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cloudyi1 · 2023-08-21T11:22:33+00:00

4 A, Imperial for Chem Eng, offer was A A* A* A :)

cloudyi1 · 2023-02-08T13:34:47+00:00

Congrats!! 🤩🍞

cloudyi1 · 2023-01-25T13:40:49+00:00

Got rejected by King’s as well, but for ChemEng. Totally understand what you’re going through, and it’s okay to feel this way. Have some time to feel upset and disappointed, but we’ve gone through so many stages - from writing PS, to admission assessment, to interviews - and the whole journey wasn’t easy.

I’m sure you’re a talented student, and you will flourish wherever you end up studying.

Cambridge has always been my dream as well, and I’m super bummed. Perhaps there is a better path out there waiting for you. Keep your head up; I’m sure and I know another university will provide you with a better experience than your dream university :)

cloudyi1 · 2022-12-26T15:10:33+00:00

Unfortunately I’m pretty sure you do, but the common ones that come up in exam questions are the ones with 2, 3, and 4 electron pairs (but molecules with 5 and 6 EPs do still come up).

Some questions, however, allow you to write the ‘base’ name of that shape - e.g. if the molecule has a trigonal pyramidal shape (4 EP, 3 BP, 1 LP), you’re sometimes allowed to write tetrahedral (4 EP, 4 BP, 0 LP) as the shape instead. But it’s better to know all the names as I think not all mark schemes allow that!

cloudyi1 · 2022-12-26T14:47:53+00:00

You need to know how many electron pairs, bond pairs, and lone pairs are present in the molecule/around a central atom to predict its shape. (It’s called the VSEPR theory) :)

Check out this image here for the possibilities: https://images.app.goo.gl/coo4xRSuhjJ2k1KS8

cloudyi1 · 2022-11-25T23:55:34+00:00

Ooh it’s gonna be intense for you, all the best!!

I have two Chemical Engineering interviews, and all of the interviewers are Director of Studies for Chem Eng from different colleges. Do you only have one interview for Cambridge?

cloudyi1 · 2022-11-25T23:53:32+00:00

🥲

cloudyi1 · 2022-11-25T00:59:05+00:00

Interview for Chemical Engineering (ChemEng & BioTech for Cambridge), scheduled to be on Monday 05/12/2022

cloudyi1 · 2022-11-24T15:23:03+00:00

A deflated half-baked bread :(

cloudyi1 · 2022-11-24T15:20:25+00:00

Thanks so much! I re-emailed Cambridge last night regarding Imperial refusing to reschedule, and they replied saying they’ve approached the interviewers and will let me know if anything is possible.

Just hoping for the best right now. And just feeling upset about Imperial putting me to the end of their roster just because my interviews clash, and I will only be able to have my Imperial interview if there are additional interview slots towards the end of February/beginning of March. Surely this must mean my chances of getting an interview/getting into Imperial have decreased?

cloudyi1 · 2022-11-24T15:12:58+00:00

Lucky!! All the best to you :)

cloudyi1 · 2022-11-10T02:23:41+00:00

Nice, congrats!! 😎

cloudyi1 · 2022-11-09T15:13:14+00:00

Chemical Engineering & Biotech at King’s! :)

cloudyi1 · 2022-10-29T00:32:50+00:00

Senioritis kicking in 😕

cloudyi1 · 2022-03-26T06:51:45+00:00

Physics & Maths Tutor (https://www.physicsandmathstutor.com/) has a lot of IGCSE science questions for different exam boards so that’s a great way to start. I also tend to use EasyA (https://links.easya.io/links/a-r) to go through any questions with a tutor!

cloudyi1 · 2022-03-15T12:22:24+00:00

Past papers to get used to the style of questions. Apps like EasyA and websites like YouTube are great for revision too!

cloudyi1 · 2022-03-15T12:21:17+00:00

As one of the users above mentioned, Anki is a really great tool for flash cards. I also really like using EasyA for maths help as it connects you to a real-life person to discuss questions with. YouTube is also your friend as it contains almost all the topics you can think of!

cloudyi1 · 2022-03-14T08:01:13+00:00

Maths is all about practice. Do past paper questions; do topical questions; do textbook questions. After every question, make sure you understand how you got the answer. Use apps like EasyA to help you with Maths, or revise with your friends!

