FAQ: Ask A Current Student!

how are the male to female ratios for maths at QM and what would a normal day be like the in the life of a mathematics student

Generally speaking it's quite hard to judge as lectures only tend to have a 40-60% turn out. From what I can say over my few years is that it seems to be fairly well divided, if not ever so slightly skewed in favour of the males.

Your workload will vary, and as such your days will vary greatly. For the most part, you won't be so swamped with work that you won't be able to have time to relax, but at the same time you don't have the freedom to mess around and leave everything until the end.

My advice? At the end of any given day make sure that you've understood everything that has been lectured in that day. Make sure to do every single coursework sheet (these are not assesed for almost all of the modules) as I cannot stress how well these will prepare you for the final exam. Do this and you could probably get away with an hour a day outside of lecture/tutorial hours. This, naturally, will go up in the time leading up to reading week (when most maths midterms are held) and will increase considerably come Semester 3 (when all of your exams are).

Of course, this is all subject to how easy/difficult you find mathematics at university. Maths at university is quite different to maths at A-level, but is infinitely more rewarding. (Make sure you like proofs for first year!)

Also, please feel free to private message me at any point if you feel you need help with things at university, ideas on what to prepare for at university, life at QM etc or even just general life advice. My PMs are open at any time, and I hope you'll forgive me if I don't reply so much around exam time. If you do end up at QM next year, perhaps I might run into you insha'Allah.

definately inshallah, yh defo ill pm u in a month or 2 once exams are over lol going on a tsr break. and yh im aiming to get a* for maths and a for further so inshallah wanna get into qmul via adjustment cause my ucas form was messed. what yr are u btw and im not sure but u do maths right lol

Yes, a TSR break can be quite useful - I definitely had to take one during GCSEs and A-levels. Stay positive and work hard and insha'Allah you'll see the positive results.

I'm currently in my second year of Maths and Computer Science. I've done almos exclusively all mathematics modules thus far (bar the 2-3 compulsory Comp Sci ones) so yes, I guess you could say I do maths.

Just as a side note, perhaps contacting QMUL admissions just to explain your situation would be helpful, especially if there was an issue with your UCAS form. Is it that you applied to QMUL but for the wrong course (they are very happy to help you change this - I did it myself before starting) or is it that you didn't put them down as a choice? Either way, admissions is a good place to contact as they can run through your options and put your mind at ease.

What time are the earliest lectures/seminars etc usually at? Particularly for history? I realise this will vary year to year/course to course so a rough estimate is fine. Thanks!