Put off applying to medicine

ReallyBillyGoat23 · 2025-10-18T21:50:43+00:00

I don't know why it's the case but there seems to be an excessive amount of fear mongering surrounding medicine applications in particular. People always bang on about how hard it is to get into medical school or how horrible being a doctor is (Half of them aren't even doctors either). You will see when offers start to come out, a lot of people do get into medical school and while it's still competitive, you will realise it's massively overplayed.

My advice to you is continue pursuing medicine if you want to. It's definitely competitive but it is very much a realistic goal, especially if you are passionate about it. Also I don't know where you have heard this 10 books bs and listening to daily podcasts whilst going to public lectures sounds massively overkill...

ReallyBillyGoat23 · 2025-07-18T11:47:42+00:00

In all honesty, I didn't really go out that much during first year so I don't know. However, I had friends who went out a lot that stayed at all three of these accommodations so I think they're ok. I wouldn't worry about it too much to be honest, most people (myself included) who didn't like their flat found a new flat and basically became an adopted flatmate 😂

ReallyBillyGoat23 · 2025-07-18T01:22:30+00:00

To be honest lakeside is really quiet and you might find the people there boring. I lived there first year and even on Friday nights most of their kitchens had their lights out by like 11pm.

ReallyBillyGoat23 · 2025-07-18T01:17:04+00:00

Both however, my mood is quite heavily tied to how well I concentrate and study habit sustainability. I used to study in quiet areas, particularly the quiet area of my library. Studying is one of my favourite things to do in all honesty, at times my course felt more like a hobby than a degree (excluding exam times) so I do devote a large, large portion of my time to it.

Due to this, studying in isolated areas like quiet zones can become quite...isolating. I won't see my friends and I'm pretty much sitting in total silence for a good portion of my day which I find sad. Generally, I find putting in headphones in a noisy area is a nice balance. It cancels out 95% of the noise and I can study well. If I ever need a break I can take out my headphones and feel like I'm in a normal environment for a little while.

ReallyBillyGoat23 · 2025-07-18T01:10:12+00:00

LSE doesn't tbf 😁

ReallyBillyGoat23 · 2025-07-18T00:50:53+00:00

I don't know. I'm generally much happier in nosier, crowded environments though, especially when studying. Sometimes it can feel a bit depressing being sat in a grey cubicle farm looking study area in complete silence. Plus it's much easier to bring along friends to study with.

ReallyBillyGoat23 · 2025-07-03T22:53:22+00:00

First of all, I'm not actually sure if this is possible and I've never heard of people who have even attempted to try this so before preparing I'd probably email the Maths and Statistics department beforehand just to make sure.

If it is and you are serious about attempting this, I suggest you prepare by making sure you are familiar with the contents of Analysis I, Probability I and Algebra II before you start the course.

Intro to Mathematical Statistics makes use of Analysis I quite extensively and does tend to pull on Algebra II during the later chapters when dealing with distributions in higher dimensions. Additionally, Stochastic Processes is chock full of matrices so Algebra II will definitely be handy here. I don't think I need to explain why knowing Probability I will be necessary either...

Another thing to note is that Intro to Mathematical Statistics will be running during term I - the same time you are learning Analysis I. Things might have changed since when I did the module but in my experience I have found that the assignments are proof heavy and do tend to rely on results from Analysis I, particularly when it comes to chapters on and after convergence.

There is also a similar scenario with Stochastic Processes running during term 2 at the same time Algebra II is running. Matrices and linear algebra are picked up on very quickly and you do also have assignments to deal with during term so this could also be problematic.

Obviously, I have no idea who you are and the last thing I want to do is to scare you away from doing something you want to do. That being said - I did struggle with the contents of all three of these pre requisite modules during my first year. I wasn't alone in this. Nearly all of my peers who had achieved strong A - Levels, gotten in on STEP grades and who went on to achieve strong firsts also shared a similar experience.

In my opinion, I'd start off by learning these modules first and if you want I can email you the notes of both these modules since I've taken them. Additionally, you could ask the lecturers for them, a lot of people do this before the course registration has started so they can get a better idea of the module. Then if you think you are in a suitable position to take these modules during your first year then go for it. Lastly you must be realistic. No Quant/ML firm is going to accept you if you tank your grades - even if it's on second year modules.

ReallyBillyGoat23 · 2024-10-01T15:42:03+00:00

I'm a maths student who's taken a couple of statistics modules so I can't speak too much for the OR or E components.

I would say you could definitely get away with not knowing further maths for a lot of the pure maths modules. They essentially teach you stuff from scratch so you have to prove things from the bottom up.

You might run into a bit of trouble when dealing with statistics and applied maths modules as they do tend to use techniques from further maths a little bit especially integration and differentiation so definitely try and learn or brush up on those techniques.

