Informal meeting at Nottingham

I have to admit that for a second there the revision all got too much and I was starting to hate physics. But then  I started getting ready for what I thought was going to be an interview at Nottingham university and I started reading through old posts to try and remember things I had done. It was so much fun, I had completely forgotten some stuff and the reasons to like physics were exactly what I needed! I remembered physics isn't about memorising facts and learning how to write things in the exact right way and cramming every scrap of information from a specification into your head.

So I loved Physics again and now I doubly love Physics! Yesterday was my visit day at Nottingham which was exactly what I needed to shake off this 'ahh, uni is too scary, I want to get in bed and never leave' mood because now I'm super excited and just cannot wait.

It turns out that Nottingham had already decided to give me and offer and predetermined the conditions so the informal meeting with an academic actually was exactly that! It was so relaxed and really friendly and I felt totally comfortable. I realise that they were representing the university but everyone I spoke to yesterday was really friendly and I can completely imagine going there. Plus the fourth year projects sound amazing! The whole lecture, exam system breaks down and your just like a researcher, learning in a really hands on way which would be really hard but so fantastic. And they have loads of medical physics stuff which I discovered in my revision was actually really interesting. Definitely more interesting the second time round, I never really liked it in class!

I definitely got an information overload though! It was all really interesting but at one point it felt like the guides were having a competition over who could say the most interesting facts and it was exhausting! Plus there was a minimum of awkward situations throughout the day, I mean I only threw a pen at one person, had a search party for one button and only had one 'ask pardon 3 times and then just nod then realise what you agreed to and have to backtrack' situation - I'd count that as a success! A great day though but now I have had a change in heart over my first choice... Should probably wait to see Imperial and Warwick though.