… by Rebecca / from Lincoln / BSc Mathematics [2nd Year Entry] / 3rd Year (UG) If a lecturer can see that only 5% of the students on their course read their assessment feedback, then should staff bother to write it for every student? Or, if a lecturer can see that one of their lecture […]

… by Rebecca / from Lincoln / BSc Mathematics [2nd Year Entry] / 2nd Year (UG) As one of the highest-earning sectors for graduates, it’s no surprise that banking is a popular career choice. By ‘banking’, I mean investment banks (e.g. JPMorgan), asset managers (e.g. BlackRock) and more general banks (e.g. HSBC) etc. It can […]

… by Matthew / from Consett / MMath Mathematics [2nd Year Entry] / 4th Year (UG)   8am: I make an exceptionally uninteresting breakfast, but something to keep me going until lunch. It’s about now that I water my plants if they need it. 9am: I arrive at King’s Buildings. My preferred method of getting […]

… by Yuxin / from Shenzhen, China / BSc Mathematics and Statistics / 4th Year (UG) There are lots of opportunities such as the Open Days that enable you to visit the university before starting doing your degree. However, it was a bit hard for me to travel for 15-20 hours to visit the university […]

… by Tally / from Scarborough / MMath Mathematics [2nd Year Entry] / 2nd Year (UG) Hi! My name is Tally and I am a second year maths student here at the university. One thing I was unsure about when coming to university was if I’d be able to juggle my studies and my free […]

… by Alden / from Bath / BSc Mathematics [2nd Year Entry] / 4th Year (UG) By the time most people have reached fourth year they have a firm idea of what they do and do not like. Conveniently, in fourth year you are given full autonomy of your module choices. There are such a wide […]

… by Owen / from Norwich / MMath Mathematics [2nd Year Entry] / 2nd Year (UG) 1) What even is Direct Entry? If you’re not Scottish, you might not be familiar with the Scottish education system (I certainly wasn’t), where degrees usually last a year longer than those at English universities (4 years for a […]

… by Freddie / from York / BSc Mathematics and Physics [2nd Year Entry] / 3rd Year (UG) You’ve done the work, got the grades, and eventually settled on a university choice. Well done you for choosing Edinburgh! (You did, right?). Then, if you’re like me, you’ll only later notice the option to enter through the […]