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What do you think are the best universities to study maths at?
(I am asking this for a friend who doesn't have TSR).
(I am asking this for a friend who doesn't have TSR).
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(Original post by Lightning720)
What do you think are the best universities to study maths at?
(I am asking this for a friend who doesn't have TSR).
What do you think are the best universities to study maths at?
(I am asking this for a friend who doesn't have TSR).
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Cambridge, Oxford, ICL, Princeton, Harvard, Berkley, Stanford, MIT, Bonn, etc.
Cambridge, Oxford, ICL, Princeton, Harvard, Berkley, Stanford, MIT, Bonn, etc.
And I should have specified that he only wants UK unis.
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(Original post by Lightning720)
Any reasons why?
And I should have specified that he only wants UK unis.
Any reasons why?
And I should have specified that he only wants UK unis.
Then add, Warwick, Manchester, Bristol etc.
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Depends which course he prefers, frankly. But if he wants league tables:
https://www.thecompleteuniversitygui...gs/mathematics
Oxford
The Guardian puts Oxford top of the rankings too
https://www.theguardian.com/educatio...or-mathematics
These world rankings put Cambridge ahead of Oxford:
https://www.topuniversities.com/univ...thematics-2020
Unis in general, with small course overviews:
https://www.studying-in-uk.org/top-m...iversities-uk/
Warwick is also supposed to be a fantastic uni for maths.
Depends on what you mean by "top" really. Courses can differ from uni to uni. You friend needs to research each course thoroughly by looking at individual university websites.
https://www.thecompleteuniversitygui...gs/mathematics
Oxford
The Guardian puts Oxford top of the rankings too
https://www.theguardian.com/educatio...or-mathematics
These world rankings put Cambridge ahead of Oxford:
https://www.topuniversities.com/univ...thematics-2020
Unis in general, with small course overviews:
https://www.studying-in-uk.org/top-m...iversities-uk/
Warwick is also supposed to be a fantastic uni for maths.
Depends on what you mean by "top" really. Courses can differ from uni to uni. You friend needs to research each course thoroughly by looking at individual university websites.
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All very good answers up there. Another answer would be that the best Uni for Mathematics is the one that offers your friend the best balance of quality teaching and quality of life/enjoyment.
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(Original post by Oxford Mum)
Depends which course he prefers, frankly. But if he wants league tables:
https://www.thecompleteuniversitygui...gs/mathematics
Oxford
The Guardian puts Oxford top of the rankings too
https://www.theguardian.com/educatio...or-mathematics
These world rankings put Cambridge ahead of Oxford:
https://www.topuniversities.com/univ...thematics-2020
Unis in general, with small course overviews:
https://www.studying-in-uk.org/top-m...iversities-uk/
Warwick is also supposed to be a fantastic uni for maths.
Depends on what you mean by "top" really. Courses can differ from uni to uni. You friend needs to research each course thoroughly by looking at individual university websites.
Depends which course he prefers, frankly. But if he wants league tables:
https://www.thecompleteuniversitygui...gs/mathematics
Oxford
The Guardian puts Oxford top of the rankings too
https://www.theguardian.com/educatio...or-mathematics
These world rankings put Cambridge ahead of Oxford:
https://www.topuniversities.com/univ...thematics-2020
Unis in general, with small course overviews:
https://www.studying-in-uk.org/top-m...iversities-uk/
Warwick is also supposed to be a fantastic uni for maths.
Depends on what you mean by "top" really. Courses can differ from uni to uni. You friend needs to research each course thoroughly by looking at individual university websites.
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Spitballing good ones for him to do further research on: COWI, (of which Cambridge would probably be the very top) Bath, Lancaster, (particularly good for stats) Bristol, Lboro, UCL, Durham, Edinburgh.
The very very top generally pick Cambridge if they study in the UK, but some choose Oxford.
The very very top generally pick Cambridge if they study in the UK, but some choose Oxford.
