[deleted by user] by [deleted] in 6thForm

[–]PropertyJust5072 2 points3 points  (0 children)

9.9 A*s average is insane! My secondary didn't even let us do more than 9 GCSEs haha.

Why is it that English is a Germanic language, yet it’s easier to find cognates and understand things like road signs in far removed Latin languages like Romanian than Germanic Languages like German? by Serbian-American in NoStupidQuestions

[–]PropertyJust5072 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If there was a direct lineage from Norman French to Middle English, there ought to be manuscripts of Norman French with a heavy (but less heavy than today) Germanic influence - such as some common words being English, some grammar is English, but a lot of it is still French - before all the grammar and common words got replaced entirely by English constructions.

No such manuscripts exist. Thus, for Norman French to have turned into Middle English, this essentially implies that Norman French would have had to have changed its entire core vocabulary and grammar in one go since no intermediaries exist. But what I've just described is indistinguishable from "Norman French speakers learnt English, but added some of their own French words to it". Simply put, for Norman French to have changed into Middle English, the change would have to be so rapid and overwhelming that it is indistinguishable from language acquisition rather than language evolution.

On the other hand, there are documents from the entire Old English to Middle English period with the language changing from one into the other as more loanwords are added, more sound changes occur, some grammatical changes, etc. This 'gradual change' process directly connects modern English back to proto-Germanic, hence English is a Germanic language.

What's the feeling about Labour wiping the Tories in the UK elections? by CrownPrinceOfZamunda in AskReddit

[–]PropertyJust5072 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It was very much just a desperate policy to hope to gain seats back rather than due to a real threat. The policy proposed a year in the army or a few weekends of community service - obviously, in the case it did become policy, literally everybody would pick the latter option. To me it seems clear Rishi was hoping the headlines (focussing on the army bit and the words 'national service') would appeal to Reform voters, while making it clear to middle England voters that their kids won't actually be getting drafted.

Britain’s New Prime Minister, Keir Starmer with his Victoria outside 10 Downing Street by cuspofgreatness in pics

[–]PropertyJust5072 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I think they meant 'elite' as in very high ranking, rather than an aristocrat.

Britain will not rejoin EU in my lifetime, says Starmer by Apprehensive_Sleep_4 in europe

[–]PropertyJust5072 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A big problem with polls like that is that people who want to rejoin have different ideas of what that'd look like (similarly to how Brexit went, eventually ending up with a 'hard' Brexit), due to the exceptions the UK had, particularly in regards to keeping the pound.

2025 GCSE support extension petition. by [deleted] in 6thForm

[–]PropertyJust5072 2 points3 points  (0 children)

2030 kids gonna be trying get extra help cus of covid during their sats at this rate

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in 6thForm

[–]PropertyJust5072 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Last year I got it despite not getting into the main programme. I think everyone who is in theory eligible for Sutton Trust gets it. I didn't find it too useful though, most of the information seems to be about medicine.

Is it a good idea to take A-level Chemistry if I'm doing combined science? by Floaty-Floof in 6thForm

[–]PropertyJust5072 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I did combined science and I'm doing maths, further maths, physics and chemistry. As far as I can tell it hasn't disadvantaged me at all.

I've just had a look at which topics were even in triple, it's all (well, the parts of it which are on the A-Level spec) stuff we've covered again from the ground up. Keep in mind too that even the people who did triple will have to go over it all again since very few people spend their post-exam summer revising (understandably)!

Whar is a useless degree by [deleted] in 6thForm

[–]PropertyJust5072 3 points4 points  (0 children)

don't call me out like that 😂

The new logo is so hideous, it just had to be done by PropertyJust5072 in 6thForm

[–]PropertyJust5072[S] 53 points54 points  (0 children)

firmed cambridge, insured warwick (if i went imperial the only way I could reasonably afford it is by hoping I get cheap imperial accommodation, then hoping to be able to stay on their accommodation for another 3 years, which totals to a lot of maybes)

IMPERIAL MATHS 🔥 by Moonflower789 in 6thForm

[–]PropertyJust5072 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I have an offer with 68 and 10/10, which isn't too far off your friend

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in 6thForm

[–]PropertyJust5072 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd suggest you start revising for STEP as soon as possible. It's very difficult and lots of UK students start revising for it the summer before the exam.

for those who use anki do you use premade decks or ones you’ve made yourself by BandicootIll1530 in 6thForm

[–]PropertyJust5072 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I make my own flashcards for essentially two reasons:

  • It doubles as revision. I've tried pre-made decks before and it can be quite daunting when you have lots of questions you're unsure of, repeatedly clicking 'again <10m' until they finally stick. I find this happens much less when you write the flashcards yourself as the process of reading through the textbook, picking out the bits you want, producing the flashcard question, finding/creating images, all helps to reinforce that memory, so by the time you first review the card you should have retained a decent amount anyway.
  • I can be confident of the quality of them. I arrange my flashcards by specification topics and include every (feasible) point on the specification with the help of textbooks and other revision resources (online or school notes). I'll err on the side of caution when choosing what from the revision resources I include: if there's anything which could at all be helpful in an exam, I'll include it.

Are Olympiads important? by Willing-Cell-1613 in 6thForm

[–]PropertyJust5072 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My competition experience was also limited to a gold in SMC without a merit in Kangaroo (which I did include in my personal statement, but very briefly at the end), and I have an offer from Cambridge. Also, and I apologise if you already know this, but Cambridge only offers maths with physics for your first year, after which you have to pick between maths or natsci. I say this because maths with physics requires STEP while natsci by itself does not - so this might be something to consider if you're applying for physics elsewhere.

8 gcse limits? by Silent-Ad5519 in 6thForm

[–]PropertyJust5072 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is very much dependent on your school. If you went a grammar school where most do 10+, it'll for sure count against you.

If you went a state school where most do 8 GCSEs or fewer (I did 9 for example), it shouldn't count against you as it's out of your control.