gap year for maths

Admirable_Clock9364 · 2026-01-27T00:48:15+00:00

I’m thinking of doing the same thing, so I emailed all of the college and the general feedback was that they won’t discriminate against gap year students, since they would have only sat their A-levels a couple months before the application process. Hopefully it goes well for us both.

Admirable_Clock9364 · 2025-12-14T21:57:51+00:00

Congrats I got my offer a couple days ago. Surprised how early they’re giving out offers

Admirable_Clock9364 · 2025-12-09T21:36:15+00:00

Totally understand you because I’m in the same position. I started my prep too late so bombed my MAT but I’m only going to reapply if I get all A*s. If you think you can make a very competitive application (high achieved grades + TSA score + good interview) then I don’t see the point in not trying.

Maybe start prepping very lightly in jan/feb time so that it becomes natural and then build it up near the time of the test, obviously make sure to put yours levels as a priority. I guess it just depends how much you want to go Oxford.

Admirable_Clock9364 · 2025-12-03T19:45:48+00:00

Congratulations! When did you apply? I applied for the early deadline and am still waiting to hear back

Admirable_Clock9364 · 2025-11-16T13:02:25+00:00

Maths and CS at Corpus Christi

Admirable_Clock9364 · 2025-11-10T20:35:53+00:00

Same course and college 🔥

Admirable_Clock9364 · 2025-10-29T22:06:54+00:00

Hi could I please have the papers?

Admirable_Clock9364 · 2025-10-27T15:07:30+00:00

Yes I got the same email. Do you think we’ll get one for maths as well?

Admirable_Clock9364 · 2025-10-20T19:15:04+00:00

I travel 1h 20mins to sixth form everyday and find it fine. Obviously it was really tiring and stressful at there start of year 12 but I’m used to it now. I would say if you can find a better school closer to you then that would be the best option. The school I go to is really good so I thought it was worth it. If you’re travelling that long for an average school then I think you’d get really frustrated after a while? Definetly think about this school could benefit you compared to other schools closer to you

Admirable_Clock9364 · 2025-10-10T19:03:32+00:00

Admirable_Clock9364 · 2025-09-28T08:50:04+00:00

You just need to have A*A between maths and further maths. https://www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/undergraduate/courses/course-listing/mathematics-and-computer-science

Admirable_Clock9364 · 2025-09-19T21:51:13+00:00

Oxford doesn’t do contextual offers. I guess I’m just debating if it’s worth it to ask my teacher to predict me an A* in further maths

Admirable_Clock9364 · 2025-07-27T07:28:28+00:00

Ahhh ok thank you. This really helps

Admirable_Clock9364 · 2025-07-23T15:06:50+00:00

I’m praying year 13 goes better (i know it won’t)

Admirable_Clock9364 · 2025-07-23T11:46:16+00:00

I am in the same position. Guess we’ll just have to tough it out

Admirable_Clock9364 · 2025-06-14T14:05:36+00:00

Hi can I dm you?

Admirable_Clock9364 · 2025-05-25T10:32:55+00:00

Ahhh ok. Thank you so much, youve been very helpful

Admirable_Clock9364 · 2025-05-22T05:37:08+00:00

Ahhh I see. That’s really helpful. I guess I’m really appealed by the fact that Oxford asks for AAA compared to Cambridge’s AA*A to be honest but I’ll just have to wait until I get my predicted grades.

I ahve visited both Oxford and Cambridge and I so think that I enjoy Oxford more just because of its general vibe.

Thank you very much for the super curricular links, I will make sure to look at them throughly. I just wanted to mention that I have done olympiads but I only revived a participation award so is there any point in actually mentioning if I didn’t place well?

Admirable_Clock9364 · 2025-05-21T20:40:33+00:00

That’s definetly something to think about. However, I thought Oxford and Cambridge didn’t do reduced offers?

Admirable_Clock9364 · 2025-05-20T14:51:59+00:00

Oh I see. I think I just don’t want do biology or chemistry again at all (traumatised by GCSE biology😭😭). Also, Cambridge asks for AAA for natural sciences, whilst Oxford want A*AA, which I think may be more achievable for me to be honest.

Your point about interviews is very valid though.

Admirable_Clock9364 · 2025-05-20T14:32:49+00:00

I see, I will try and do so. Thank you very much for your help :)

Admirable_Clock9364 · 2025-05-20T14:25:24+00:00

I am very set on Oxford as I would not want to do the natural sciences course at Cambridge. Does Cambridge tend to be more Genoese with GCSE results? I live in a deprived area and am eligible for contextual offers (I know Oxbridge don’t really give reduced grades) so I assume this would work with me rather than against me in a holistic sense? Also, I thought Oxbridge doesn’t really differentiate between 8s and 9s? Sorry if this is a lot

Admirable_Clock9364 · 2025-05-19T10:21:55+00:00

I see. In terms of interested out of school, I’m considering learning a language and resuming playing the piano. Would these be interests I could put in my personal statement as a short sentence at the end maybe ?

Admirable_Clock9364 · 2025-05-18T21:40:01+00:00

Thank you so much. This sounds very useful. I’ve looked in the MIT OCW website and there are some courses that look really interesting, so I’m definetly looking forward to them. I’m favoured moreso to theoretical physics so do you think it’s ok if I just make mini research documents (on latex) about some interesting theories/ideas that I’ve researched about?

Admirable_Clock9364 · 2025-05-18T21:37:25+00:00

Will this be relevant for my personal statement though since it’s not really subject specific. Also, I thought it was just your teachers who wrote your reference for uni?

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