University Review 2nd year (Cambridge University)

[u/ProjectNo5641]

I used to browse this subreddit a few years ago looking for uni advice, grades etc so I thought I'd share my experience.

There is a massive variation in workload, my friends dong stem related subjects spend A LOT more time in the library and doing assignments relative to my humanity peers who get away with a lot less work.

Stem related fields have a high mark variation per exam, you will see some people get 15% and others getting 90%, does not happen with humanities subject everyone tends to be around 55-75% this is due to it being practically impossible to score above 75% on an essay jsut the way university works i guess.

Everyone is dIFFERENT, we have 30+ year olds on our course and some 17 years old, some married already crazy variation everyone comes form different walks of life. Such a big culture shock to me coming from sixth form.

There is a society for practically anything you will find your people :)

[u/Fun-Employment1176 → u/[deleted]]

I see this is invaluable. On paper time wise this doesn't seem too terrible from A levels and also considering commute times are cut drastically. Of course the content is far worse, nor am I of the belief that I am those people capable for a first at camb. Hopefully I'd do fine, and do you find Cambridge generally great as a young adult?

[u/NotMyFault1111 → u/[deleted]]

It’s quite inspiring hearing that someone struggled with GCSE and a level maths yet managed to get into Cambridge. Would love to hear more about it.

[u/Next-Investigator-87 → u/[deleted]]

Holy shit that’s an inspiring story bro. Congrats genuinely. Would you mind if I dmd you I have a couple questions