'm happy about

TomRed link

18/6/2011 04:56:40 am

Good luck. :)

Whattup

18/6/2011 08:10:55 pm

Good Luck to you too!

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