Comp Sci Advice

Secondly, I haven't actually done any programming before - which I guess is very naive of me. I'm worried I won't be able to keep up, and therefore will do bad, or drop out. I guess I should mention that I'm particularly interested in the discrete maths side of things, so would want to focus on a "maths" heavy CS degree as opposed to tonnes of programming.

Do you think the unis would have much flexibility and let me change to comp sci and maths, or maths if I hated comp sci on it's own? I say this as I wouldn't have any intention of swapping degree unless I really did hate it, as I'm so grateful to have even got offers from them unis and wouldn't want to throw away a great opportunity.

Is there a reason you didn't apply for a joint degree originally?

I expect most universities would be happy to let you change if you asked now. I note also that Warwick has a "Discrete Maths" course that you might be interested in.

So I have four offers to study Computer Science this year.

Bristol: AAA
Warwick: AAA
Durham: AAB
Manchester: AAB

Firstly I'm not too sure on where to go as I think they're all great universities, which puts me in a tough decision when choosing to Firm and Insure.

Secondly, I haven't actually done any programming before - which I guess is very naive of me. I'm worried I won't be able to keep up, and therefore will do bad, or drop out. I guess I should mention that I'm particularly interested in the discrete maths side of things, so would want to focus on a "maths" heavy CS degree as opposed to tonnes of programming.

Do you think the unis would have much flexibility and let me change to comp sci and maths, or maths if I hated comp sci on it's own? I say this as I wouldn't have any intention of swapping degree unless I really did hate it, as I'm so grateful to have even got offers from them unis and wouldn't want to throw away a great opportunity.

In short, I'm not sure where to go, and whether or not I'll even like the course, as I frankly don't really know what I want to do with the rest of my life.

Any advice, information on the unis would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

Thanks for the response. I kind of rushed into applying to meet the Oxbridge deadline so never put a great deal of thought into the course. Only later on have I realised I probably should have applied for joint.

I also heard doing a joint degree is more work and harder?

I was interested in that course, but didn't think I'd meet the entry requirements - I only have an A in Maths, and am only doing AS Further Maths. Do you think it would be worth sending them an email to see what they say?