An honest guide for Year 12 and 13 students thinking about studying maths at university. https://meetmaths.org.uk/ 2026-10-23T00:00:00Z Meet Maths https://meetmaths.org.uk/ 2026-10-23T00:00:00Z

An honest guide for Year 12 and 13 students thinking about studying maths at university: what the degree is like, admissions tests, careers and how to prepare.

https://meetmaths.org.uk/maths-degree/ 2026-10-18T00:00:00Z

What changes when you go from A Level maths to a maths degree: proof, analysis, linear algebra, how teaching works and how to tell if it suits you.

https://meetmaths.org.uk/admissions-tests/ 2026-10-18T00:00:00Z

A plain-English guide to the maths admissions tests STEP, MAT and TMUA: what they test, how they feel compared with A Level, and how to prepare.

https://meetmaths.org.uk/careers/ 2026-10-18T00:00:00Z

Where maths graduates work: data science, finance, actuarial work, engineering, research, teaching and more, with what each job really involves.

https://meetmaths.org.uk/year-12-and-13/ 2026-10-18T00:00:00Z

What to do term by term in Year 12 and 13 if you want to study maths at university: subject choices, wider reading, admissions tests, personal statement and exams.

https://meetmaths.org.uk/past-papers/ 2026-10-18T00:00:00Z

Where to find A Level Maths past papers, when to start, how to sit and mark them, and how a mistake log turns them into marks. Works for AQA, Edexcel and OCR.

https://meetmaths.org.uk/books/ 2026-10-18T00:00:00Z

The best maths books for sixth formers: getting ready for a maths degree, the big stories, maths in the real world, and how to use a book in your personal statement.

https://meetmaths.org.uk/personal-statement/ 2026-10-18T00:00:00Z

How to answer the three UCAS personal statement questions for a maths degree: what tutors look for, what to put in each answer, a planning table, mistakes to avoid and a checklist.

https://meetmaths.org.uk/meet-the-mathematicians/ 2026-10-18T00:00:00Z

What the Meet the Mathematicians outreach day for sixth formers was, where it was held from 2009 to 2012, where to watch its filmed talks, and similar events today.

https://meetmaths.org.uk/about/ 2026-10-18T00:00:00Z

About Meet Maths: a free, independent guide for Year 12 and 13 students thinking about a maths degree, how we write the guides, and the history of the meetmaths.org.uk address.

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