Cambridge Economics Students and Applicants

Oh ok, so it seems better just to wait until Year 13 to get the Maths A* then.

Also, I see that you're doing Additional Further Maths. So I was wondering whether you could tell me of the benefits of doing all of the stats modules 1-4? I think that my college could cater for me to do all the stats modules, and if so, I'll probably do:

Maths:
C1-4, S1, M1

Further Maths:
FP1-2, D1. S2-S4

Bearing in mind that Statistics is my favourite branch of maths. Do you think it would be beneficial - rather than doing M2 and M3, especially as Cambridge recommend "as many stats modules as possible".

I am not at Cambridge so I can't say how helpful it is (Just an offer holder) . However, S1-S4 really aren't hard (I personally finished them all within 6 weeks total.) M2/M3 obviously have no application whatsoever to economics so stats would be a lot more useful. It won't give your application an advantage as others may not have had the opportunity to stats but I get the impression it'll help once you're there.

Sorry if I'm asking the same kind of question again, but to what extent is it beneficial? Like - will it be considered "stand out" when compared to the normal applicant who just does up to Stats 2?

It'll be useful in that if you get in you'll have covered a bit more of the content for the first-year maths paper (Part I Paper 3: Quantitative Methods). I doubt it will actually help you that much in terms of getting an offer though - obviously it can only be beneficial but I wouldn't say it would be considered "stand out", no. But yes - if you like them you might as well do them all.

Hi. Thinking of applying for Economics at Cambridge this year. I think I did fairly well in my C1, C2 (Maths A-level), FP1 and S1 modules (taken as part of FM A-level) i.e: at least 95 UMS. Do you think my application will be hindered if my UMS for my M1 (as part of Maths) and D1 (as part of FM) modules are lower, even though they are less relevant for economics? Thanks.

As long as your overall average for all Maths modules is above 90, it should be fine.

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Okay thanks. Do you think Cambridge would be concerned if my three best AS subjects were FM, Economics and History (instead of FM, Maths and one of the other two), or are they more focused with the actual UMS average, regardless of which three subjects they are taken from?

Ok, so. I'm debating whether to apply to Oxford or Cambridge. Thing is Cambridge cares about your marks but oxford doesn't so even if I got full ums marks(A*), someone else who just about got the same grade as me ie literally on the grade boundary of an A* could get that place and not to mention that there is only a 30% chance for an interview. Whereas in Cambridge its more mathsy which I don't really mind but getting those UMS marks might be hard but if I impress well in the interviews which I have/ anyone has chance of 80% of being interviewed. What is really off-putting in the Cambridge economics course is that you have to do a paper on British history and politics rather than something else more flexible( I don't know but something like management or something more mathsy like statistics etc.).Any help?

Okay thanks. Do you think Cambridge would be concerned if my three best AS subjects were FM, Economics and History (instead of FM, Maths and one of the other two), or are they more focused with the actual UMS average, regardless of which three subjects they are taken from?

Okay thanks. Do you think Cambridge would be concerned if my three best AS subjects were FM, Economics and History (instead of FM, Maths and one of the other two), or are they more focused with the actual UMS average, regardless of which three subjects they are taken from?

FM & Maths counts as one subject for your UMS average. All your maths modules are added together to produce one UMS %, so it will be maths, Economic, History which counts.

Maths tends to get tested at interview, especially stats/calculus but many admissions tutors (if not all) will be aware of the greater relevance of stats modules than mechanics ones.

Could I ask whether they would look at your History UMS if you were dropping it after AS (i.e. History was your fourth AS and you would only continue with Maths, Further Maths and Economics at A2). I feel confident enough to get a high UMS in Maths, Further Maths and Economics at AS, although I'm not sure about how high my UMS will be when I do History.

Could I ask whether they would look at your History UMS if you were dropping it after AS (i.e. History was your fourth AS and you would only continue with Maths, Further Maths and Economics at A2). I feel confident enough to get a high UMS in Maths, Further Maths and Economics at AS, although I'm not sure about how high my UMS will be when I do History.

Could I ask whether they would look at your History UMS if you were dropping it after AS (i.e. History was your fourth AS and you would only continue with Maths, Further Maths and Economics at A2). I feel confident enough to get a high UMS in Maths, Further Maths and Economics at AS, although I'm not sure about how high my UMS will be when I do History.

(I had the exact same subjects that you propose taking although I took all four to A2 which I would advise as with the other 3 you don't have a broad enough range of subjects) and 93 for A2).

Could I ask whether they would look at your History UMS if you were dropping it after AS (i.e. History was your fourth AS and you would only continue with Maths, Further Maths and Economics at A2). I feel confident enough to get a high UMS in Maths, Further Maths and Economics at AS, although I'm not sure about how high my UMS will be when I do History.