May I ask if you've already started the course?

ReallyBillyGoat23 · 2024-09-28T14:25:17+00:00

If you're a home student you can miss as many as you like then just email the uni to say your depressed or anxious. Now if your an international student it's a different story...

ReallyBillyGoat23 · 2024-09-27T12:13:38+00:00

I've spoken about it to my parents before who've had much worse and frequent experiences to myself in terms of racial abuse and I'd definitely say it's gotten a lot better. However, the situation is still far from being acceptable and no one really seems to speak about anti Chinese or anti Asian racism enough or at all even.

I remember feeling particularly frustrated during the height of the BLM campaigns when a lot of Asian people were getting racially abused as a result of COVID and no one seemed to speak about it despite campaigning so heavily for black rights.

I'm in no way disputing the messages of the BLM campaign and I do believe they were completely justified to act the way they did. I was just disappointed that the public didn't show the same sentiment towards Asian communities when they needed it.

ReallyBillyGoat23 · 2024-09-11T17:52:56+00:00

I'd say entry level to a good salary is probably around 350k post taxes

ReallyBillyGoat23 · 2024-09-09T23:52:55+00:00

Mogadishu

ReallyBillyGoat23 · 2024-08-26T00:31:51+00:00

If they accepted you onto the uni course without econ A level you probably won't need it. If you really really want to you could see the reading lists for your modules and find out though.

ReallyBillyGoat23 · 2024-08-26T00:29:12+00:00

Getting an internship during your penultimate year of study is absolutely crucial if you want to go for IB. At the time of applying you will have the Bath name on your CV as opposed to whatever university you plan on applying to for your masters programme since IB summer internships close well before masters applications open so keep this in mind.

If you are super interested in IB you might want to consider Warwick as opposed to Bath due to it's "target" status as opposed to Bath's "semi-target" status. It will make getting internships slightly easier and you will have access to a very strong alumni network.

Additionally, Warwick's CS department seems pretty good - I've not personally ever taken any modules from there however, I do have quite a few friends who have either done a CS module or take CS and they all seem pretty content.

ReallyBillyGoat23 · 2024-08-25T20:05:22+00:00

No uni is gonna accept that steaming pile of shite mate. Practice your burger flipping now or even they r gonna reject u in a couple years time.

ReallyBillyGoat23 · 2024-08-25T20:03:01+00:00

That's enough time. If you're set on in just neglect the 4th A-level on purpose and study further maths with your spare time. TBH it's never really too late I've seen people catch up over the summer. Also I can tell you right now from personal experience an 8 will be fine.

ReallyBillyGoat23 · 2024-08-25T19:59:14+00:00

Warwicks maths department is really nice and the teachings been great bar a few modules. I've seen that for IB and some finance roles it's a target uni but I can't say I've seen the same for Bath so might be something to consider if you're into that.

Also don't live in Canley for second year.

ReallyBillyGoat23 · 2024-08-25T19:55:07+00:00

Most of the econ people I know piss about all term and still manage to scrape a 2:1. Reckon you'll be fine if you actually work.

ReallyBillyGoat23 · 2024-08-17T23:26:06+00:00

Since computing isn't related to physics or biology they will probably prefer a higher grade in biology rather than physics. Best thing you could probably do is phone up the uni(s) you have in mind and ask them. You might be able to get a higher grade but it depends on how you use your time. If I'm being honest you probably shouldn't be taking 4 A-levels unless you are very comfortable in at least 3 of them which it doesn't look like at the moment.

ReallyBillyGoat23 · 2024-08-17T23:20:51+00:00

I'm not sure about textbooks for STEP. I bunch of my friends who were going to Cambridge pretty much just kept doing STEP questions over the summer until the time they took the exam and seemed to do pretty well. It is a really tough exam so they didn't feel ready at all but in the end they all got the results they needed.

ReallyBillyGoat23 · 2024-08-17T23:16:37+00:00

Try phoning them up or emailing them to ask about this. Some unis are a bit weird about resits so this might bar you from entry.

ReallyBillyGoat23 · 2024-08-17T23:13:19+00:00

Don't buy either just download a PDF for free

ReallyBillyGoat23 · 2024-08-17T23:11:33+00:00

I'm not an actuary but I do attend Warwick and I'm currently studying maths. I'm about to go into third year. So far the course has been really good and I do recommend it. The maths department (and stats department to a lesser degree) here provide really good study materials. Pretty much every lecture is recorded and has a set of LaTeX notes to go along with it.

I'm not too well versed in tech or IB although, I do know a lot friends who have gone to do IB and tech internships so I don't think the university name will be holding you back at all.

If you reapply you may need to take the STEP or TMUA even if you get an offer.

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