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Offer Holders

Offer Holders

Congratulations to you on receiving an offer to study at Warwick!

This page contains information for applicants who have received an offer, or who have been recommended by the Department to receive an offer, to study for any of the Data Science, Mathematics and Statistics (MathStat) or MORSE degrees at Warwick.

Your decision

Deciding on your Firm and Insurance choices is a very important decision. Below is information which may help you decide. Also, you may take a look at our Admissions FAQs if you have any questions about the process. Please email the Department of Statistics (stats.ug.support@warwick.ac.uk) if you have any further questions.

Statistics Department atrium

Course Structure and Information about Modules

Studying in one of our degree courses means following your passion for mathematical sciences and combining it with modern applications. An overview of our degrees can be found at our pages for prospective students and the departmental pages for the Data Science, MathStat, and MORSE degrees. Alternatively, this information is included in the online version of our Undergraduate Brochure. Very detailed course guides for our degrees with links to module descriptions can be found on our course handbook pages.

Students joining in 2025 will benefit from a recently updated curriculum, which has been developed by the department to respond to the latest developments in this modern field.

Research at the Department of Statistics

Warwick Statistics is internationally renowned for wide-ranging and cutting-edge research with applications and impact in many areas in sciences, social sciences, medicine, engineering, management science, finance and commerce. Undergraduate students benefit from this in a number of ways:

Warwick Statistics is rated 20th in the most recent QS World University RankingsLink opens in a new window. In the most recent national research assessment REF 2021Link opens in a new window, the Warwick Departments of Mathematics and Statistics rank third nationally among Mathematical Sciences research groups for research power and sixth for research quality (Times Higher Education)Link opens in a new windowLink opens in a new window: see details on our website. Information about our full range of research activities and links to research initiatives can be found at our research webpages.

Careers

Some information about possible careers can be found in our Undergraduate Brochure and on our Graduates in Demand page. At our Offer-Holder Visit Days, a manned stand of the Warwick Student Careers will be there for you to engage in discussions about potential career paths after graduation and about the stepping stones such as internships.

TMUA, STEP, AEA and our Entrance Prizes

Mathematics at university is more complex and more rigorous than mathematics at school. We recommend that you get a taste of this by obtaining more practice in mathematical problem solving. An excellent way to do so is to prepare for TMUA, STEP, or AEA in Mathematics. Any time that you spend preparing for such papers will help you with the transition to university-level mathematics. At the same time, after having practiced these harder questions, you should feel even more confident in answering standard A-level questions, thereby boosting your A-level performance. More about the motivation and practicalities regarding and about our prize for an outstanding result can be found on our Admissions test page.

Offer Holder Days for MORSE, MathStat and Data Science

Statistics lecture

There will be three different types of Offer Holder Days this year:

  • 3rd January 2025: Departmental Offer Holder Day for early applicants. This is a smaller event hosted in the Department, designed for those who want to make an early decision about which university to choose.
  • 8th March 2025: University Offer Holder Day. The Department will host talks and Q&As, and there is the chance to view accommodation.
  • 17th March 2025: Departmental Offer Holder Day. Choose this event if you want to maximise your time in the Department, where we will host talks, Q&As, and small group sessions.

These days are designed to give you a better idea of the range of possible "real world" applications of modern mathematics, and an insight into what our students and their lecturers/professors actually do. The March dates will also include a talk by a lecturer based on some recent A-level and STEP-paper questions. (We do strongly encourage offer holder to take STEP papers if at all possible: see below.) There will be various opportunities to meet members of staff, to ask questions about courses and campus life, and to talk to students who are already here.

These events are for our offer-holders only. Our aim is to provide a memorable day of activity to inspire you, as well as helping you to decide whether Warwick Statistics is the best place for your degree course. Our students are extremely important to the life of the department; if you do come to study here, we want you to be sure your choice was the right one for you.

For applicants who are not able to attend on these days, please take the opportunity to join one of our live chat sessions to have your questions answered.

