16/02/2005, 09:47 AM
Oddly enough I applied for maths and economics to all my unis except for Oxford (Economics and management), so was in a pretty similar situation a couple of years ago. My personal statement was targeted at economics , but I tried to get the point across that I enjoyed maths and had the necessaary mathematical skills. I didn't write anything extra on the Oxford application form - we were advised not to by my school unless we had anything really important to say - and managed to get 5 out of 6 offers. (Check out my PS and offers by clicking on my name next to this post)
Overall I think it depends on which unis you want to go to and which you think might accept you. It might be worth trying to target your ps at the more competitive unis, and hope the less competitive ones give you an offer based on your grades.
Overall I think it depends on which unis you want to go to and which you think might accept you. It might be worth trying to target your ps at the more competitive unis, and hope the less competitive ones give you an offer based on your grades.