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Maths at Trinity College

Hi

I've posted a similar thread for my shortlist of Oxford colleges, as I'm trying to get a general opinion as to which college would be right for me. One of the main criteria I'm looking at when choosing colleges is the number of new undergraduate Mathematicians the college takes every year. This has left me with four colleges: Churchill, Queen's, St. John's and Trinity which all have reasonably large numbers of places per year. Out of those, the obvious choice based on my preference would be Trinity, which takes around 40 Mathematicians every year, compared to between 15-20 for the rest of them. However, we are all aware of Trinity's worldwide reputation for attracting the very best Maths students, and frankly I don't think I'd be good enough.

The question I pose is this: Should I take my chances at Trinity on the basis that it admits loads of new students per year, and hope to get pooled somwhere else if I don't get an offer? Or should I just apply to one of the other three which are certainly less daunting, but miss out on the very minute chance of getting into Trinity? I would be just as happy attending any of the other three, which all have very distinct advantages over Trinity. The alternative would be to apply to a small, but less popular college such as Fitzwilliam, which I would be happy to do if it enhanced my chances, but would definitely prefer one of the larger colleges.

Thanks for any advice you can offer. I have included a poll if you want to cast a vote.

P.S. Does anyone have any rough estimates as to the number of Maths undergraduates King's College admits per year. Apparantly it's quite high, but I can't seem to find any information on it... :confused:

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Dragon Girl

Cexy

It's true that the average grade in (say) maths at Trinity is higher than the average grade at Newnham. In fact it's consistently half a grade higher. Does this mean that you're more likely to get a good grade if you go to Trinity instead of Newnham? Of course not - you determine your grade, and your college doesn't.

I suppose that's true, actually. Like these parents who try to get their kids into "good" schools - it doesn't matter how good the school is if the kid's not that bright - the kid's not gonna get 20 A*s whether it goes to a high school or the local comp!

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