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This serves mainly as a notepad for myself, an intelligent bookmarking list if you will, however, it does have a nice concise list of Universities and notes on them which others may find useful, therefore I figured the nice Wikipedian Administrators wouldn't mind me creating it in my user-space.
<!--- This serves mainly as a notepad for myself, an intelligent bookmarking list if you will, however, it does have a nice concise list of Universities and notes on them which others may find useful, therefore I figured the nice Wikipedian Administrators wouldn't mind me creating it in my user-space. --->
=== To-do list ===
==== Applying ====
===== Exams =====
* Mathematics Exams:
** '''C1''': {{fontcolor|#00ff00|100, January 2009}}
** '''C2''': {{fontcolor|#00ff00|100, June 2009}}
** '''C3''': {{fontcolor|#ffaa00|88, January 2010}}
** '''C4''': {{fontcolor|#ffaa00|89, June 2010}}
** '''M1''': {{fontcolor|#ff0000|74, January 2008}}
** '''M2''': {{fontcolor|#ff0000|71, January 2010}}
** '''M3''': ---, January 2011
** '''M4''': ---, June 2011
** '''S1''': {{fontcolor|#ffaa00|83, June 2008}}
** '''S2''': ---, January 2011
** '''D1''': {{fontcolor|#00ff00|95, June 2010}}
** '''D2''': ---, June 2010
** '''FP1''': ---, January 2011
** '''FP2''': {{fontcolor|#ffaa00|80, June 2010}}
** '''FP3''': ---, June 2011
* Physics Exams:
** '''PHYA1''': {{fontcolor|#00ff00|110, January 2010}}
** '''PHYA2''': {{fontcolor|#00ff00|110, January 2010}}
** '''PHYA3''': {{fontcolor|#ff0000|38, June 2010}}
** '''PHYA4''': ---, January 2011
** '''PHYA5''': ---, June 2011
** '''PHYA6''': ---, June 2011
* Chemistry Exams:
** '''CHEM1''': {{fontcolor|#ffaa00|85, January 2010}}
** '''CHEM2''': {{fontcolor|#ffaa00|119, June 2010}}
** '''CHEM3''': {{fontcolor|#ff0000|46, June 2010}}
** '''CHEM4''': ---, January 2011
** '''CHEM5''': ---, June 2011
** '''CHEM6''': ---, June 2011
* French Exams:
** '''FREN1''': {{fontcolor|#ffaa00|116, June 2010}}
** '''FREN2''': {{fontcolor|#aa0000|30, June 2010}} <small>(''to resit'': January 2011)</small>
** '''FREN3''': ---, June 2011
** '''FREN4''': ---, January 2011
* <s>English Exams:</s>
** '''ENGB1''': {{fontcolor|#ffaa00|103, June 2010}}
** '''ENGB2''': {{fontcolor|#ffaa00|60, June 2010}}
* <s>Take the [[SAT Subject Test]] in [[May]]</s>
** '''Physics''': {{fontcolor|#ffaa00|670}}
** '''Mathematics Level 1''': {{fontcolor|#00ff00|770}}
** '''Mathematics Level 2 ''': {{fontcolor|#00ff00|790}}
* Take the [[SAT Reasoning Test]]
** Booked the [[SAT Reasoning Test]] on [[9 October]] [[2010]] at [[Tyne Metropolitan College]].
* Take the [[Sixth Term Examination Paper]]


===== Other =====
* Complete the [[Nuffield Foundation]] Bursary
** Research [[Williamson Tunnels]]
** Research [[Pedology]]
** Meet with Dr Kola Liadi Mudashiru at [[Newcastle University]]
** Submit my report for the Gold CREST Award
** Submit my project into the National Big Bang Fair
** Send my report to the [http://www.hslc.org.uk/ Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire]
* Meet with Dr Robert Bracewell before [[November]]
* Learn to [[Swimming|Swim]]
* Obtain [[Money]]:
** Open a [[savings account]] with [[HSBC]]
** Get a [[Job]]

