Would you recommend, at my ability, a Maths degree?

Maths at university is very different from A-level maths, which more closely resembles university physics in a number of aspects. Maths at university is all about proving things and dealing with the abstract side of numeracy - when this is applied (as it is for almost all parts of the A-level) you have physics.

To me, you don't seem to be all that interested in maths, but instead have just been told you should be (your C3 and C4 module results would seem to reflect this). This is the wrong reason to go into any subject at degree level, particularly one as demanding as maths - when you're going to spend 30-40 hours a week on a single subject (as a minimum), it helps if you find it interesting.

If you KNOW you have the ability, and you really love maths (listen to yourself, not anyone else) then you should think about doing it.

Again, assuming you have the ability, there is nothing you cannot achieve in an exam if you have the self-belief enough to want to do well at it.

Exams are all about practice and preparation - not to mention having the balls to know you`re going to "kill it"!

I found the best preparation for my exams at uni (I was never much good at exams at school, so this is just from a university point of view) was, I`ll admit, a little unorthodox:

I got into meditation - not in a big way, but I learned enough to concentrate my mind on what I wished to accomplish, and meditated on it.

Also, in my exams, I would take a packet of mints (specifically polos) with me, and after each question (during which I would breathe as relaxed as I could, I would pop a polo, and sit there with my arms folded for 1 munite to relax myself.

I never got below 84% in any exam! - from being crap at them before uni!

- brief advice, I know, but I hope it night help somewhat

Hi, thanks for your responses.

I can commit to a subject like maths, and I know I have the ability to study it.
Unfortunately I was suffering from depression this year for personal reasons, but I did not take any medication as the doctor thought I didn't need it. (Sorry I didn't mention this earlier).
I know core 1 is easy but if you're getting 100 per cent in the exam that surely shows ability?
I was considering studying something along the lines at maths at uni, like for example: Meteorology, but I'm not sure what the employment rate etc would be.

I will likely be taking a gap year to rest my head for a little and gain some work experience to motivate myself for the following year. I listen to meditation now as it really does benefit oneself.

I understand your situation - I had to leave university for a year because both a very close uncle, and then my Dad died within the space of a few months - however hard I concentrated, I wasn`t getting ANY questions correct - so just decided to get away from it and clear my head.

I found that maths made me happy - because it rewarded me for hard work - there`s nothing like the buzz you get when you work your arse of at a difficulty problem and find the correct answer! - such a rush!

If you want to cover your options, why not think about doing a joint degree?

I just did straight maths - and now I`m a "Law Accountant" (that`s what they call them here in Scotland - in England they`re called "Law Cost Draftsmen/women"......

(see this):

http://www.kain-knight.co.uk/resources/recruitment/trainee-law-costs-draftsman

.....but at my Uni (Strathclyde) they had:

Maths and Statistics,
Maths, Statistics and Accounting,
Maths, Statistics and Finance (no - I don`t know what the difference is)

.....again, I hope I`ve helped somewhat!

Very sorry to hear about that, you've done fantastic to cope with those circumstances!
I have chosen to do Maths with a Language but I need AAB, and unfortunately I think I've got BBB, maybe ABB.
I studied stats at A Level so that may help, I prefer to do something maths based but not a maths degree.
So, meteorology, aeronautical etc. I like some parts of maths but not all of it.

In my opinion, doing well at A-Level (and yes I'm even referring to getting 98%+ in both Maths and Further) is not indicative of the kind of ability required to do it at a good university, but getting less than A*A* in the two subjects without a good reason (it seems you have a good one) is usually a good sign that person isn't cut out for it at a top university. Teachers can be quite over-zealous in recommending 'high-flying' GCSE/A-Level maths students study mathematics at university, when in reality the kind of problem-solving you do at A-Level is more indicative of the work you'd do in other quantitative degrees.