STEP Prep Thread 2018

HI, I am applying to Oxford. But I sat STEP 1,2, AND 3 in June 2017. My grades were 1,2 and 2 respectively. Could anyone kindly tell me how my grades will be looked at? I missed a 1 in STEP 2 by 3 marks.
They said they want to shortlist candidates with academic ability for mathematics and STEP could be used to look at my academic ability, if I have given it. So could anyone please tell me if my grades reflect ability for Mathematics or is 2 not good enough in STEP 2 and 3.

HI, I am applying to Oxford. But I sat STEP 1,2, AND 3 in June 2017. My grades were 1,2 and 2 respectively. Could anyone kindly tell me how my grades will be looked at? I missed a 1 in STEP 2 by 3 marks.
They said they want to shortlist candidates with academic ability for mathematics and STEP could be used to look at my academic ability, if I have given it. So could anyone please tell me if my grades reflect ability for Mathematics or is 2 not good enough in STEP 2 and 3.

Are you now in Year 13 or a gap year applicant?

Those are good grades, considering it is only Oxford you are applying to

No, seriously, those grades should only help your application.

gap year.

Thanks..... if you achieved these grades at the end of Year 12, you are a real genius.

Those are good grades, considering it is only Oxford you are applying to

No, seriously, those grades should only help your application.

Are you sure? I would think that they'd look bad on a Cambridge application, Oxford may well be different but I can't see how 2,2 is going to help in anyway...

They might look bad on a Cambridge application - I think this is debatable, especially if they can see the raw mark - but they're only applying to Oxford, and they got these in Year 12.

HI, I am applying to Oxford. But I sat STEP 1,2, AND 3 in June 2017. My grades were 1,2 and 2 respectively. Could anyone kindly tell me how my grades will be looked at? I missed a 1 in STEP 2 by 3 marks.
They said they want to shortlist candidates with academic ability for mathematics and STEP could be used to look at my academic ability, if I have given it. So could anyone please tell me if my grades reflect ability for Mathematics or is 2 not good enough in STEP 2 and 3.

Anyone know when they'll announce the STEP dates??

Sorry if I have missed a reply to this, but they are up now!

http://www.admissionstestingservice.org/for-test-takers/step/dates-and-costs/

I think Oxford will place more emphasis on the MAT and how you do in interview. What A-level (or equivalent) grades do you have?

They will also be keen to know how you will be keeping your maths skills up to speed over your gap year, so do think how you will answer questions on this!

I scored 94 percent in the Indian Board. 99/100 in Mathematics, so my grades are alright I think.

In my gap year I have been working as a Data Analyst at a FinTech firm. Other than that I do past AEA, STEP and MAT papers when I can. Also I have been studying Mathematical Logic and Mathematics for Astronomy with help of coursera/ edx and books.

By any chance did you write JEE Advanced? Did you take STEP at the end of your 12th std? I am not sure but I feel a 2,2 won't be impressive in any particular way.Its whether you are able to get that 1,1 or not and thats all they care about. I know one Indian student who got 2,2 at the end of his 12th(he had an offer 1,1 but missed it) and reapplied and got an S,1 offer. All the best.

I don't see how this is debatable. Cambridge specifically state that they don't care what year you take your exams in, if you take them early then you better be confident about them and they will judge you with little consideration of the fact that you sat it a year early.

2018 exam dates

STEP I: TBA
STEP II: TBA
STEP III: TBA

STEP 2018 dates
http://www.admissionstestingservice.org/for-test-takers/step/dates-and-costs/

June 12
June 18
June 21

All a.m.



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