Work experience for personal statement

What year are you in? I seem to remember the only compulsory work experience stuff we did was in year 10 - I spent a week in an architects and another in a primary school, now studying science at uni. It really doesn't matter if your year 10 work experience is in something completely irrelevant!

If you're just finishing AS levels though, this is the time to be getting some useful stuff for your personal statement - so yes, if you can find a work experience placement for a few days/ week over the summer in something maths-related that would be great It's by no means essential though - loads of people don't do any work experience placements but demonstrate their interest for their subject in other ways instead - e.g. volunteering to teach maths to younger students, writing maths blogs, reading maths books, doing a maths related EPQ, going on a summer school, etc.

Tbh, a lot of unis just want to see a certain level of interest in your subject, and then the required grades. They understand that not everyone has the connections or time to organise a relevant work experience placement. Some unis might be pleased to see that you are also interested in helping other people, as demonstrated through your work experience placement for example.

I'm in lower sixth now but my school makes us do our work experience in lower sixth rather than year 10.
So it shouldn't lower my chances of getting a place or anything just as long as i do something else thats maths related?? I'm just nervous because my careers teacher kept on saying that there's no point in doing work experience if it's nothing to do with your uni course.