It pays to study Maths - literally!

Academics from Nottingham University examined data from more than 2,000 people born in 1970, looking at what each person should expect to earn, given their sex, family status, educational background and the area in which they lived by the age of 34. They concluded that pupils who take Maths at A level earned an average salary premium of 11%. No other A-level subject attracted a wage premium in the same way. The academics also found that the earnings premium for women with A-level maths was greater than that for men. 

[ source GTAssociates ]

University guidance website

There are many websites which offer impartial advice about which university you could or should apply to - several of them are listed in the links to the left of this page. Two to look out for are:

• BestCourse4Me  -  this is the only website which tells you the 'A' level courses studied by the students on a particular course. You can search by institution or course.

• WhichUniversity  -  this is the best website for finding out the number of applicants for a particular course so you know how much competition you're up against.

Take your time to get informed, before you enter the UCAS process.

What university students value

A survey of 1,000 students by the NUS has found that student life has changed hugely over the last 10 years, with sales of alcohol plummeting, whilst the sale of hot drinks were up 10% last year alone. The survey found that the most valued services were clubs and societies (60%), advice and support (50%) and café facilities (43%); only 37% said the bar services provided were important. Cafes and coffee shops were the most used service (87%), followed by clubs and societies (78%), with 74% saying they used the union bars. Richard Brooks, NUS vice-president for union development, said, “A lot of policymakers think it’s still like when they were at university, but since the introduction of the £9000 fee regime in 2012, students have become much more focused on employment prospects”. 

[ source GTAssociates ]