Someone help me out. If I reapply for Maths next year do I need to have done STEP at the end of this year or can I do it at the end of my gap year?

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Someone help me out. If I reapply for Maths next year do I need to have done STEP at the end of this year or can I do it at the end of my gap year?

It's likely you would be asked to take it at the end of your gap year anyway. To demonstrate you were still up to "scratch".

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Okay I'll focus on getting the grades in my A Levels this year

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Thanks

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Original post by Rainybird

Someone help me out. If I reapply for Maths next year do I need to have done STEP at the end of this year or can I do it at the end of my gap year?

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I would do step 1.

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I would do step 1.

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Why?

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JustAnotherMe

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Got rejected yesterday for medicine via ucas track. It's a bit of an annoying way to find out seeing as I never actually received any letter from Robinson after my interview, but good luck to everyone still waiting.

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Does anyone know if I can ask for feedback even if I have an offer?

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Does anyone know if I can ask for feedback even if I have an offer?

Generally speaking no. However when you get there you can often find out informally from the people who interviewed you.

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Original post by Rainybird

Someone help me out. If I reapply for Maths next year do I need to have done STEP at the end of this year or can I do it at the end of my gap year?

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If you do STEP this year and get 1,1 or better in II&III you are virtually guaranteed an offer. Many colleges will not then insist on you sitting more STEP although they will want evidence you are keeping your Maths alive. Queens' have a reputation for accepting Gap year mathematicians, many others prefer you not to do a Gap year for Maths.
If you do get an offer without having already done it, your STEP offer next year may well be tougher as you are not distracted by A-levels-it could easily be STEP S,1 or worse.

The converse is of course true if you sit STEP this year and don't get 1's you may diminish your chances of an offer and if you do get one a tough offer will be expected.
Worth checking the STEP requirements of your second choices as a decent result may mean they become "unconditional" next year.

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If you do STEP this year and get 1,1 or better in II&III you are virtually guaranteed an offer. Many colleges will not then insist on you sitting more STEP although they will want evidence you are keeping your Maths alive. Queens' have a reputation for accepting Gap year mathematicians, many others prefer you not to do a Gap year for Maths.
If you do get an offer without having already done it, your STEP offer next year may well be tougher as you are not distracted by A-levels-it could easily be STEP S,1 or worse.

The converse is of course true if you sit STEP this year and don't get 1's you may diminish your chances of an offer and if you do get one a tough offer will be expected.
Worth checking the STEP requirements of your second choices as a decent result may mean they become "unconditional" next year.

Thanks that is very helpful. What kind of work load is required for getting good STEP results? Is it worth risking doing STEP this at the cost of getting lower UMS in my A Levels?