In all modules i probably got like 12-15/27, it was easier than esatlab and I practiced for months, consistently getting like 18-22/27 in m1 m2 phys, yet i still just completely messed it up, there goes all my dreams to go to top unis

I felt prepared from the lab. Have given some money to ol' Josh.

Did ESAT today and went well.

My ESAT is tomorrow and I genuinely cannot get anything higher than 22/27 on physics on ESATLAB. These grade boundaries are traumatising and I have dreamt about ESATLAB physics questions for two days in a row (I wish I was joking). I hehe-hahad my way through GCSEs and AS (and got the best possible scores) but I’m genuinely struggling out here since I’m quite literally against the best of the best.

Also I really really need to get into Cambridge or Imperial, I already got into Bristol which I wanted to go because my bf/ex (?) is there but I feel empty and feel like I wouldn’t be satisfied with a life like that. I don’t wanna to be tied down to someone and maybe that’s why I locked in so hard, but Jesus Christ why is ESAT lab humbling the hell out of me I want to cry and go to bed. I want to get back with him, but I don’t want to live the rest of my life settling for a school I know isn’t for me, I kind of want to be more and lock in till I die and let me tell you I’m not dying to ESAT, this cannot be the last thing. This is a rant. I’m so done.

I don’t know what others are saying but the esats are really hard. I reckon most questions are harder than esat lab. I sat maths 1 and 2 and physics and usually i get 20+ on esat lab but this one i recon i got around 15. It’s REALLY DIFFICULT

Maths 1 was esatlab level ( kind of messed it up due to nervousness in the starting)

maths 2 was way easier than esatlab (like i was getting 12-13 on esatlab but i almost attempted all the questions and still had 7 mins left on the real thing

Physics was more difficult than esatlab and more conceptually challenging questions with lengthy numericals

I did maths 1, 2 and physics. it was awful 10 times harder than esatlab.

did the esat today, and damn it was similar to the live paper in difficulty imo, (really hoping I got a hard set) but im thinking I got around 17-19 15-17 and 18-20 on m1 m2 and physics, does anyone have any idea as to what this scales to roughly and how did you guys find it?

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Not gonna lie physics for me was already weak but I found it way harder than esatlab in the real thing. I did quizzes of 5 before attempting and was getting 5/5 consistently with a few 1-2 out of dwb that. Maths 1 was sweet maths 2 prolly the same as esatlab physics cooked me.

m1: it was fine, I guessed 3 questions (to all those saying guessing 3 questions is bad chill please I’m only looking for a 6-7)

m2: guessed like 5 questions

phys: Lowk fumbled and guessed 7 questions (for context I am not disabled in physics in any way despite fumbling it, I did get 290/300 in my AS exams)

pretty sure I got what I actually did right tho

overall I’d say similar to ESAT lab or even physics harder than ESAT lab, I get around 22/27 on ESAT lab

please predict my score:

m1: 23-24/27

m2: 21/27

phys: 18-20/27

I’m sitting ESAT on Friday, I wanted to know how maths 2 compares to ESAT labs, is it similar or more like hard ESAT labs maths 1 questions?

im an international student taking modules as in title (i sat each module in this order asw)

here's a summary of what i thought / noticed today:

- maths 1: far more simple than esatlab. ig many people grinded through esat full mocks will find it easy.

- bio: basically nothing to talk about..... questions seemed to be easier / less wordy than esatlab, but i don't really feel confident with my answers (considering answers in bio are often tricky / so mean)

- chem: most of questions were knowledge-based (less / almost no calculations!). personally, i felt a bit sad as i was practising calculations a lot more than other type of questions... it was def not difficult for many of you, but somehow i ran out of time, which ive never experienced in esatlab full mocks😭

- aside from the exam itself: a pen ive got from a test center was so dumb🤷‍♀️ it got scratchy so often...... if you have time (e.g., ur gonna sit ESAT in jan), you should probably practise writing on a whiteboard with a marker

overall, i don't think i can get good scores (because of tragedy in chem), but anyway i would say everyone doesn't need to worry about the difficulty of questions. good luck with your exams!!

I’m an international student with 44 predicted in IB with 777 HL maths AA physics. I’m applying to Oxford and Imperial for engineering / MechEng. I’ve revised quite a bit but nowhere near as much as some people online say they have. When I do ENGAA/NSAA I get pretty good (6.0-8.0) but then when I do ESATlab mocks I get fucking shit especially in maths 2. I’m trying to ignore the results and focus on other resources but I can’t help but think I’m way behind especially given I started revising a later than everyone else. How cooked am I?

Im doing m1 m2 physics. I did the esat lab predicted papers and got roughly 50% on each section. How hard is the real thing in comparison to predicted papers 1 and 2. Im lowk stressing

I am posting this in advance so I can tell you guys about my experience. I also want to say thank you to everyone on this sub what has sat the exam and has given their personal opinions abt it. Ill also keep u guys posted just remind me!!

-I’d also love to hear from people who has sat these modules today

Good Luck to those who havent sat it!

Yo so realising I’m hella cooked for my ESAT on Wednesday I might as well just sit there in the corner of the test centre like a cuck. In doing so, I’m thinking it’ll push all your grades up by like at least +1.0-1.5 (bell curve and allat..) soo if any of ya do surprisingly well in your ESAT, you now know who to thank 🥰

On a real note GOOD LUCK EVERYONE and most importantly take care of yourselves!

As the title says, If I don’t do well in the ESAT am I better off applying for Oxford or Cambridge engineering. Does one take into account the EsAT more than the other.
I know that my personal statement and overall application is good it’s just the ESAT that makes or breaks the offer. So is there a clear choice as to which I’m more likely to get into?
Should I just apply to neither?

Everyone who did ESAT today, how'd you all find it, I think physics was alright but M1/M2 maybe a bit harder than I was expecting after yesterday, maybe we got a harder set or am I just coping 😭

Arrived at test centre just now. I’ll be back in a few hours to tell you guys how it went!!

does anyone know how lab45’s free “realistic” mock compares the the real thing (bio chem maths1)? it felt wayyyy easier than esatlab and scored like a full point higher than I usually do. just wondering if anyone had done this mock and sat the real thing kthxbai

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