Hey everyone.
I have recently applied to study maths with mathematical physics at imperial, and also applied to study maths at Trinity College, Cambridge.
I unfortunately got rejected from Trinity before interview, even though I feel like I have good credentials (multiple medals and distinctions from olympiads, published paper, independently coded chrome extension) and definitely have the grades (42 in IB with 7 in HL math).
I am planning on taking STEP this summer, and I’m waiting for an answer from Imperial.
I am especially interested in theoretical and mathematical physics, and one of the reasons why I’m thinking of reapplying to Cambridge next year (but to a different college) is because of the unique mathematical physics there, and because I feel like I could spend some time improving my resume and securing an interview from a less competitive college (St Johns, Jesus).
Assuming I get an offer from Imperial, is it worth doing this? Or is it just better to start studying maths at Imperial next year? How do the undergrad courses compare to each other in terms of theoretical/mathematical physics content? I’m also thinking of maybe transferring to the theoretical physics course at Imperial, and the same questions apply.
I’m planning on going in to theoretical physics academia after graduating (definitely want to do Part 3 at Cambridge after undergrad).