Reading University Mathematics

I'm looking to study maths at Reading starting in 2025 and I was wondering how many students take maths here. Also curious of the gender split.

Anything else useful about Reading is also helpful.

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Original post by soph743

I'm looking to study maths at Reading starting in 2025 and I was wondering how many students take maths here. Also curious of the gender split.
Anything else useful about Reading is also helpful.

Good evening @soph743,

At the University of Reading, we experience varied cohort sizes every year. Typically, there are around 35-50 students on each course every year. The gender split is also variable due to the applications received. However, different courses overlap, so you will be able to meet many other students not from your course, so you will be constantly meeting new people. This may sound daunting, but don't worry; you will also quickly get used to familiar faces.

To learn more about the maths course, you can talk to our Georgia, a 2nd-year mathematics student. You can talk to Georgia via this link.

In my personal opinion, the university campuses are very well looked after and have many social spaces for you to socialise with other people. The university has many societies and sports groups to join. Also, the lecturers are typically around after lectures to speak to their students and ask questions; this helps to increase your confidence in your course content.

Generally speaking, the town centre has a lot to do, including sports activities like bowling. There are also great places to eat out and many shops. One place I highly recommend you visit in the town centre is the Reading Showcase cinema; it's a huge cinema about 20 minutes away from the University by bus. It's a great place to hang out with friends, and the sweet and salty popcorn is amazing.

Similarly, when you first arrive at the university, there is freshers' week, and this is a great time to become orientated within the university; it gives you time to know where everything is and settle in before lessons start. Similarly, there are society and sports fairs where you can get lots of free things such as sweets and stationery and learn all about the different societies you can join. I highly recommend going to a free society taster session, as it lets you find out if you like any of the societies before starting them.

If you have any questions, I will be happy to help.

All the best
Ella
BSc Ecology