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Reply 380

Zacken

OP

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Original post by Nonamebzja

I see thanks man :smile:

No problem.

Reply 381

theaverage

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Original post by Zacken

They're both based on the same content, but STEP II is harder than STEP I, there's a fair bit of a jump between the two, if I remember correctly.

You might want to look at the STEP correspondence course or whatever it's called now. Everything you're asking has been answered in the OP - including the website you're talking about. Give that a read. :tongue:

Whoops should have read that first! Thanks though :smile:

Also I emailed Warwick and they have gotten rid of their A*AA + 1 in STEP standard offer. (Their only offer with STEP is A*A*A + 2 in STEP) so you may want to edit the OP

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Reply 382

Zacken

OP

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Original post by theaverage

they have gotten rid of their A*AA + 1 in STEP standard offer. (Their only offer with STEP is A*A*A + 2 in STEP) so you may want to edit the OP

Yep, it's on their website. Good shout, I'll edit it.

Reply 383

username1162972

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Original post by theaverage

Whoops should have read that first! Thanks though :smile:

Also I emailed Warwick and they have gotten rid of their A*AA + 1 in STEP standard offer. (Their only offer with STEP is A*A*A + 2 in STEP) so you may want to edit the OP

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Dickhead move on warwicks part.

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Reply 384

Krollo

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Original post by physicsmaths

Dickhead move on warwicks part.

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We've known for years that STEP is a sideshow to them... shame to have it confirmed

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Reply 385

theaverage

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Original post by physicsmaths

Dickhead move on warwicks part.

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Agreed, Now less people are gonna put Warwick as an insurance.... their loss I guess

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Reply 386

IrrationalRoot

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Original post by Krollo

We've known for years that STEP is a sideshow to them... shame to have it confirmed

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It's true, everyone (lecturers and students) always mentions getting A*s at A-Level here but no one has ever mentioned STEP.

Reply 387

shamika

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Original post by IrrationalRoot

It's true, everyone (lecturers and students) always mentions getting A*s at A-Level here but no one has ever mentioned STEP.

My understanding is that the Maths department wanted to keep the focus on STEP, whereas the university noted that it doesn't help in league tables so wanted to set a higher A-level requirement.

It's ridiculous but I wonder how many are actually disadvantaged under the new policy - it's a lot harder to get a 1 than A*A* in M+FM...

Reply 388

Doones

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Original post by shamika

My understanding is that the Maths department wanted to keep the focus on STEP, whereas the university noted that it doesn't help in league tables so wanted to set a higher A-level requirement.

That makes a lot of sense unfortunately. Maybe they should lobby for STEP to have tariff points...

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Reply 389

shamika

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Original post by jneill

That makes a lot of sense unfortunately. Maybe they should lobby for STEP to have tariff points...

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Maybe. The better solution is for Warwick to carry on doing what it does already - being an exceptional place to study Maths. They're already represented massively in the City (Insurance, Banking, Accountancy and Consulting) and I understand their research is top notch - demonstrably it's a bloody good uni, and ranking it against Oxbridge / London (Imperial, UCL etc.) is meaningless.

Reply 390

shamika

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Original post by Zacken

Yep, it's on their website. Good shout, I'll edit it.

Something else for the OP (if you haven't already spotted it): http://www.admissionstestingservice.org/images/337291-notes-on-logic-and-proof-enhanced-test-specification-.pdf

Should be useful for all maths students at A-level to be honest. I haven't read it so no idea if it's any good though.

Reply 391

Doones

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Original post by shamika

...ranking it against Oxbridge / London (Imperial, UCL etc.) is meaningless.

Yes, but marketing :wink:

Reply 392

username1162972

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Original post by shamika

My understanding is that the Maths department wanted to keep the focus on STEP, whereas the university noted that it doesn't help in league tables so wanted to set a higher A-level requirement.

It's ridiculous but I wonder how many are actually disadvantaged under the new policy - it's a lot harder to get a 1 than A*A* in M+FM...

But they still dont give a **** about STEP.

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Reply 393

Melanie Leconte

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Original post by shamika

it's a lot harder to get a 1 than A*A* in M+FM...

Very true. I am reading the comments and wondering how anyone could achieve a 1 in STEP and not manage an A*A* in M+FM ?!

Reply 394

Gregorius

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Original post by Melanie Leconte

Very true. I am reading the comments and wondering how anyone could achieve a 1 in STEP and not manage an A*A* in M+FM ?!

It's very easy to drop "silly" marks in A-level exams (in general - not just restricted to mathematics). There are marks given for what bright candidates might regard as trivial points and omit them. Dropping from the mid 90's to below 90 doesn't take much inattention to detail.

In STEP, you get the majority of marks for getting the answer out at all! And a 1 in STEP can be obtained for not much more than 50% of the marks going.

Reply 395

DFranklin

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Original post by Melanie Leconte

Very true. I am reading the comments and wondering how anyone could achieve a 1 in STEP and not manage an A*A* in M+FM ?!

Easy enough - just massively neglect FM to concentrate on STEP.

Perhaps more of piratical concern: the kind of student who is very good at solving hard problems, but somewhat inclined to be sloppy can end up getting a 1 in STEP but failing to score in the 90s at A-level]. (A friend of mine was like this: got in through the CCE but ended up getting a D in FM. Huge part of that was slacking off since passing the CCE meant he only needed to get EE at A-level But I really doubt he'd have scored 90+ even if he'd worked for it properly).