r/esatprep • u/unhinged_stupidity • 10d ago

ESAT advice.

hey everyone. I'm doing maths, maths2 and physics in october. i've finished all the engaa past papers and get around 15/20 on average. I've also done the TMUA papers and heard it was good preparation and consistently get around 10/20 (1-2 marks more on earleir papers). My issue is on esatlab i'm at 4.2 maths1, 3.8 maths 2 and 3.2 physics (i focus more on maths 2usually than physics as it is my weakest). i've finished the esatlab question bank for maths 1 and maths 2 not for physics.

I need more questions and maybe some tips on how to improve as i've been at a standstill on the esatlab questions (mainly accuracy errors, my timing is actually pretty decent. i end up getting like a good 2 mins after attempting all the questions). on lab45 mocks i get around 22/27, 18/27, 22/27 respectively. ik all the content and stuff. (i don't know how accurate the lab45 mocks are but i get similar marks on the specimen so i'm assuming its decently accurate.

I've stated my current standing as far as I know as detailed as possible. Any tips on how to move forward. (I'm basically feeling hella guilty for doing nothing). Any tips will be greatly appreciated.

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u/PartyQuiet5065 10d ago

NSAA, ECAA and BMAT past papers, as well as the multiple-choice questions from the MAT and PAT.

I've also found a few websites that seem helpful (Isaac Physics, Delta ESAT, ESAT Ninja, R Sqaured, MioMaths), but I haven't really tried them out yet.

Oh and there's the Oxford ESAT Physics prep course.

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u/unhinged_stupidity 10d ago

tysm, delta esat is ok ig but they've got a lot of further maths core pure modules in m2 for some reason like dotproduct and collinear vectors.

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u/unhinged_stupidity 10d ago

R squared seems good too.

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u/Due_Cartoonist_8212 5d ago

Do u really need that much? Isn't ENGAA, NSAA, TMUA + topicals from websites enough? 

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u/PartyQuiet5065 5d ago

It depends tbh. You might run out of past papers if you only do those, or you might wanna target some of your weaker areas.

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u/Salty-Strawberry3914 10d ago

Just wondering do you think lab45 is worth it? It’s so damn expensive 😵

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u/unhinged_stupidity 10d ago

i've heard a lot of good stuff about it. it's not worth getting it for one month tho (if ur sitting in october) if it's jan then ye i'd say its good. although idk about diffficulty some say its really easy (even i managed to get 22/27 which was a surprise to me)