==== Once At MIT ====
* [[Social Security Number]]
=== University Shortlist ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
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! My Rank !! School Name !! Location !! Pros !! Cons
! My Rank !! School Name !! Location !! Issues !! [http://www.stat.tamu.edu/~jnewton/nrc_rankings/area33.html Physics NRC] !! [http://www.stat.tamu.edu/~jnewton/nrc_rankings/area31.html Mathematics NRC] !! Combined NRC !! [http://www.arwu.org/SubjectPhysics2009.jsp Physics ARWU] !! [http://www.arwu.org/SubjectMathematics2009.jsp Mathematics ARWU] !! Combined ARWU !! Percentage Accepted
|- bgcolor=#ccffcc
|-
| 1 || [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] || [[Cambridge, MA]], {{flagicon|USA}} || Absolutely wondrous institution. The very best for innovation in science and technology. They have my SAT subject results. || Not as good as Princeton with Mathematics.
| 8 || [[Columbia University]] || [[New York, NY]] || ---- || 4.25 || 4.23 || 8.48 || 65.9 || 56.5 || 122.4 || 10
|- bgcolor=#ccffcc
|-
| 3 || [[Harvard College]] || [[Cambridge, MA]] || First-year housing not guaranteed. || 4.91 || 4.90 || 9.81 || 100 || 94.4 || 194.4 || 7
| 2 || [[Princeton University]] || [[Princeton, NJ]], {{flagicon|USA}} || Utterly fantastic at Mathematics. || No [[double major]]s. They currently don't have a copy of my SAT subject results.
|- bgcolor=#ccffcc
|-
| 1 || [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] || [[Cambridge, MA]] || ---- || 4.87 || 4.92 || 9.79 || 98.3 || 73.0 || 171.3 || 11
| 3 || [[Harvard College]] || [[Cambridge, MA]], {{flagicon|USA}} || Arguably the best academic institution on the planet. They have my SAT subject results. || First-year housing not guaranteed.
|- bgcolor=#ccffcc
|-
| 2 || [[Princeton University]] || [[Princeton, NJ]] || No [[double major]]s. || 4.89 || 4.94 || 9.83 || 96.1 || 100 || 196.1 || 10
| 4 || [[University of Cambridge]] || [[Cambridge]], {{flagicon|GBR}} || The best in Britain. || It's in Britain.
|- bgcolor=#ffffcc
|-
| 7 || [[Yale University]] || [[New Haven, CT]] || ---- || 4.21 || 4.55 || 8.76 || 53.7 || 64.6 || 118.3 || 8
| 5 || [[The Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine]] || [[London]], {{flagicon|GBR}} || I love London. || London costs a bomb.
|- bgcolor=#ccffcc
|-
| 6 || [[University of California, Berkeley]] || [[Berkeley, CA]] || No international financial aid. || 4.87 || 4.94 || 9.81 || 93.1 || 94.5 || 187.6 || 22
| 6 || [[University of Durham]] || [[Durham]], {{flagicon|GBR}} || Brilliant at Maths. || Not so brilliant at Physics.
|- bgcolor=#ffffcc
|-
| 5 || [[University of Chicago]] || [[Chicago, IL]] || ---- || 4.69 || 4.69 || 9.38 || 77.6 || 70.9 || 148.5 || 27
| 7 || [[University of Warwick]] || [[Warwick]], {{flagicon|GBR}} || Brilliant at Maths. || Not so brilliant at Physics.
|- bgcolor=#ffffcc
|-
| 7 || [[Stanford University]] || [[Stanford, CA]] || ---- || 4.53 || 4.68 || 9.21 || 90.1 || 84.6 || 174.7 || 8
| 8 || [[Paris-Sud 11 University]] || [[Paris]], {{flagicon|FRA}} || Paris is beautiful. || My French isn't superb.
|- bgcolor=#ffcccc
|-
| 4 || [[University of Cambridge]] || [[Cambridge]], UK || ---- || --- || --- || --- || 82.9 || 79.6 || 162.5 || 21
| 9 || [[University of Oxford]] || [[Oxford]], {{flagicon|GBR}} || Bodleian Library. || Cannot apply to here and Cambridge.
|- bgcolor=#ffcccc
|-
| 9 || [[University of Warwick]] || [[Warwick]], UK || ---- || --- || --- || --- || --- || 51.8 || --- || --
| 10 || [[Stanford University]] || [[Stanford, CA]], {{flagicon|USA}} || They have my SAT subject results. || They're not as good as MIT, Harvard or Princeton.
|- bgcolor=#ffcccc
| 11 || [[University of Chicago]] || [[Chicago, IL]], {{flagicon|USA}} || They have my SAT subject results. || They're not as good as MIT, Harvard or Princeton.
|- bgcolor=#ffcccc
| 12 || [[Yale University]] || [[New Haven, CT]], {{flagicon|USA}} || ---- || It's in Connecticut.
|- bgcolor=#ffcccc
| 13 || [[Columbia University]] || [[New York, NY]], {{flagicon|USA}} || It's in New York City. || New York costs a bomb.
|- bgcolor=#ffcccc
| 14 || [[University of California, Berkeley]] || [[Berkeley, CA]], {{flagicon|USA}} || ---- || No international financial aid.
|}
|}

