STEP Blog of Virgin Duke
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Original post by Student403
PRSOM
Original post by Duke Glacia
thnx very helpful !
no problem
Good luck.
Original post by Duke Glacia
This Blog is about an Engineers attempt to tackle the most feared maths Exam on Earth STEP to make his Cambridge Dream Come True
Background:
Long story but after getting rejected by Cambridge last year I decided to Not give up and to reapply. And this year I have and offer from Christ's College Cambridge to study Engineering.
Offer:
1 in STEP 1
So far:
I really found STEP difficult initially so I decided to try the STEP Correspondence course. It was indeed very useful. And by the encouragement and support of my mathmo buddies I am able to solve at least few questions now. Finished papers 1996~2006.
Mocks:
STEP 1 2004 104/120 S
STEP 1 2005 97/120 S
STEP 1 2006 20/120 U
STEP 1 2007 72/120 1
From Today I am starting my STEP 2 PREP.
Here I come STEP 2
thats me getting kicked by STEP
Background:
Long story but after getting rejected by Cambridge last year I decided to Not give up and to reapply. And this year I have and offer from Christ's College Cambridge to study Engineering.
Offer:
1 in STEP 1
So far:
I really found STEP difficult initially so I decided to try the STEP Correspondence course. It was indeed very useful. And by the encouragement and support of my mathmo buddies I am able to solve at least few questions now. Finished papers 1996~2006.
Mocks:
STEP 1 2004 104/120 S
STEP 1 2005 97/120 S
STEP 1 2006 20/120 U
STEP 1 2007 72/120 1
From Today I am starting my STEP 2 PREP.
Here I come STEP 2
thats me getting kicked by STEP
Ah, STEP. Those were the days!
But with a strong work ethic, determination and plenty of self-belief, you'll have no trouble meeting your offer! All the very best!
UPDATE:
Yesterday was not a productive Day and I highly regret it.(1.5days delay)
Woke up at 2:30pm. Now going to the Library.
Plan for the dayHope I can stick to this plan!!!
Yesterday was not a productive Day and I highly regret it.(1.5days delay)
Woke up at 2:30pm. Now going to the Library.
Plan for the day
1.
start STEP 2 2000(at least 4 questions)
2.
Start S2 chapter 1
(edited 8 years ago)
Update:
So I have finished my first STEP 2 past paper just now (Yr 2000,I left one mechanics question which I do not understand).
It feels like a miracle. Got helps and Hints on Q5&Q2(thanks to @Zacken). Imo I found the Q5 most difficult and hard to understand. I really need to improve my knowledge on limit. So overall the I found the paper hard and challenging but at the same time interesting.
I havent started S2 yet so i really have to work hard on that.
Its exactly 4 months from tommorow (STEP exam).
Todays Plan:
So I have finished my first STEP 2 past paper just now (Yr 2000,I left one mechanics question which I do not understand).
It feels like a miracle. Got helps and Hints on Q5&Q2(thanks to @Zacken). Imo I found the Q5 most difficult and hard to understand. I really need to improve my knowledge on limit. So overall the I found the paper hard and challenging but at the same time interesting.
I havent started S2 yet so i really have to work hard on that.
Its exactly 4 months from tommorow (STEP exam).
Todays Plan:
1.
Start STEP 2 1999(try to finish the pure ones if possible)
2.
Finish STEP 2 2000 Q 10
3.
Study limits
4.
Brush up my trig skills
(edited 8 years ago)
Nice to see you're getting on with it Duke!
Original post by enaayrah
Nice to see you're getting on with it Duke!
Thnx ena.
Original post by Duke Glacia
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It feels like a miracle. Got helps and Hints on Q5&Q2(thanks to @Zacken). Imo I found the Q5 most difficult and hard to understand. I really need to improve my knowledge on limit. So overall the I found the paper hard and challenging but at the same time interesting.
It feels like a miracle. Got helps and Hints on Q5&Q2(thanks to @Zacken). Imo I found the Q5 most difficult and hard to understand. I really need to improve my knowledge on limit. So overall the I found the paper hard and challenging but at the same time interesting.
I thought Q5 was by far the easiest question on that paper.
Original post by Zacken
I thought Q5 was by far the easiest question on that paper.