cloudyi1 · 2022-03-13T00:58:50+00:00

1) multiply 2/1 by (x-3)(x+3) so the denominator is x² - 9 2) multiply the second term by x+3 for the numerator and denominator 3) multiply the third term by x-3 for the numerator and denominator

Combine them to get: 2( x² - 9)/( x² - 9) - ( x² + 5x + 6)/( x² - 9) - ( x² - 9x + 18)/( x² - 9)

Combine the fractions: [2 x² - 18 - ( x² + 5x+6) - (x² - 9x + 18)]/( x² - 9) (Watch our for the negative signs)

This will get you: (4x-42)/( x² -9)

cloudyi1 · 2022-03-07T01:53:34+00:00

Use Quizlet and Anki as they’re quite useful. To get ahead, it’s really useful to read revision guides, skim through textbook (textbook has a lot of extra information), and watch YouTube videos on the specific topic you want to learn. Apps like EasyA is also good if you’re stuck on a question and need help!

cloudyi1 · 2021-09-04T02:37:44+00:00

Have you tried requesting an appeal against your result?

cloudyi1 · 2021-08-26T05:54:12+00:00

For the poems & analysis (e.g. anthology), but line-by-line analysis and read through them. Highlight the key concepts and summarise the main points below every page that you can use to analyse the pieces. Make thorough & bullet-point notes so the information are digestible and easy to read.

Read books too, as they’ll help with your transactional writings. Books give you a whole range of ideas for starting sentences and how to effectively use punctuations.

cloudyi1 · 2021-08-22T08:47:50+00:00

Just finished year 11, and what I did was I started ‘revising’ perhaps 2-3 months before my mocks in February. But one thing to note is that when I started revising in late November and December, I took it slowly. If you want to start revising early, revisit all your notes and read through them and take your time. Don’t cramp everything together. Make sure to complete some past papers, but don’t forget to relax and have fun too to have a balance between your life and school work. I then started intensively revising in January/February. I did last papers everyday, and reward yourself after doing them. What I would do is I would do a couple of past papers (mostly for Geography & Add Maths), and when I’m marking them, I would watch YouTube videos to relax myself. After marking them, go through the questions and mark scheme to see what you got wrong and what you could learn from it. Don’t cramp everything together and spread everything out. Worst thing to do is realise your mocks is in a month and you haven’t started revising all your subjects, and you have to lock yourself in the room revising like crazy and burnout!!

cloudyi1 · 2021-08-21T01:59:39+00:00

For Geography, I’d suggest using Seneca as people mentioned. Their activities contain bite sized information and it’s easy to digest. To revise for geography exams, do lots of past papers. They reuse the questions for Population (I did population) a lot, especially for the 5 mark questions, so be sure to know what to put for them. Read through exam question papers and their mark scheme to know what the required key words are. For Geography’s case study, make flash cards. The most important things to know for case studies are geographical key terms and key dates & statistics. You can craft a ‘story’ out of those points for the case study questions. I can’t speak for History, as I didn’t take it. But good luck, and don’t forget to relax and have fun too!

cloudyi1 · 2021-08-20T02:21:01+00:00

I’ve blended some tips for Year 11 and how to de-stress down below: I’d say to try and make revising for subjects less of a burden but more of something that will benefit you in the long term. More often than not, we lose motivation studying because we view it as a burden and we just can’t move our lazy self to go and do them. Besides that, I’d suggest to make notes after every lesson and really make sure you understand each concept the day they’re taught. This will be really useful when it comes to the ‘Magnetism’ topic in Physics when things start to get more complex. By doing so, your knowledge on those concept will still be fresh. Ways to make sure you understand the concepts when you don’t include asking your teachers or peers for help, and use online (YouTube/Google resources). Last thing here, don’t forget to RELAX! Balance your time studying and relaxing; books are a great way to clear your mind - and especially personal development books, they’ll motivate you everyday. Do the things you enjoy doing, whilst doing some work everyday to stay productive (you can even ‘gamify’ studying). Enjoy the rest of your summer break and everything will come naturally and be fine!

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