The 2012 STEP Results Discussion Thread

That kind of reminds me of one of the answers in this summer's AEA exam. It seemed so weird that I thought it was wrong. Something like $a^{n^{\frac{1}{n-1}}}$

churchill mathmos are there on the 25th, with lessons on the 26th 27th 28th

wonder why some colleges get people there earlier..

To get their brains going, so that they don't sink completely when lectures start.

Then why don't all colleges do it if thats the case

Then why don't all colleges do it if thats the case

churchill mathmos are there on the 25th, with lessons on the 26th 27th 28th

wonder why some colleges get people there earlier..

Some colleges believe that making people prepared for what's to come lays a good foundation for university study and the students will do better as a result.

Now I feel unloved!

Now I feel unloved!

Then why don't all colleges do it if thats the case

Because it's the decision of (and funded by) the individual colleges -- not all of them can afford a whole week's intensive tuition before the start of term!

This might lead you to ask: is it fair that a college's funding should allow their students to be at an advantage? To which I say... no, not really. And the Faculty Board is (meant to be) looking into it, though whether anything comes of it is yet to be seen.

As far as I know, Trinity does not do it although they're way richer than Churchill, for example.
So it's probably not only the funding, but the individual college's decision.

Well yes, that's what I was trying to say. [On a related note, as far as I know, you can expect to have weekly examples classes (as well as supervisions) at Trinity and a few other colleges, but not most.]

i aint been told anything about starting early.....tbh I want to start as late as posssible....making that big p

There are obviously a lot of Cambridge applicants on here so I was just wondering which universities you guys applied to in the first place, and what you put as firm/insurance. I'm applying in late September so I really need to decide where to apply before then.

Choices were Cambridge (firmed and going to), Durham (insurance), warwick (offer i declined), UCL (Offer I declined) and St Andrews (Offer I declined)