University of Warwick Speciality : Mathematics
programme: BSc Mathematics and Physics

I studied a Joint Honours course in Mathematics and Physics. Warwick’s beautiful campus stood out to me with its sense of community and student-centric social life. Everything around the campus is targeted and catered towards student life, compared to some city-based universities which try to cater to everyone.

My course was quite challenging, being a joint honours option, but it also allowed me to explore one of Warwick’s biggest strengths: its flexibility in choosing modules and options. Within the Maths and Physics departments, once you’ve fulfilled your course regulations (usually about 90-120 credits of options, each module ranging from 6 credits, all the way to 15), you’re free to try out modules from across almost every department as part of your degree. I took advantage of this by selecting options in Computer Science and Statistics, giving me an edge in careers later.

Speaking of careers, Warwick is advertised often as a target university for graduate employers, and this holds up true. Compared to most of my friends, I felt that I had the widest range of support when it came to discussing careers and options for my future, with essentially unlimited bookings for careers meetings, dedicated job boards, and subject-specific careers fairs going on all the time every year.

My few complaints with the university lie with only some of the academics and some policies about the COVID-19 pandemic. My entire final year was done online and it was quite difficult for me, with support understandably lacking during this period. However, if I had to limit myself to just my first and second years, the university would get 5 stars.