I received an offer to study economics at Jesus for this year and my advice would be to just have a genuine interest and passion for both economics and maths. If you do it will come across in your personal statement and interviews and a passion for maths should mean you perform better in further maths and the TMUA. Though I did only score a 6.2 so don't be too worried if you're not a maths genius!
@@ethanpaynter6017 Well I wanted to know what extracurricular I should add as I am not any Olympiad winner and not so good in maths . My score are average so I am not sure about it and can you tell me is there any other mathematics courses I should show in my application because I don't think my academic are too good to be qualified. But I have genuine interest in economics and have done many extracurricular in this but not sure about maths .
@@ayaanpatowa87 I unfortunately didn’t do the TMUA (I did the ECAA instead). However, here’s a useful document: www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/average_tmua_score_for_economics
Hi Sam. I'm in grade 9, and aiming to do economics at Cambridge, and I only have an option to do maths at A-level, and not further maths or economics, here in my country. Will this hinder me significantly? And how much does extracurricular activities, like extra math courses and summer-school in economics matter? :- ) I'm not able to have economics at any level in Denmark, and further maths isn't even a subject here. The closest thing is international economics, but that is not avaible at my highschool. I'll be doing politics, maths, history, danish (my native language) and english at a-level :- )
I'd definitely try and do extracurriculars such as extra math courses and summer-schools. These show you have a passion for the subject and are proactive.
Another great video my brother !! I am definitely looking to get MSc in Econ from Camebridge. This is obviously whether I am able to break into IB or not then I will maybe delay the process and look to maybe apply to do a MSc later. What are your thoughts on MSc and are you looking to do one ?
this is super useful - do you have any tips on what kind of work experience, specific courses, books or lectures to engage in? or competitions to participate in?
@@SamHillman I am applying this october and i finished watching john gruber's micro course and esther duflo's poverty course form mitocw. i also finished ben polar's game theory course. can you give me some more advice on what i can do to prepare myself for the interview?
@@anaklusmus get used to thinking things through aloud. Have a look at some of the questions in the document I linked in the description, and practise talking through your answers to somebody else.
this was really helpful, the sample interview question was amazing, can you please tell me where to find more sample interview questions from different colleges? thx
@@SamHillman does our raw marks for AS exams matter? would a 90% A have more advantage than a 70%A assuming all other aspects of the application is the same?
@@anaklusmus I’m not entirely sure, but I do think you submit AS marks as part of the ‘My Cambridge Application’, so they may consider it. However, it’s likely that if someone is getting 90, compared to someone else who is getting 70, the person getting 90 will probably do better in the TMUA, and may do better at the problem solving interview questions.
how would i be able to practise my skills in thinking in a logical and creative way in a pressured environment (ie the interview)? thank you very much for the video!
search up interview questions for maths or econ and then either do them with friends or grab a blank piece of paper and talk out loud all the steps or pathways you are going to take as you do the question. It sounds awkward but it is certainly less awkward than doing nothing until the actual interview and having to explain ur reasoning .
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I received an offer to study economics at Jesus for this year and my advice would be to just have a genuine interest and passion for both economics and maths. If you do it will come across in your personal statement and interviews and a passion for maths should mean you perform better in further maths and the TMUA. Though I did only score a 6.2 so don't be too worried if you're not a maths genius!
Same here! I scored a 6.5 and got an offer… don’t take the TMUA too seriously
@@macjarvis2882 what college are you going too?
Hi can we some conservation about this as I am also going to.apply and have some questions about it?
@@PrinxySinghwhat do you want answering?
@@ethanpaynter6017 Well I wanted to know what extracurricular I should add as I am not any Olympiad winner and not so good in maths . My score are average so I am not sure about it and can you tell me is there any other mathematics courses I should show in my application because I don't think my academic are too good to be qualified.
But I have genuine interest in economics and have done many extracurricular in this but not sure about maths .
HI! May I know what your TMUA score was? I am currently preparing for it.
@@ayaanpatowa87 I unfortunately didn’t do the TMUA (I did the ECAA instead). However, here’s a useful document: www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/average_tmua_score_for_economics
Hi Sam.
I'm in grade 9, and aiming to do economics at Cambridge, and I only have an option to do maths at A-level, and not further maths or economics, here in my country. Will this hinder me significantly? And how much does extracurricular activities, like extra math courses and summer-school in economics matter? :- )
I'm not able to have economics at any level in Denmark, and further maths isn't even a subject here. The closest thing is international economics, but that is not avaible at my highschool. I'll be doing politics, maths, history, danish (my native language) and english at a-level :- )
I'd definitely try and do extracurriculars such as extra math courses and summer-schools. These show you have a passion for the subject and are proactive.
THANK YOU SO SO SO SO MUCH IM AIMING TO STUDY ECON AT CAMBRIDGE IN Y12 RN AND THIS LANDED AT THE RIGHT TIME TYYYY SAM
Another great video my brother !!
I am definitely looking to get MSc in Econ from Camebridge. This is obviously whether I am able to break into IB or not then I will maybe delay the process and look to maybe apply to do a MSc later. What are your thoughts on MSc and are you looking to do one ?
At the moment I’m looking to do one
hi is maths FM economics enough or should i take a 4th ?
this is super useful - do you have any tips on what kind of work experience, specific courses, books or lectures to engage in? or competitions to participate in?
Thanks for the useful video! Besides attending maths competitions what can be mentioned in my personal statement to show my maths ability?
Any UKMT challenges, any further reading, etc
@@SamHillman thank you so much!!
Hi Sam, i remember you mentioned game theory in your ps, how many game theory questions did you get in your interview?
I guess it was only one question, but we spent quite a while talking about it
@@SamHillman I am applying this october and i finished watching john gruber's micro course and esther duflo's poverty course form mitocw. i also finished ben polar's game theory course. can you give me some more advice on what i can do to prepare myself for the interview?
@@anaklusmus get used to thinking things through aloud. Have a look at some of the questions in the document I linked in the description, and practise talking through your answers to somebody else.
this was really helpful, the sample interview question was amazing, can you please tell me where to find more sample interview questions from different colleges? thx
I’m not sure if all colleges have them, it may be worth checking out the college-specific websites
@@SamHillman does our raw marks for AS exams matter? would a 90% A have more advantage than a 70%A assuming all other aspects of the application is the same?
@@anaklusmus I’m not entirely sure, but I do think you submit AS marks as part of the ‘My Cambridge Application’, so they may consider it. However, it’s likely that if someone is getting 90, compared to someone else who is getting 70, the person getting 90 will probably do better in the TMUA, and may do better at the problem solving interview questions.
@@SamHillman are you available for interview tutoring online? I am applying this october
Hi, I would like to ask how important work experience is for Cambridge application or any other universities like LSE, Warwick etc.
I honestly wouldn't say it's that important for Cambridge - they care much more about your academics. Not really sure about the other two.
how would i be able to practise my skills in thinking in a logical and creative way in a pressured environment (ie the interview)?
thank you very much for the video!
Doing a mock interview would be really useful!
search up interview questions for maths or econ and then either do them with friends or grab a blank piece of paper and talk out loud all the steps or pathways you are going to take as you do the question. It sounds awkward but it is certainly less awkward than doing nothing until the actual interview and having to explain ur reasoning .
Great video! I think it’s really useful to see the steps broken down!
Thank you!
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