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(Original post by zetamcfc)
Cambridge, Oxford, ICL, Princeton, Harvard, Berkley, Stanford, MIT, Bonn, etc.
Cambridge, Oxford, ICL, Princeton, Harvard, Berkley, Stanford, MIT, Bonn, etc.
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of course there are lots of other great unis. But I think these are considered by most the top of the pile reputation wise.
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US unis are terrible for undergrad whatever the degree, unless you want to study everything but your subject choice
US unis are terrible for undergrad whatever the degree, unless you want to study everything but your subject choice
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(Original post by Lightning720)
What do you think are the best universities to study maths at?
(I am asking this for a friend who doesn't have TSR).
What do you think are the best universities to study maths at?
(I am asking this for a friend who doesn't have TSR).
It depends would be my answer ...[I teach Maths]
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(Original post by _gcx)
Spitballing good ones for him to do further research on: COWI, (of which Cambridge would probably be the very top) Bath, Lancaster, (particularly good for stats) Bristol, Lboro, UCL, Durham, Edinburgh.
The very very top generally pick Cambridge if they study in the UK, but some choose Oxford.
Spitballing good ones for him to do further research on: COWI, (of which Cambridge would probably be the very top) Bath, Lancaster, (particularly good for stats) Bristol, Lboro, UCL, Durham, Edinburgh.
The very very top generally pick Cambridge if they study in the UK, but some choose Oxford.
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How reliable would you say the Complete Uni Guide is?
Their top 5 for maths:
1. Oxford
2. Cambridge
3. St Andrews
4. Durham
5. Imperial
By the way, he knows not to base the entirety of his uni choices on league tables but they do give a general picture about a course and uni.
Their top 5 for maths:
1. Oxford
2. Cambridge
3. St Andrews
4. Durham
5. Imperial
By the way, he knows not to base the entirety of his uni choices on league tables but they do give a general picture about a course and uni.
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What sort of Maths does your friend want to study? What sort of assessment do they prefer? Are they study Maths and Further Maths?
It depends would be my answer ...[I teach Maths]
What sort of Maths does your friend want to study? What sort of assessment do they prefer? Are they study Maths and Further Maths?
It depends would be my answer ...[I teach Maths]
I'll ask him about the sort of assessment he prefers.
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(Original post by Lightning720)
How reliable would you say the Complete Uni Guide is?
Their top 5 for maths:
1. Oxford
2. Cambridge
3. St Andrews
4. Durham
5. Imperial
By the way, he knows not to base the entirety of his uni choices on league tables but they do give a general picture about a course and uni.
How reliable would you say the Complete Uni Guide is?
Their top 5 for maths:
1. Oxford
2. Cambridge
3. St Andrews
4. Durham
5. Imperial
By the way, he knows not to base the entirety of his uni choices on league tables but they do give a general picture about a course and uni.
This is all very roughly speaking, it will depend on individual tastes and preferences.
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Generally as I said Cambridge is favoured over Oxford, and Warwick/Imperial would be favoured over St. Andrews and Durham which would generally appear much lower on people's list.
This is all very roughly speaking, it will depend on individual tastes and preferences.
Generally as I said Cambridge is favoured over Oxford, and Warwick/Imperial would be favoured over St. Andrews and Durham which would generally appear much lower on people's list.
This is all very roughly speaking, it will depend on individual tastes and preferences.
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(Original post by Lightning720)
Can I ask why Warwick is seen as "better for maths" than Durham and St Andrews? (I'm probably more interested in this to be honest
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Can I ask why Warwick is seen as "better for maths" than Durham and St Andrews? (I'm probably more interested in this to be honest
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Durham and St. Andrews' module choice can be restrictive so this is something to bear in mind. The latter I would advise against if you want to do a lot of pure options, you're not spoilt for choice at all.
FWIW people generally don't know what area of maths they want to do or look for in a course. This isn't abnormal, uni maths is very different to school maths, and "applied" at university can actually look a lot like what you did as pure at A-level.
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