What grades do you expect to get in your Maths and Further Maths ALevels? I'd say that the option is wide for you right now, depending on how you perform at AS. Also there are many combined courses in Maths that you can do including Mathematics & ComputerScience, Mathematics and Physics, Financial Mathematics, Mathematics with French(or any other language), Mathematics & Economics and my personal favourite is Mathematical Biology which is offered by the University of Dundee. Went to their lecture talk on the open day :smile:

brilliant!!!

Top unis for Maths include:

Oxbridge
LSE
Imperial
Warwick
York
Loughborough
Edinburgh
Surrey
Newcastle
Exeter
And....Durham

Also other good unis that could account for useful back-up choices include: Sheffield, Kent, Heriot Watt, Dundee :biggrin:

, UEA, Liverpool, Reading etc.

Thanksss

Reply 23

curiousquest

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Original post by TheMagicMan

I mean a guy in my college at Cambridge...

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He could've got in through the back door.

I know people on graduate training schemes at top investment banks who attended ex-polys.

Reply 24

TheMagicMan

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Original post by JoeFo

Thanksss

It happens to be particularly difficult to get in the back door for cambridge maths because of STEP...

Reply 25

smileatyourself

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Original post by TheMagicMan

It happens to be particularly difficult to get in the back door for cambridge maths because of STEP...

Maybe back door to get an interview in the first place.

Under "normal" circumstances, why would that candidate with a C at GCSE be interviewed when others probably have A*, possibly even taken GCSE maths a year or more early and also got Additional Maths A as well?

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Reply 26

TheMagicMan

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Original post by smileatyourself

Maybe back door to get an interview in the first place.

Under "normal" circumstances, why would that candidate with a C at GCSE be interviewed when others probably have A*, possibly even taken GCSE maths a year or more early and also got Additional Maths A as well?

Strong as's? Some kind of other achievement? Maths admissions tend to be unusual in that they will interview and indeed give an offer to anyone who shows any signs of potential, as they have STEP to even out the numbers...

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Reply 27

smileatyourself

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Original post by TheMagicMan

Strong as's? Some kind of other achievement? Maths admissions tend to be unusual in that they will interview and indeed give an offer to anyone who shows any signs of potential, as they have STEP to even out the numbers...

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I assume you meant strong AS Levels?

I honestly doubt that is the case simply because everyone who applies for maths at COWI would have A grades and nothing else so I don't think they'd invite him / her based on academic grades.

It could be extra curricular activities, eg Olympic Gold Medal Rower, World Chess Champion, etc.

Reply 28

milienhaus

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Original post by smileatyourself

I assume you meant strong AS Levels?

I honestly doubt that is the case simply because everyone who applies for maths at COWI would have A grades and nothing else so I don't think they'd invite him / her based on academic grades.

It could be extra curricular activities, eg Olympic Gold Medal Rower, World Chess Champion, etc.

If he/she had above 90% AS grades in maths and further maths, he would be invited for interview without question. All A's would probably still do it. Cambridge isn't as crazy elite as you seem to think ...

Reply 29

TheMagicMan

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Original post by smileatyourself

I assume you meant strong AS Levels?

I honestly doubt that is the case simply because everyone who applies for maths at COWI would have A grades and nothing else so I don't think they'd invite him / her based on academic grades.

It could be extra curricular activities, eg Olympic Gold Medal Rower, World Chess Champion, etc.

I don't get where you're coming from...you don't need that fantastic grades to get an interview...ECs are irrelevant...

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Reply 30

alnewone

I thought it was well known through out the world cambridge is THE place of math and Science

Reply 31

alnewone

I thought it was well known through out the world cambridge and oxford is THE place of math and Science

Reply 32

Joinedup

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Think a lot of people are confused about The difference between high gcse's being correlated with oxbridge offers and high gcse's causing oxbridge offers tbh.

But in general, if you're doing gcse's, do your best and try get a good mark.

Reply 33

warmday

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Original post by alnewone

I thought it was well known through out the world cambridge and oxford is THE place of math and Science

Depends what you want.

Cambridge has the hardest offer for maths and therefore its course is probably the toughest, which is great for academia but possibly not if you intend to venture out in the real world.

This is particularly true for engineering where Imperial's grads have a higher employment rate, probably due to its strong links with industry.