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In my opinion, STEP II is only slightly more challenging than STEP I 
The real STEP up (
) is from the second to the third paper 
The real STEP up (
) is from the second to the third paper 
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(Original post by Rockstar North)
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Those aren't timed btw but i usually start and finish a paper within 1/2 days (just because its so addicting)
So I think there is a step up (hehe
) but not enough that you'll be getting <10 in any papers
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(Original post by Indeterminate)
In my opinion, STEP II is only slightly more challenging than STEP I
The real STEP up () is from the second to the third paper
In my opinion, STEP II is only slightly more challenging than STEP I
The real STEP up (
) is from the second to the third paper
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(Original post by Indeterminate)
In my opinion, STEP II is only slightly more challenging than STEP I
The real STEP up () is from the second to the third paper
In my opinion, STEP II is only slightly more challenging than STEP I
The real STEP up (
) is from the second to the third paper
(Original post by DylanJ42)
In STEP I I was getting 90-100 in the latest few, STEP 2 im getting around 70 at the minute, can only really do 4 questions per paper and then 1 or 2 half answers.
Those aren't timed btw but i usually start and finish a paper within 1/2 days (just because its so addicting)
So I think there is a step up (hehe
) but not enough that you'll be getting <10 in any papers
In STEP I I was getting 90-100 in the latest few, STEP 2 im getting around 70 at the minute, can only really do 4 questions per paper and then 1 or 2 half answers.
Those aren't timed btw but i usually start and finish a paper within 1/2 days (just because its so addicting)
So I think there is a step up (hehe
) but not enough that you'll be getting <10 in any papers
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It seems the disparity has grown in recent years imo, but I haven't heard many others note this. For instance 2014 and 2015 STEP I I found doable (scraped a 1 sitting 2015, think I could have done better with less crap exam strategy/time management, high 1/low S when doing 2014 as a mock), whereas I looked at the II papers for each year and, while admittedly not trying forever, couldn't get a single full solution. But STEP II papers from longer ago seem a lot more approachable.
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(Original post by Rockstar North)
Thank you. I got offers from Imperial and Warwick; 2 in II and 2 in I respectively. Not sure whether it's a risk worth taking, I'm not confident about II but should be able to get it in I. Hmm.
Thank you. I got offers from Imperial and Warwick; 2 in II and 2 in I respectively. Not sure whether it's a risk worth taking, I'm not confident about II but should be able to get it in I. Hmm.
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(Original post by Zacken)
2 in I, II is a fairly easy, nothing to worry about really. You just need to answer about ~2 and a half questions to three questions fully and some partials for that, or just 6 partials.
2 in I, II is a fairly easy, nothing to worry about really. You just need to answer about ~2 and a half questions to three questions fully and some partials for that, or just 6 partials.
. I see you've got offers from Imperial and Warwick too; any idea what you'll pick? and why?
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(Original post by Rockstar North)
Easy for someone with a Cambridge offer to say
. I see you've got offers from Imperial and Warwick too; any idea what you'll pick? and why?
Easy for someone with a Cambridge offer to say
. I see you've got offers from Imperial and Warwick too; any idea what you'll pick? and why?
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(Original post by Zacken)
Probably Warwick! I just feel like I enjoyed their campus environment more, plus their maths course seems slightly more attractive to me. I'm not entirely made my mind up yet, do you have any tips or pro's/con's between the two?
Probably Warwick! I just feel like I enjoyed their campus environment more, plus their maths course seems slightly more attractive to me. I'm not entirely made my mind up yet, do you have any tips or pro's/con's between the two?
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(Original post by Rockstar North)
I'm having a really hard time; I prefer Warwick's course much more too; but the city looked incredibly dead to me. Imperial will be beneficial for IB as all the big banks are close by, plus overall much higher rep/prestige. ugh
I'm having a really hard time; I prefer Warwick's course much more too; but the city looked incredibly dead to me. Imperial will be beneficial for IB as all the big banks are close by, plus overall much higher rep/prestige. ugh
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(Original post by Zacken)
If you're thinking about IB - Warwick is just as much as a target as Imperial! You'll get the obvious travelling disadvantages but otherwise, not a setback. @weird number name guy I can't be bothered to type out goes to Warwick, so you might want to ask him about how dead the city is.
If you're thinking about IB - Warwick is just as much as a target as Imperial! You'll get the obvious travelling disadvantages but otherwise, not a setback. @weird number name guy I can't be bothered to type out goes to Warwick, so you might want to ask him about how dead the city is.
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I think they're about the same. I actually found STEP III easier.
I haven't even been to Coventry in months. Pretty much everything you need is in Canley.
(Original post by Rockstar North)
I'm having a really hard time; I prefer Warwick's course much more too; but the city looked incredibly dead to me.
I'm having a really hard time; I prefer Warwick's course much more too; but the city looked incredibly dead to me.
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(Original post by Indeterminate)
In my opinion, STEP II is only slightly more challenging than STEP I
The real STEP up () is from the second to the third paper
In my opinion, STEP II is only slightly more challenging than STEP I
The real STEP up (
) is from the second to the third paper
Though I do seem to be a contrarian
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(Original post by Mathemagicien)
I disagree... well, since I've completely covered the topics, and having practised a lot more, I'm finding STEP III easier than STEP II...
Though I do seem to be a contrarian
I disagree... well, since I've completely covered the topics, and having practised a lot more, I'm finding STEP III easier than STEP II...
Though I do seem to be a contrarian
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