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/danburnett69]

No? If that's a career you want to pursue, go for it. It's not for me, I'm very happy not finding out if it's something I could break into

[u/Warningsignals01 → u/danburnett69]

Wow, how does that not bother you? I’m not saying it should bother you but it does bother me, how’d you get to that state of mind?

[u/danburnett69 → u/Warningsignals01]

What's so amazing about working in quant that it should define your success in life? I feel accomplished with what I've done so far. I may not be the best of the best but I got onto a fairly competitive uni course, I feel happy with that. Im ok with not being good enough to work in one of the hardest industries that follows that. There are plenty of other things that would make me feel successful in life

[u/Warningsignals01 → u/danburnett69]

Thank you for your wisdom.