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Best maths Colleges at Oxbridge

Reply 20

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~U~Teedy~U~

I've been to Oxford and Cambridge, and I've studied general facts, and I think my preference will be Oxbridge...This isn't about 'general prestige' or applying to Oxbridge for the sake of it, I reckon the style of teaching and uni. life is wicked - I'm just trying to get some info. from those in the know...

Fair enough, but you will find it really useful studying past exam papers from the universities and visiting. Asking generally for "top maths colleges" will probably be misleading because few people will have studied at three Oxbridge colleges.

I don't think Oxford do, but Cambridge publish past exam papers online here.

Reply 21

~U~Teedy~U~

OP

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Squishy

Fair enough, but you will find it really useful studying past exam papers from the universities and visiting. Asking generally for "top maths colleges" will probably be misleading because few people will have studied at three Oxbridge colleges.

I don't think Oxford do, but Cambridge publish past exam papers online here.

Of course, but it seems once people get to OXbridge, they suddenly seem to know all the gossip and history/tradition etc. etc.. :rolleyes:

Cheers, Squishy One

Reply 22

dan2004

u will learn best wherever you are happiest, and outside of the universities themselves prestige of individual colleges is largely irrelevant. so make ur choice based on which college you want to spend 3/4 years in, thats what im gonna do!

Reply 23

Amrad

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I think you first need to decide Oxford or Cambridge - there is a large difference in the courses. At Oxford you can also do a joint honours degree which may appeal. Some people said that they applied to Oxford because they found that the maths students there were more 'normal' and rounded whereas Cambridge was filled with people who cared mostly about the maths, the more intellectual type. But take stereotyping with a pinch of salt and find out for yourself.

Reply 24

thinktwice

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Trinity, Cambridge of course.
BTW, Singapore's deputy prime minister Lee Hsien Loong (son of Singapore' s founding father, Lee Kuan Yew ) was a former student at Trinity. He gained the first honour degree in Maths.

Reply 25

FoxyStar

jinsisi

Trinity, Cambridge of course.
BTW, Singapore's deputy prime minister Lee Hsien Loong (son of Singapore' s founding father, Lee Kuan Yew ) was a former student at Trinity. He gained the first honour degree in Maths.

Lee Hsien Loong... well, :cool:

, a quite sensitive name in China nowadays.

Reply 26

FoxyStar

~U~Teedy~U~

okok, which are the top three colleges for maths at Ox. and Camb., with your reasoning. I'd be very grateful and in your debt (nothing pervy, mind!). You might even want to compare your Ox. and Camb. choices :biggrin:

Cheers

T

Hey, man, you're taking it quite seriously~~ have seen loads of threads about oxbridge maths from u.

Actually, I would say it doesn't matter too much provided that all students are lectured together by the univ maths department, unless... that you really enjoy the "WOW" effect when you say that you study maths in Trinity~~

Anyway, my list:

Cambridge

Trinity: do I still need to say why?

Emma: they've got the Sadleirian Professor John Coates, who supervised Andrew Wiles~ and also their fellow-student ratio for maths is amazing! 8-12!!!

Caius: coz their interview procedure sounds scary: every candidate is given a list of books and will be asked questions related to those...... (the main reason that stops me from applying for Caius)

For Oxford... well I've got little knowledge about oxford... but guess should be Merton (coz everybody says so), St Hugh's (coz it is said on their website) and Balliol (coz I like it!!! hahaha)

Very biased list though :biggrin:

Reply 27

~U~Teedy~U~

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FoxyStar

Hey, man, you're taking it quite seriously~~ have seen loads of threads about oxbridge maths from u.

Actually, I would say it doesn't matter too much provided that all students are lectured together by the univ maths department, unless... that you really enjoy the "WOW" effect when you say that you study maths in Trinity~~

Anyway, my list:

Cambridge

Trinity: do I still need to say why?

Emma: they've got the Sadleirian Professor John Coates, who supervised Andrew Wiles~ and also their fellow-student ratio for maths is amazing! 8-12!!!

Caius: coz their interview procedure sounds scary: every candidate is given a list of books and will be asked questions related to those...... (the main reason that stops me from applying for Caius)

For Oxford... well I've got little knowledge about oxford... but guess should be Merton (coz everybody says so), St Hugh's (coz it is said on their website) and Balliol (coz I like it!!! hahaha)

Very biased list though :biggrin:

hehe cool, Emma sounds good too...Doesn't Wiles have an association with Oxford too?

T

Reply 28

Euler

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Simon Singh Author of Fermat's Last Theorem went to Imperial for his undergrad physics degree (coz cambridge rejected him!!) and then went to Emmanuel for his PhD in physics...emmanuel is best for maths after trinity without a doubt...dont forget all cambridge mathmos study the same course and have same lectures...

Reply 29

Squishy

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~U~Teedy~U~

Doesn't Wiles have an association with Oxford too?

Merton, Oxford and Clare, Cambridge.

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