Mentioning STEP in maths personal statement

I am currently working through STEP 1 questions, aiming to move onto STEP 2 soon. Should I mention that I'm working at STEP 1 level on my personal statement or is it not a good level to be at?

Reply 1

melancollege

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Original post by Anonymous

I am currently working through STEP 1 questions, aiming to move onto STEP 2 soon. Should I mention that I'm working at STEP 1 level on my personal statement or is it not a good level to be at?

You could just mention that you work through STEP questions in your spare time. You don't need to specify the level.

Reply 2

Anonymous #1

Original post by melancollege

You could just mention that you work through STEP questions in your spare time. You don't need to specify the level.

Do I need to go into depth into what level I'm working at or what questions I'm answering?

Also what level do you think I should be currently working at?

Reply 3

mqb2766

Original post by Anonymous

Do I need to go into depth into what level I'm working at or what questions I'm answering?
Also what level do you think I should be currently working at?

If you get an interview/test in dec, theyll decide for themselves what your capabilities are. If you mention stuff like level or competition results, do it briefly and then focus on what you learnt/why you find maths interesting/passionate about it.

What level you should be at now is the old "how long is a piece of string". Depending on your background, you may have covered the step 1 / foundation modules and are starting on step 2 stuff. Or you may leave it all until after your interview in dec.

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Reply 4

Anonymous #1

Original post by mqb2766

If you get an interview/test in dec, theyll decide for themselves what your capabilities are. If you mention stuff like level or competition results, do it briefly and then focus on what you learnt/why you find maths interesting/passionate about it.
What level you should be at now is the old "how long is a piece of string". Depending on your background, you may have covered the step 1 / foundation modules and are starting on step 2 stuff. Or you may leave it all until after your interview in dec.

If i don't mention what level I'm working at will they give me easier stuff in the interview then adjust it accordingly?

Reply 5

mqb2766

Original post by Anonymous

If i don't mention what level I'm working at will they give me easier stuff in the interview then adjust it accordingly?

Youre overthinking it a bit. If you want to say something about your level, do it, but concentrate on what youve found interesting / learnt etc. As long as your ps is decent, you should get an interview and if youve done some step preperation/test questions/bowler booklet/reading youre in a decent position for the interview.

Generally theyll give you a standard set of questions to do and then discuss your solutions/see how you can do the harder questions youve not done with a few hints / maybe new ones and discuss a bit of maths. They want to see that youre both capable of doing step in the summer and are capable of learning/being taught.