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University of Stirling Applicants 2017

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Reply 360

samrichardsonn

Accommodation is open btw

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Reply 361

Shadow Hunters

Original post by samrichardsonn

Accommodation is open btw

I applied but i'm nervous waiting now. :cry:

Have you applied? :smile:

Reply 362

samrichardsonn

Original post by Shadow Hunters

I applied but i'm nervous waiting now. :cry:

Have you applied? :smile:

Yeah, quite good that they allow you to gain a gym membership with the rent. What halls did you go for?

Reply 363

Shadow Hunters

Original post by samrichardsonn

Yeah, quite good that they allow you to gain a gym membership with the rent. What halls did you go for?

I was thinking the gym membership may be useful but I prefer being outdoors cycling than inside a gym. :smile:

I chose Willow Court in the end, wbu?

Reply 364

samrichardsonn

Original post by Shadow Hunters

I was thinking the gym membership may be useful but I prefer being outdoors cycling than inside a gym. :smile:

I chose Willow Court in the end, wbu?

me too, I wonder if they give you out more than 1 offer?

Reply 365

Shadow Hunters

Original post by samrichardsonn

me too, I wonder if they give you out more than 1 offer?

By the fifth and sixth choices I was really struggling for places to choose. :lol:

Idk how it works tbh, would think if you get 1st choice then that is all you get an offer from then if you aren't happy contact them. :s-smilie:

Not sure but thought this waiting thing was over. :tongue:

Reply 366

Zoe_1994

Original post by samrichardsonn

me too, I wonder if they give you out more than 1 offer?

I read somewhere on the Stirling website I think it was, it said u get one offer and they recommend that u accept it otherwise u might not be offered anything else so hopefully we get offered our first choice, I didn't realise that u could select the same accommodation twice, I chose six different ones

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Reply 367

Jazzybeemac

What accommodation did everyone apply for?

I have a conditional for secondary education with maths, anyone else doing the same course or secondary education one?

Reply 368

Rossmartin1

Hey guys is anyone doing history and politics and I also applied for accommodation the day it opened and im so excited

Reply 369

mynameisnotmya

i just accepted my offer today (morning) and now it's evening and i haven't received a confirmation email yet - should i be worried? or does it just take a little time?

Reply 370

HeatherJF

Just accepted my offer for postgraduate social work 😊

Reply 371

Richard0328

I accepted the UCAS offer on the monday and received an email from Stirling on the thursday

Reply 372

mikec47

Original post by Rossmartin1

Hey guys is anyone doing history and politics and I also applied for accommodation the day it opened and im so excited

Hey, I'm just finishing up my second year of history and politics (once I get through these last 2 exams...) so if you want to know anything about the course of whatever, happy to help :smile:

Reply 373

Rossmartin1

Original post by mikec47

Hey, I'm just finishing up my second year of history and politics (once I get through these last 2 exams...) so if you want to know anything about the course of whatever, happy to help :smile:

Thanks

Reply 374

TheRedGoldfish

I'm about to graduate with a degree in Maths from Stirling. Feel free to ask me anything you want about how the Maths course works (I will try to answer any general questions too if need be).

All I will say is that Maths at Stirling is very much like being back at school in the sense that you are guarenteed to get to know all the lecturers within a year or two. Each maths module has 3x1hr lectures a week plus a 90 minute tutorial (traditional class-style period) every week. Kate and Donald are by far the best teachers I have ever had and I will miss them enormously - they are how all maths teachers should be imo.

Oh, and expect to end up living in the Maths Labs (4X2/4) in 3rd/4th Year (particularly 4th year).

Reply 375

Rossmartin1

recently accpeted my accomodation for the uni anyone else done this and anyone else in ASH

Reply 376

MathsAndCoffee

Original post by TheRedGoldfish

I accept my unconditional for Mathematics and will be starting after the summer. What preparation would you recommend so I can have a head start?

Reply 377

AmyJeanManson

Original post by mynameisnotmya

i just accepted my offer today (morning) and now it's evening and i haven't received a confirmation email yet - should i be worried? or does it just take a little time?

If you're on about a confirmation email from the actual university I accepted an offer from Strathclyde about three weeks ago and haven't received a confirmation email yet

Reply 378

TheRedGoldfish

Original post by MathsAndCoffee

I accept my unconditional for Mathematics and will be starting after the summer. What preparation would you recommend so I can have a head start?

Hm, well you'll be doing at least one maths module - MATU9M1 - with the option to also take MATU9D2. M1 is your typical traditional maths in the sense that it is basically Advanced Higher. D2 is more logic based and offers an insight into completely new areas of maths not previously taught in school (mainly logic theory and venn diagrams etc). Donald Smith, all hail Donald, certainly takes at least one of these module alongside Jess. It does change every year but Donald is usually the 1st Year Maths lecturer.

My advice would be to get your knowledge about calculus absolutely watertight and revise complex analysis from AH, perhaps going into a bit more detail too - understand why some things are as opposed to blindly following the "How to pass" books.

I highly advise taking D2 because a huge chunk of of it will be crucial to later modules. M1 is not really relevant to 3rd/4th Year modules (or even 2nd year modules) other than it being the fundamental knowledge needed - think of it like how S1-3 knowledge was relevant to AH. Most of what you will learn in 2nd-4th year will be entirely new topics and concepts.

Typically each maths module will have 2 Class Tests (each 1/6 of your final grade) and 1 exam at the end of semester (⅓ of final grade). Each module also has 3x1hr lectures plus a 90-minute tutorial (classroom style teaching) every week. You will get to know all 8 maths lecturers pretty well by the end of your 2nd year.

I hope that was enough information and I wish you all the best at Stirling :smile:

Reply 379

Nuevoca