What does Warwick look for in a maths application?

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I took the TMUA and MAT. Both of which I was in a bad position, my college didn’t push it that well and I usually ignore all the messages they send as 99% are irrelevant haha. I started preparing for STEP and it was going alright, I decided not to do it as my teachers advised it’s easier to get an A* in Further Maths than a Grade 2 in STEP 2 or 3. I’d recommend using the STEP Support programmes which are free and you can get ahead by starting them now which I’d advise very much for throughout the summer. I completed a few and they start alright, so you understand the contexts of questions and don’t make you feel terrible as you should be able to do some.

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Books! I assume you mean for the personal statement. I rarely read until my personal statement, which I like reading now if I can get myself into a book. I got Euclid's Pioneering Equation from my college library and read it in a few sittings. It’s an easy read and breaks it all down very nicely into sections. Other Maths-related books I got were from eBay. A guy listed 5-6 university-level books at 99p bidding with little interest from people. Each book is maybe worth £20+ and I got them for just over £20 altogether. Anyway, they’re all good, I just need to read them. Some are introductions to Analysis and Calculus, some are problem-solving ones for fun, and others are more in-depth textbooks. My main focus when bidding on the books was the Advanced Problems in Mathematics book by Steven Siklos which will guide you through STEP questions. I definitely recommend this one, regardless of taking STEP as you can use it in the summer before University for practice.