.................maybe because of the time i did it 5:30 in the morning stayed awake till en
Hey everyone I havent been posting here for a while but I will update.
UPDATE:
Finished STEP 2 1999 &1998
I found the mechanics section of the 1998 pretty tough. But the pures were pretty manageable. I particularly liked Q4 (complex numbers) as i could approach the problem using simple diagrams.
Today I did a mock as someone suggested me to try 2011 STEP 1 as mock. I attempted
Q1: Very simple algebraic question. 26min
20/20
Q2: Integration question. I found this question interesting but very easy. Took me 16 min. The substitutions are pretty obvious for the first 2 but may not be for the last one.
20/20
Q4: A simple diagram really saved me. I didnt get the second part as I was confused whether angle TFP=angle TFQ
So 16/20
Q5: A very similar question appeared in 2006 which I couldnt do. But this time I felt it was more approchable. Lost one mark for not drawing y=x graph.
19/20
Q8: Just showed that m>n and I thought initially this question was approachable but i gave it up to focus on mechanics.
2/20
Q9:I found out upto what tan theta = then I used R=u^2sin2a/g directly to find the ans for the second part. But actually it costed me two marks just to find the formulae for R. Then i ran into some really messy algebra which I gave up.Tbh i was fascinated by the quadratic eqn approach to the second part never even thought.
11/20
So Overall 88/120 I just scraped an S. Quite happy but I shouldnt be. I must admit that practicing STEP 2(3 papers) has significantly helped me in STEP 1.Moreover I am happy that Im betta at time management than before.
Thanks to Zacken and shamika for all his help and hints.
UPDATE:
Finished STEP 2 1999 &1998
I found the mechanics section of the 1998 pretty tough. But the pures were pretty manageable. I particularly liked Q4 (complex numbers) as i could approach the problem using simple diagrams.
Today I did a mock as someone suggested me to try 2011 STEP 1 as mock. I attempted
Q1: Very simple algebraic question. 26min
20/20
Q2: Integration question. I found this question interesting but very easy. Took me 16 min. The substitutions are pretty obvious for the first 2 but may not be for the last one.
20/20
Q4: A simple diagram really saved me. I didnt get the second part as I was confused whether angle TFP=angle TFQ
So 16/20
Q5: A very similar question appeared in 2006 which I couldnt do. But this time I felt it was more approchable. Lost one mark for not drawing y=x graph.
19/20
Q8: Just showed that m>n
and I thought initially this question was approachable but i gave it up to focus on mechanics.2/20
Q9:I found out upto what tan theta = then I used R=u^2sin2a/g directly to find the ans for the second part. But actually it costed me two marks just to find the formulae for R. Then i ran into some really messy algebra which I gave up.Tbh i was fascinated by the quadratic eqn approach to the second part never even thought.
11/20
So Overall 88/120 I just scraped an S. Quite happy but I shouldnt be. I must admit that practicing STEP 2(3 papers) has significantly helped me in STEP 1.Moreover I am happy that Im betta at time management than before.
Thanks to Zacken and shamika for all his help and hints.
(edited 8 years ago)
Original post by Duke Glacia
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Good job.
Original post by Zacken
Good job.
zack how much would u award for 2001 STEP 2 Q 9 upto showing ?
Original post by Duke Glacia
zack how much would u award for 2001 STEP 2 Q 9 upto showing ?
15-16.
Original post by Duke Glacia
no way srsly ?!?!?!
You do mean "including alpha = blah" right? The very last part of the question doesn't have much to it, to be honest.
Original post by Zacken
You do mean "including alpha = blah" right? The very last part of the question doesn't have much to it, to be honest.
yes the alpha blah blah part. Thaz gud newx m8 ,Did mock
UPDATE:
So i finished i order
So i finished i order
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STEP 2 2001 got 93/120 S
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STEP 3 1996 was a very interesting and super nice paper. Could solve it almost completely
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STEP 3 1997- Totally hopeless. Tbh the questions arent tough but sounds like greek to me maily because it coveres FP2 and FP3. This paper really affected my self confidence.
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STEP 2 2002 52 /120 2. Attempted Q1 20/20,Q2 4/20,Q3 20/20, Q9 8/20
(edited 8 years ago)
You go lad!!!!!
Original post by Number Nine
You go lad!!!!!
hi
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