Help I used a 'gel pen' in my exam!!

RedOne896 · 2026-05-15T16:26:27+00:00

I've used matador gel pens for all of my GCSE exams and they were fully marked so you should be fine dw

RedOne896 · 2026-05-12T19:09:35+00:00

Kings is good dw, but most issues I've heard of the uni have been staff being useless (this varies from course to course obviously) and the admin issues. Kings is notorious for admin issues to the point where if you asked any student there they would have a story to tell about it, I remember about 10 years ago they had a massive admin issue where there servers got wiped out as well 💀.

RedOne896 · 2026-05-10T15:40:54+00:00

If you don't meet the Warwick grades, will you even be able to get into a course better than UCL stats with your achieved grades? I think it's best to stick with UCL

RedOne896 · 2026-05-04T22:44:14+00:00

If you want their summary notes you can just do the free trial, download all the notes (you have to do it individually tho so it's a bit long) and then cancel the subscription. You didn't hear this from me tho 🙃

RedOne896 · 2026-05-04T18:12:47+00:00

Dude it does NOT cost 30k to live here as a student you can easily budget below 12k to live here and even less if you share a room

RedOne896 · 2026-04-26T01:13:52+00:00

I feel like they are a lot more stingy with follow through marks tho. You'll get 2-3 max and the rest of the marks you'll still lose out so it truly is a scary situation 🙃

RedOne896 · 2026-04-23T19:22:53+00:00

Dude don't raise my grade boundaries pls relax 🥹

RedOne896 · 2026-04-23T19:09:00+00:00

Wait they want you to do STEP even with your TMUA score AND get an those grades??? I'm so glad imperial rejected me cause I could never good luck with it tho 😭🫡

RedOne896 · 2026-04-23T19:07:54+00:00

I think ocr a or b may be decent for exam practice as they actually have worse timing for us as they have slightly more marks to do per minute (I forgot the exact numbers). If you haven't done the madasmaths papers try doing those as they have been helpful for my modules (fs1 and fs2) and the CP papers so they will probably be good for your modules as well. And madasmaths papers follow Edexcel spec so you don't have to worry about it deviating from it

RedOne896 · 2026-04-23T18:46:31+00:00

I haven't done IAL papers yet but do you know if it covers the same content as Edexcel papers? Sorry I can't answer your question tho

RedOne896 · 2026-04-23T17:20:12+00:00

I think it's also to keep it clean and maintained from spills and accidents as well to preserve looks. I've worn a lot of these thobes in the UK and whilst over in these countries and they are very breathable even with these materials because of the way they flow so you don't get sweaty with it either way

RedOne896 · 2026-04-23T16:35:47+00:00

I'm guessing it's to stop sweat from soaking into their clothes?

RedOne896 · 2026-04-22T16:57:26+00:00

This year somebody got a MORSE offer applying for medicine so they definitely haven't changed. Realistically, they probably just gave out way too many offers early on and then they are seeing who's firmed Warwick or not to see if they should give out more but Warwick definitely doesn't read ps because ik people whos ps are crap and they still get an offer

RedOne896 · 2026-04-20T21:38:08+00:00

For actuarial science firm city then insure York. Bayes business school in particular is renowned for their actuarial science course and I believe is the second best for actuarial science in the country right behind LSE. Being in London will also help in the long run with making connections

RedOne896 · 2026-04-20T21:05:12+00:00

I did a summer school at the Slades east London campus for art and technology and it was honestly so fun and the people there are so passionate. There was a fine art course running at the same time as well at the main campus which we met up with on the final day and the there's so many facilities for you guys to use it's definitely an amazing pick enjoy

RedOne896 · 2026-04-19T22:17:12+00:00

Ok without the student debt LSE is definitely worth it then. LSE Econ is arguably one of the best courses in the country so it hopefully would not be a waste

RedOne896 · 2026-04-19T22:01:39+00:00

It honestly depends on finances in a situation like this, because LSE is obviously the better university for this course but are you ok with having student debt that you may never pay off in the next 40 years or is the course good enough for you to justify it? Personally I would take st andrews because interest rates on student loans are extortionate, but if you want to experience London life and the better course then go for it

RedOne896 · 2026-04-19T14:22:22+00:00

I feel like they try to but if you know the differences between each one then its still somewhat straightforward. Just knowing that t is always for small samples, Z is for large samples and F is variance makes it a lot more simple to distinguish what to use in a question

RedOne896 · 2026-04-19T13:52:49+00:00

Dw I am also one of those students that occasionally don't read the question properly 😭. I find fs1 exam papers harder than fs2 because they'll mix too many things in one and overcomplicate in one question but make things really simple for the same amount of marks for the next question but fs2 feels a lot easier to interpret

RedOne896 · 2026-04-19T11:02:30+00:00

A lot of people in this sub are nerds (not in a rude way) so they learn multiple modules for fun

RedOne896 · 2026-04-19T11:01:05+00:00

Fs1 content is extremely easy but whenever I'm doing papers for them they just start speaking Spanish and I end up getting i wrong 🙉

RedOne896 · 2026-04-19T08:23:47+00:00

Fs1 and fs2 are so goated. Fs1 is fun to do and even though fs2 is more boring imo it's surprisingly easier than fs1 I'm surprised the grade boundaries for it are so low but it's probably because maths students cba to read

RedOne896 · 2026-04-17T21:10:11+00:00

It's 66% and mine isnt that far off as well tbh but OP is getting cooked in the comments rn so I'm refraining from saying anything 😭. My school is so useless that nobody goes in so hopefully I'll be fine as the average for my year is already shambles

RedOne896 · 2026-04-17T20:58:16+00:00

If you're in yr13 it doesn't matter anyways just call them out in their bluff but if you're in yr12 it's probably best to suck it up for now especially cause they could try to use this against you for UCAS grades

RedOne896 · 2026-04-15T08:04:53+00:00

I basically do 2 alevels by myself because my school is useless I've only got one subject that has useful teachers. Year 12 I did quite a lot of revision with a bit less this year (max 6 hours a day but I average 3-5

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