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how important are reding books?

I am applying for maths and have not read any maths related books, will this disadvantage me if i get an interview?
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ajay_ganger
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its meant to be reading by the way
lol ready before the grammar nazis send you to the chamber
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flugestuge
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Viviane Reding

European Commissioner for information society and media

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maxfire
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Not important. :hitler:
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FrancesO
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Apparently more important than you'd realise. :P:
I don't think they'll mind as long as you haven't lied about reading loads on your PS.
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DJkG.1
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bigman_ben
lol ready before the grammar nazis send you to the chamber


Lol.

OP - you should read something, definitely anything you said you've read.
No, you don't need to have read any maths books. The interview will be mostly maths questions using A level material, but with harder applications. If you do well enough, you'll get an offer whether or not you've done any extra reading.
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around
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For maths I reckon you can just c&p the word bum 1000 times on your PS and you'd still get an interview/offer.

(note: do not actually try this)
Yeah, Cambridge is piss easy to get into; so long as you can get around BCC you're fine.

Who cares if you haven't done any reading around your subject, applying to the best uni on the planet. It's not like anyone else would have anyway, the competition's hardly stiff.

You'll be fine. The interviewers aren't looking for someone who's read about their subject and shows an active passion for it, surpassing their A level syllabus. They're not looking for that at all.
Bubbles*de*Milo
Yeah, Cambridge is piss easy to get into; so long as you can get around BCC you're fine.

Who cares if you haven't done any reading around your subject, applying to the best uni on the planet. It's not like anyone else would have anyway, the competition's hardly stiff.

You'll be fine. The interviewers aren't looking for someone who's read about their subject and shows an active passion for it, surpassing their A level syllabus. They're not looking for that at all.



Actually, you're not far off. When I had my interview, all they did was give me some puzzles to solve, and the offer was 3As and some STEP grades. They didn't care about me reading around the subject or anything like that.
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Bubbles*de*Milo
Yeah, Cambridge is piss easy to get into; so long as you can get around BCC you're fine.

Who cares if you haven't done any reading around your subject, applying to the best uni on the planet. It's not like anyone else would have anyway, the competition's hardly stiff.

You'll be fine. The interviewers aren't looking for someone who's read about their subject and shows an active passion for it, surpassing their A level syllabus. They're not looking for that at all.

this is completely wrong.

they just want people who can answer maths questions. simple.
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Bubbles*de*Milo
Yeah, Cambridge is piss easy to get into; so long as you can get around BCC you're fine.

Who cares if you haven't done any reading around your subject, applying to the best uni on the planet. It's not like anyone else would have anyway, the competition's hardly stiff.

You'll be fine. The interviewers aren't looking for someone who's read about their subject and shows an active passion for it, surpassing their A level syllabus. They're not looking for that at all.


You're not funny. Go away.
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ajay_ganger
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Bubbles*de*Milo
Yeah, Cambridge is piss easy to get into; so long as you can get around BCC you're fine.

Who cares if you haven't done any reading around your subject, applying to the best uni on the planet. It's not like anyone else would have anyway, the competition's hardly stiff.

You'll be fine. The interviewers aren't looking for someone who's read about their subject and shows an active passion for it, surpassing their A level syllabus. They're not looking for that at all.


do you know your a ****!
Reply 14
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ajay_ganger
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anyway thanks for the help from the rest of you
LOL, I got told... :getmecoat:
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Bubbles*de*Milo
LOL, I got told... :getmecoat:

Haha :rofl:
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refref
There is still the idea that, if you read around maths (as in useful books/textbook) then you will become better at maths, hence being able to solve harder problems. If all you do related to maths is just work through the A-level syllabus questions...then you will be disadvantaged to those who do maths in their free time.
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Seriously people...
flugestuge
Viviane Reding

European Commissioner for information society and media



It looks like she's about to attack someone in an anime. :zomg:

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