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Anybody going to Imperial for maths or computer science this year?

Euler

3

Have you recieved an offer from Imperial College london, for maths OR computer science this year? OR both

Reply 1

Poseidon

I have received a conditionnal offer for computer science.
And what about you?

Reply 2

xaxa

1

I have received an offer for Maths with Computer science

Reply 3

BossLady

integral_neo

Have you recieved an offer from Imperial College london, for maths OR computer science this year? OR both

yeah comp sci..but you knew that already.... :tongue:

Reply 4

Light

Comp Sci - Having transferred from Physics :smile:

uncon. only cause I have finished my exams. I'm working at QinetiQ during my gap year and really enjoying it.

Reply 5

chandoug

i got an maths and computer science offer, they want 3 a's thou and they specified the subjects too :frown:

a in maths, further, and physics (i guess i can slack in econ now heehee)

Reply 6

xaxa

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chandoug

i got an maths and computer science offer, they want 3 a's thou and they specified the subjects too :frown:

a in maths, further, and physics (i guess i can slack in econ now heehee)

I have that offer too, A in Maths, Further Maths, Physics. In the interview, they debated in front of me Physics v. Chemsitry, so I don't think that's as important, so I won't slack too much in Chemistry.

I'll see if I can get almost full marks in General Studies without going to a single lesson again, and not doing any preperation :-)

Reply 7

jiefei_ma

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chaoscomplex

I have that offer too, A in Maths, Further Maths, Physics. In the interview, they debated in front of me Physics v. Chemsitry, so I don't think that's as important, so I won't slack too much in Chemistry.

I'll see if I can get almost full marks in General Studies without going to a single lesson again, and not doing any preperation :-)

physics may help you with the hardware course in the first year.

Reply 8

JnJ

I got an offer for Joint Maths and Computer science at Imperial.
Not sure still whether Ill go for JMC @ Imperial or MMath @ Warwick.
Have to see, London would be good tho..
Any comments on this, warwick or imperial?

Reply 9

Rich

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JnJ

I got an offer for Joint Maths and Computer science at Imperial.
Not sure still whether Ill go for JMC @ Imperial or MMath @ Warwick.
Have to see, London would be good tho..
Any comments on this, warwick or imperial?

Definitely Imperial. JMC is a great course, but hard work (I'm here now). I have friends at Warwick who are not too keen, mainly because they don't like Coventry. But who couldn't like London?

Also, Imperial has a better reputation than Warwick so it would look better to future employers IMO.

Reply 10

Poseidon

Hi guys long time I haven't posted here.
I got a conditionnal offer for Computer Science( European programme of study ).
Since a live in France, therefore i am sitting for the french baccalaureate this year, they want me to get:
"BIEN OVERALL" and "BIEN IN MATHEMATICS".

I think "BIEN" starts at 14 / 20 isn't it?

Reply 11

JnJ

rahaydenuk

Definitely Imperial. JMC is a great course, but hard work (I'm here now). I have friends at Warwick who are not too keen, mainly because they don't like Coventry. But who couldn't like London?

Also, Imperial has a better reputation than Warwick so it would look better to future employers IMO.

Yeah, Ill go for Imperial pretty sure.
But not sure about JMC yet.
Might change it to a full maths degree when I (most probably)
come to Imperial this Autumn..

Just that dont know if I wanna go do programming at university.
Im not bad at it, Ive actually done Java, C, Perl, Php
and what not for quite some time.

But Im more interested in Mathematical research
for example in pure maths and radar technology..
Think Ill go for a MSc or MRes in Maths after 3 year Math degree from IC.

Reply 12

jiefei_ma

6

JnJ

Yeah, Ill go for Imperial pretty sure.
But not sure about JMC yet.
Might change it to a full maths degree when I (most probably)
come to Imperial this Autumn..

Just that dont know if I wanna go do programming at university.
Im not bad at it, Ive actually done Java, C, Perl, Php
and what not for quite some time.

But Im more interested in Mathematical research
for example in pure maths and radar technology..
Think Ill go for a MSc or MRes in Maths after 3 year Math degree from IC.

i'd suggest you do JMC at first. if you really dont like it, you can easily transfer to either Maths or Computing.

Reply 13

JnJ

Do you know when do I have to make the final decision
when choosing between full maths or joint computers?

Reply 14

Rich

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JnJ

Do you know when do I have to make the final decision
when choosing between full maths or joint computers?

Hmm... the earlier you make the decision the better, but it's possible right up until the end of the first year to go from JMC -> Computing (it means a lot of hassle and catch-up work over the summer though if you leave it this late). JMC -> Maths I think is generally a harder transition for many reasons and I don't think you could leave such a transition that late.

You really want to have made a final decision by the christmas holidays IMO, however most people make their mind up within the first week or two after having sampled the course and been told what is expected of you.

Reply 15

JnJ

Ill have to see, good that I have the whole of summer to think about it.
Should have made my mind by the time I get there..
Last thing what I wanna do is start messing around with the courses
and get loads of catch up work to do!

I realise university is a lot of hard work.
And well Im fine with it, actually Im looking forward to it..
But just thought Id ask you how hard to do you feel is it to get a first
class degree out of imperial. I take that if you just work hard and work
consistently you should be able to get it?

Yeah, and about warwick. I actually just talked with a maths teacher
teacher from England. She said that Warwick would definately
be best for maths from the list of IC, warwick, notts, ucl
and almost comparable to Cambridge. But would obviously
not be reputation wise. I get the feel that Imperial has the edge tho.
But teaching and the maths course in general should be pretty good at wrwick

Reply 16

not1

15

For straight maths, go to Warwick. For compsci/maths and compsci, go to IC.

Reply 17

chandoug

yeh i agree to that, warwick is probably slightly better then Ic @ maths but I c is definately higher with employers thou, i didn't bother applying to warwick, although nice campus,

to those taking maths @ warwick

their maths dept is like a 20min walk offsite :P

Reply 18

JnJ

From what I've understood Warwick should have a better
social scene and has much more like a campus feel to it.
IC is somewhat scattered, at least the student halls, around the center
of London. And it has a geeky reputation social wise.
And what I heard about Warwick is that espcially Goventry and
any other cities around the university area aren't that great at all!

But many of my friends from England say that I should definately
go to London. There's so much things to do and London for sure is good
for partying (at least outside the uni), would be nice to go hardcore clubbing
in London every once in a while (of course I could do this from Warwick
also and just crash in at some of my friends' places in London!)..

chandoug, are you gona go for maths at imperial?

Reply 19

chandoug

Maths and Computer science @ imperial if i get in plain maths would be too boring for me

Anybody going to Imperial for maths or computer science this year?

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