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UnderGuide!
Posted Mar 14, 2008
Thought I'd better record my first UG entry going live on the FP: Imperator A33380994. I'm no literary genius, but I'm quite pleased with it, and I'm glad others thought it was at least half-decent. More UG offerings from me in the future? 
Not sure. I'd like to but I'd have to get round to it, and I have EG entries crying out to be written. Still, it's nice to do something different 
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Latest reply: Mar 14, 2008
BAM!
Posted Oct 9, 2007
That's the sound of me being hit by book prices. I bought one of the core course books yesterday for 40 quid, but I don't think I'll be doing that for all of them. There's one on calculus which is advertised new for £53 
. Then there's another two for another module, and I still have a couple of modules without a reading list! In fact, there are even more books listed, but only some of them are recommended as worth buying.
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Latest reply: Oct 9, 2007
Freshers' Week - so far so good
Posted Oct 1, 2007
I am drunk enough to make my balance slightly dodgy, which means I am lucid but silly. I think this is the perfect kind of drunk to achieve during Freshers', and since I am a lightweight I only require a few pints.
It is curious that I seemingly disregarded all the stuff about things all turning out well during Freshers'. On the way here yesterday I was insanely nervous, while now I feel completely at home. It's amazing what a bit of alcohol and nice people can do.
Apologies for any bad spelling or grammar.
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Latest reply: Oct 1, 2007
Results day rolls around again
Posted Aug 16, 2007
Well, I got my 3 'A's, which is more than enough to go and do the uni course I want. I am most pleased with myself, as you can imagine. Turns out I was right about the PH6 paper: I got a B in that (84/120). Still, the overall grade is the key thing.
I think I'll also note down my Maths marks out of 100 for all six papers I've done these two years, as they are rather interesting:
AS -level
C1: 96. C2: 95. M1: 98
A2-level
C3: 96. C4: 59 (
). S1: 98.
59/100 for the C4 paper is a 'D' grade. It's interesting because it shows than an able student (which I consider myself to be) can easily mess up a paper. In that exam, there was a tricky question at the start which threw me totally and I started to panic. Suddenly nothing was going right. That said, most of the others doing the paper said it was hard and got similarly low marks on it.
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Latest reply: Aug 16, 2007
The End!
Posted Jun 21, 2007
Today I sat my last A-level exam. Not wishing to blow my own trumpet, but exams are one of the few things that I'm really good at. But this year is the first time ever I have not been sure of a good outcome (that means an A-grade - not wishing to sound arrogant, but that's what I've been getting and my predicted grades are 3 'A's). Today's exam was PH6 - the Physics synoptic paper - and rather tricky. I feel I have prepared well but there seems to be a greater deal of uncertainty about how well I did this time. Still, there's nothing I can do now except enjoy the summer holidays until results day (16th August, I believe - the day after my birthday).
Oh, and I now I have 25 Edited Entries to my name. Written at a rate of just under one a month. Not very quick, but never mind .
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Latest reply: Jun 21, 2007
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