Well done. |
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I just got an offer from Cambridge to read maths, woohoohohooo! |
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Wow, congratulations! |
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I had no idea you were British |
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The crème de la crème my friend. |
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Very nice, dude. |
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LD count: 75
(17 DEILDs, 54 DILDs, 4 WILDs)
Xei...you better cure cancer... |
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Things are not as they seem
I don't think a mathematician is going to cure cancer anytime soon |
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Lost count of how many lucid dreams I've had
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I want to do mathematical biology actually; although specifically it's neural networks I want to do research in. I might end up curing something like Alzheimer's, although it's a bit unlikely... although actually if neural computing is a success it could end up with the creation of all sorts of drugs though, who knows. |
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Good for you Xei! I went for an interview at Cambridge to read Natural Sciences at Trinity college, and although I got nearly full marks in the entrance test, I was pretty nervous in the interview, and of course you have to be absolutely top-notch in the interview to get in. They did ask some interesting questions though... they asked me to estimate the number of cells in the human body, which I think I did quite well with. Anway, good luck! And if you don't get in, remember that it's a lot of money, and a lot of pressure... there are lots of other brilliant universities in the UK (like St. Andrew's... which is of course the best ) |
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Wow... Trinity has a legendary reputation for the sciences of course, but no way did I have the guts to apply there. I'm pretty sure I'd've gotten rejected... incredible looking place though, I remember the shock of first walking through those gates, the bastards own about half of England too! |
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Last edited by Xei; 01-05-2009 at 02:19 AM.
Did you take the test yet? Good luck. |
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Yeah. It was kind of a shock when they asked me; I'd never thought about it before. I estimated the diametre of an animal cell by recognising it was definitely larger than the wavelength of light and smaller than half a millimetre (on average). I then figured out the volume of such a cell, and then I worked out the average volume of a human by assuming that a human's weight is approximate to the equivalent weight of water - a cubic metre of which weighs one tonne. I assumed an average human was 50kg (to keep the calculations simple) and converted that to a volume, then it was simple division to work out the number of cells. I can't remember what number I came up with, but I don't think it was too far off. |
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Good luck with getting in, espically Cambridge its like you still have only a 50/50 chance of getting in. |
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Xaqaria
The planet Earth exhibits all of these properties and therefore can be considered alive and its own single organism by the scientific definition.does the planet Earth reproduce, well no unless you count the moon.7. Reproduction: The ability to produce new organisms.
WOWIE, I'm impressed. I thought about applying there but never went through with it cuz it just didn't seem realistic to me. |
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wow, exelent xei. congrats. |
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The planet Earth exhibits all of these properties and therefore can be considered alive and its own single organism by the scientific definition.does the planet Earth reproduce, well no unless you count the moon.7. Reproduction: The ability to produce new organisms.
I GOT IN I GOT IN I GOT IN!!! |
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Wooo great job! |
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