To do:
* [[SAT Reasoning Test]]
* [[Sixth Term Examination Paper]]

Latest revision as of 14:31, 4 October 2010

To-do list

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Applying

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Exams
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  • Mathematics Exams:
    • C1: 100, January 2009
    • C2: 100, June 2009
    • C3: 88, January 2010
    • C4: 89, June 2010
    • M1: 74, January 2008
    • M2: 71, January 2010
    • M3: ---, January 2011
    • M4: ---, June 2011
    • S1: 83, June 2008
    • S2: ---, January 2011
    • D1: 95, June 2010
    • D2: ---, June 2010
    • FP1: ---, January 2011
    • FP2: 80, June 2010
    • FP3: ---, June 2011
  • Physics Exams:
    • PHYA1: 110, January 2010
    • PHYA2: 110, January 2010
    • PHYA3: 38, June 2010
    • PHYA4: ---, January 2011
    • PHYA5: ---, June 2011
    • PHYA6: ---, June 2011
  • Chemistry Exams:
    • CHEM1: 85, January 2010
    • CHEM2: 119, June 2010
    • CHEM3: 46, June 2010
    • CHEM4: ---, January 2011
    • CHEM5: ---, June 2011
    • CHEM6: ---, June 2011
  • French Exams:
    • FREN1: 116, June 2010
    • FREN2: 30, June 2010 (to resit: January 2011)
    • FREN3: ---, June 2011
    • FREN4: ---, January 2011
  • English Exams:
    • ENGB1: 103, June 2010
    • ENGB2: 60, June 2010
  • Take the SAT Subject Test in May
    • Physics: 670
    • Mathematics Level 1: 770
    • Mathematics Level 2 : 790
  • Take the SAT Reasoning Test
  • Take the Sixth Term Examination Paper
Other
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Once At MIT

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University Shortlist

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My Rank School Name Location Pros Cons
1 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA, United States Absolutely wondrous institution. The very best for innovation in science and technology. They have my SAT subject results. Not as good as Princeton with Mathematics.
2 Princeton University Princeton, NJ, United States Utterly fantastic at Mathematics. No double majors. They currently don't have a copy of my SAT subject results.
3 Harvard College Cambridge, MA, United States Arguably the best academic institution on the planet. They have my SAT subject results. First-year housing not guaranteed.
4 University of Cambridge Cambridge, United Kingdom The best in Britain. It's in Britain.
5 The Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine London, United Kingdom I love London. London costs a bomb.
6 University of Durham Durham, United Kingdom Brilliant at Maths. Not so brilliant at Physics.
7 University of Warwick Warwick, United Kingdom Brilliant at Maths. Not so brilliant at Physics.
8 Paris-Sud 11 University Paris, France Paris is beautiful. My French isn't superb.
9 University of Oxford Oxford, United Kingdom Bodleian Library. Cannot apply to here and Cambridge.
10 Stanford University Stanford, CA, United States They have my SAT subject results. They're not as good as MIT, Harvard or Princeton.
11 University of Chicago Chicago, IL, United States They have my SAT subject results. They're not as good as MIT, Harvard or Princeton.
12 Yale University New Haven, CT, United States ---- It's in Connecticut.
13 Columbia University New York, NY, United States It's in New York City. New York costs a bomb.
14 University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, CA, United States ---- No international financial aid.
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