Non-Mathematic grades could be my doom?

A bloke on my maths course got a B for A level maths and quite frankly he's extremely good at university maths, simply because the teaching is completely different to A level. I'm pretty much the same, although I got an A in maths because I did papers and found my own resources.

Good luck to you, sir, because from personal experience a lot of unbelievably arrogant ********s who got A*'s at GCSE and A levels screwed up their degrees because they didn't know how to learn unless a teacher was sitting next to them telling them the methodology.

I've heard about this too, I'm trying to pick up tips from friends and what not who are in university doing different courses and years on things I could try doing.

I'm confident that I'll do well, since I'm pretty good at picking things up fast.

That AEA sounds really fun, I will definitely ask about that, and get the maths department to add me in for it if they can. How much does it rank in terms of qualifications?

Is just more personal statement/CV material, or will universities actually consider me over others if I have this.

It's hard to say, I would advise you to talk to the Oxbridge Mathematics department. I think (again, I could be wrong) it's just an addition to your application. They probably wouldn't include the AEA as part as your offer but it would put you at a massive advantage compared to all the other Maths applicant (most, if not all of the applicants will have A*'s in Maths/Further Maths and probably an A in a Science).

AFM would most likely be part of your offer by the way.

With Maths you're either someone who likes to learn from a lecturer, or from the notes/books/external resources. Figure that out quickly, and then you can decide whether you're going to every lecture there is or if you're going to skip the ones that don't suit you.

Tbh, not a lot of people are the latter with maths... most learn better with a lecturer. Those who say otherwise are just kidding themselves.

It's hard to say, I would advise you to talk to the Oxbridge Mathematics department. I think (again, I could be wrong) it's just an addition to your application. They probably wouldn't include the AEA as part as your offer but it would put you at a massive advantage compared to all the other Maths applicant (most, if not all of the applicants will have A*'s in Maths/Further Maths and probably an A in a Science).

AFM would most likely be part of your offer by the way.

The AEA is almost completely meaningless for Cambridge, and I would expect pretty meaningless for Oxford as well.

Oxford have their own test that you sit in November (but since it's so early, that test is not necessarily a "competitor" to the AEA).

I was aware of STEP and the aptitude test for Mathematics but surely an AEA/EPQ/Olympiads/Maths Challenges would look impressive due to his dedication and passion for the subject?

Cambridge have their own tests (STEP) that you sit in June like any other exam. Since Cambridge will definitely want you to do those tests, the AEA is basically pointless for a Cambridge application.
(It's also worth noting that most people consider the standard Cambridge STEP offer (1,1 in STEP II, III) to be quite a lot harder than getting a distinction in the AEA).

If you choose to take it, possibly. It's certainly not expected though, and I know of people who've done M, FM and AFM who have been required to get an A in something else.

Yeah, I've heard that Physics/Chemistry is preferred for a Mathematics degree.I personally think M/FM/AFM>M/FM/Phys for a Maths applicant.

This should really say something about the university . . .

Liverpool. It's reputable.