Programme of the Departmental Early Offer Holder Day (3rd January 2025)

  • 10:00-11:00 Welcome coffee and registration (with the opportunity to speak to some academics about the courses)
  • 11:00-12:00 Talk "Risk and Predictability — Where Might Modern Mathematics Take Me?" and opportunity for questions
  • 12:00-13:00 Lunch with staff, student ambassadors, together with stands giving information about student funding and accommodation.
  • 13:00-14:30 A lecture and an interactive session with staff and student ambassadors
  • from 14:30 tea and coffee, and further opportunity to ask questions

At 13:00, we will hold a Q&A for parents/guardians led by the Head of Department, whilst students are attending the interactive session. Following the Q&A, parents/guardians will have the chance to look around campus (maps will be supplied).

The Department's Offer Holder Days are not official University Open Days, and consequently, there will be no opportunity to see, for example, student accommodation.

Programme of the University Offer Holder Open Day (8th March 2025)

  • 10:00-13:00 Campus tours and accommodation viewing run by the University
  • 13:00-14:00 Lunch with staff and student ambassadors
  • 14:00-15:00 Talk "Risk and Predictability — Where Might Modern Mathematics Take Me?" and opportunity for questions
  • 15:00-15:15 Tea and coffee break
  • 15:15-16:15 Separate groups for students and parents
Students Parents
  • 15:15-15:50

    "How to solve it? Examples from STEP and A-level papers"

  • 15:15-15:45 Q&A with staff and students
  • 15:50-16:15 Q&A with staff and students
 
  • from 16:15 tea and coffee, and further opportunity to ask questions

Programme of the Departmental Offer Holder Day (17th March 2025)

  • 10:00-11:00 Welcome coffee and registration (with the opportunity to speak to some academics about the courses)
  • 11:00-12:00 Talk "Risk and Predictability — Where Might Modern Mathematics Take Me?" and opportunity for questions
  • 12:00-13:00 Lunch with staff and student ambassadors, with stands giving information about
    • Accommodation
    • Student funding
    • Wellbeing
    • Careers (18th only)
  • 13:00-14:00 Talk "How to solve it? Examples from STEP and A-level papers" and Q&A with students
Groups A Groups B
  • 14:00-14:45 Campus tour led by current students
  • 14:00-14:45 Small group meetings with lecturers
  • 14:45-15:30 Small group meetings with lecturers
  • 14:45-15:30 Campus tour led by current students
  • from 15:30 tea and coffee, and further opportunity to ask questions

At 13:00, we will hold a Q&A for parents/guardians led by the Head of Department, whilst students are attending the STEP talk. Following the Q&A, parents/guardians will have the chance to look around campus (maps will be supplied).

Please note that the primary purpose of the Campus Tour is to give Offer Holders the opportunity to meet our current students and to ask them questions in an informal setting. The Department's Offer Holder days are not official University Offer Holder Days, and consequently, there will be no opportunity to see, for example, student accommodation.

Help with transport costs

If you are eligible for free school meals, we may be able to help you with your transport costs, up to £100 (subject to approval).

Please send details of your estimated travel costs to stats.ug.admissions@warwick.ac.uk. Do not book any travel until approval and bursary and place is confirmed. The funding is limited and prior approval is required.

Reimbursements will be made after the day. Forms will be provided for you to complete, and you will need to include bank details and original copies of all receipts.

We are only able to reimburse:

  • Transport - economy and standard class travel

We are unable to reimburse:

  • Food, taxis, accommodation, any travel without receipts

Directions for Public Transport

All Departmental run activities for Offer Holder Days take place in the Mathematical Sciences Building shown on the interactive map below:

The University is located adjacent to Coventry (note, that it is not in the town of Warwick). For more directions, campus maps and related information please consult the Visiting the University page or the University's Travel Directions page.

In particular, you can arrive by train or coach. Here is a list of nearby train stations (including Coventry and Leamington Spa as well as others) and information on bus services connecting them to campus. It is possible to take a National Express to either Coventry or Leamington Spa and continue with local buses from there.

Car Parking

Directions to all Car Parks are available from the University's car parking page.