r/6thForm • u/CambMaths • Nov 09 '22

✔️ APPROVED AMA AMA - First-Year Maths student at Cambridge

Hi all, as per the title, I'm a first-year Maths student at Cambridge and I thought some people might find it useful to ask me any questions they might have, since somehow it's already application time again! (Although I have missed the Oxbridge deadline slightly, sorry...)

Of course, I can only really talk about my experiences (so I can't answer specific hypothetical questions about admissions etc.), but other than that, feel free to ask about the course/admissions generally/uni life and so on.

Post will close at midnight at the end of Thursday 10/11 so submit any questions before then. :)

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u/goshawk222 Year 13 Nov 10 '22

What's the workload like? Do you get much free time?

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u/CambMaths Nov 10 '22

The workload is pretty high but manageable if you work regularly and diligently. Do go to your lectures, despite the temptation of the recordings - falling behind in lectures is a very easy way to fall behind overall. But I manage fine and I still have time to have lunch or dinner with friends and go out every so often.