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Mathematics Applicants Thread - 2018 Entry

The 2018 Mathematics Applicants Thread!

Applying for a Maths course starting in 2018? You're in the right place! This thread is for us all to get to know other applicants and discuss the application process - celebrating offers and supporting through (hopefully very few!) rejections.

Some useful Maths related links can be found below:
MAT Papers
STEP Papers
STEP Prep Thread 2018
Senior Maths Challenge Papers
TMUA Papers
Physics and Maths Tutor
NRICH Maths
CIMT Sheets

Introduce yourself!
Name:
AS Results:
A Level (or equivalent) predictions/achieved:
UMS (optional!):
Universities applying to:
Fun fact about yourself?:

About me:
Name: :shh:

AS Results: A in Maths, A in Further Maths (not entered for AS Physics)
A Level (or equivalent) predictions/achieved: A*AA in Maths, Further Maths and Physics :awesome:

UMS (optional!): Maths - C1 87, C2 87, M1 100. Further Maths - FP1 92, D1 88, D2 83
Universities applying to: Durham (I have a guaranteed, reduced conditional offer as a result of passing the assessed project at the summer school), Newcastle, Lancaster, York, Leeds
Fun fact about yourself?: I'm 17 years old and can't ride a bike :colondollar:

Let's kick things off! :dance:

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Reply 1

ithinkitslily

great idea!!

Name: lily lol
AS Results: AA in maths, further maths
A Level (or equivalent) predictions: not 100% sure yet about maths and further maths because they base those off of our AS results, but an A in both physics and french :smile:

(i'm hoping for A*s in maths + further)
UMS (optional!): Maths -> C1 - 100 , C2 - 100 , D1 - 100
Further Maths -> FP1 - 90 , FP4 - 90 , S1 - 95
Universities applying to: bath, st andrews, warwick, lancaster and oxford
Fun fact about yourself?: i love cooking? lol

updates:
27/10 - offer from warwick (A*A*A* / A*A*AA)
06/11 - offer from lancaster (AAA / AAB with FM / Unconditional if firmed)
30/11 - rejection from oxford
05/12 - offer from bath (A*AA)
19/02 - offer from st Andrews (A*AA)

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Reply 2

osamabinfishing

AS results/UMS: AAAA, averaged 98 UMS for Maths
Predicted: A*A*A*a
Applying to: Oxford, Warwick, Imperial, Durham
Fun fact about yourself: I'm a guy idk

Reply 3

niamhdoesmaths

Original post by osamabinfishing

AS results/UMS: AAAA, averaged 98 UMS for Maths
Predicted: A*A*A*a
Applying to: Oxford, Warwick, Imperial, Durham
Fun fact about yourself: I'm a guy idk

Damn, those results! :shock:

I’m also applying to Durham :h:

Reply 4

osamabinfishing

Original post by Protostar

Damn, those results! :shock:

I’m also applying to Durham :h:

Only predicted so far! :biggrin:

Congrats on your maths UMS too, as well as the conditional from Durham. What college are you applying to?

Reply 5

niamhdoesmaths

Original post by osamabinfishing

Only predicted so far! :biggrin:

Congrats on your maths UMS too, as well as the conditional from Durham. What college are you applying to?

Van Mildert! Really liked it when I stayed there in summer :yep:

how about you? :smile:

Reply 6

zeldor711

AS Results: A in Maths and FM
A Level (or equivalent) predictions: A*A*A*A (A*s in Maths, FM and Physics, A in Computing)
UMS (optional!): C1: 100; C2: 100; S1: 93; D1: 100; FP1: 89; M1: 100
Universities applying to: Cambridge :smile:

, Durham, Warwick, Bath, and Nottingham
Fun fact about yourself?: Just passed my driving test :smile:

EDIT: Also the sky has turned yellow lol

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Reply 7

niamhdoesmaths

Original post by zeldor711

, Durham, Warwick, Bath, and Nottingham
Fun fact about yourself?: Just passed my driving test :smile:

EDIT: Also the sky has turned yellow lol

Good luck!! Which Durham college did you apply for?
Congrats on passing your driving test! Have you got a car? :ninja:

Reply 8

zeldor711

Original post by Protostar

Good luck!! Which Durham college did you apply for?
Congrats on passing your driving test! Have you got a car? :ninja:

No car unfortunately :frown:

I applied to Grey. Not sure what it was about it, just really liked the atmosphere and had a great tour guide. Also liked that it is one of the larger colleges, but not massive like St Hild

Reply 9

niamhdoesmaths

Original post by zeldor711

No car unfortunately :frown:

I applied to Grey. Not sure what it was about it, just really liked the atmosphere and had a great tour guide. Also liked that it is one of the larger colleges, but not massive like St Hild

that's a shame.

Ah nice! I stayed in Grey at Easter and it was alright, but not for me :tongue:

I've gone for Mildert, was tempted by Butler but I just feel like you don't get the same community feel in there with it all being in flats :dontknow:

Have still yet to apply though!

Reply 10

memeeee

AS Results: AA (maths and further)
A Level (or equivalent) predictions/achieved: A*A*A*A* (maths further physics chem)
UMS (optional!): 98 C1, 100 C2 S1 M1 D1, we don't talk about FP1 x
Universities applying to: Oxford Imperial Bristol Bath Leeds
Fun fact about yourself?: I'm super boring.

Reply 11

zeldor711

Original post by memeeee

Haha I swear everyone in my school did worse in FP1 then the other modules.

Reply 12

memeeee

Original post by zeldor711

Haha I swear everyone in my school did worse in FP1 then the other modules.

Did you do OCR MEI?

Reply 13

zeldor711

Original post by memeeee

Did you do OCR MEI?

Nah it was only AQA. I heard that the MEI one was very difficult though

Reply 14

zeldor711

Original post by Zacken

Shouldn't this be the mathematics 2017 applicants thread...?

Applying for entry in 2018 (it's titled the same way as the Medicine Applicants thread, Cambridge Applicants thread etc.)

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Reply 15

memeeee

Original post by zeldor711

Nah it was only AQA. I heard that the MEI one was very difficult though

It was tough! Spent too long on the induction question and didn't have time to finish. :colondollar:

Original post by Zacken

Shouldn't this be the mathematics 2017 applicants thread...?

Why would it be? For entry in 2018.

Reply 16

Zacken

Original post by zeldor711

Applying for entry in 2018 (it's titled the same way as the Medicine Applicants thread, Cambridge Applicants thread etc.

Ah yes, I saw that it linked to the STEP Prep Thread 2017 instead of 2018, which is why I was confused.

[OP: Change the link in the OP to STEP Prep 2018]

Reply 17

zeldor711

Original post by memeeee

It was tough! Spent too long on the induction question and didn't have time to finish. :colondollar:

Yeah with AQA we don't need to learn proof by induction :biggrin:

(though I did anyway...)

Reply 18

niamhdoesmaths

Original post by Zacken

[OP: Change the link in the OP to STEP Prep 2018]

Done

Reply 19

niamhdoesmaths

Original post by zeldor711

Yeah with AQA we don't need to learn proof by induction :biggrin:

(though I did anyway...)

WHAT? I did Edexcel and proof by induction was the bane of my life... luckily I nailed it the day before my exam though! They put some C2 geometric series stuff in our exam, and it just literally didn't cross my mind as I didn't think I'd see C2 in FP1 so I didn't spot it (stupid mistake really) so all of the 5 marks I lost were on that bloody question :facepalm: