2024STEP Exam Time Released!
Every year, many students are rejected because they do not meet the STEP scores.
The official also made it clear that if you want to pass the STEP exam, you need to practice and prepare for at least half a year in advance.
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It is alsoSchools such as Imperial College London are used as admission requirements for mathematics majorspart.
STEP can assess students' math proficiency, apply for scholarships, apply for other majors, and increase the competitiveness of applications!
Top priority! 2024 STEP Examination Board Changes
2024STEP New SeasonThe organizers are:Cambridge University Admissions Examinations Board CAATChanged toOCR Examinations Board(Oxford Cambridge and RSA examinations, Chinese.)The full name is "Oxford, Cambridge and RSA Examination Boards".
2024STEP Exam Schedule
2024 STEP Exam Timeline:
Registration Open House:March 1, 2024;
Application Deadline:May 4, 2024;
The May 4, 2024 deadline is the last date the center can register you for the examTherefore, you will need to register at the centre in advance before that.
The center may set a deadline for accepting registrations in advance, so be sure to contact them as early as possible.
Step Test Date:June 7, 2024(one day earlier than last year);
Step Test Date:June 24, 2024(three days later than last year);
Result Enquiry Date:August 15, 2024(two days earlier than last year, the same day as the A-level results);
Deadline for checking results:August 21, 2024(two days ahead of last year).
please note: we reserve the right to make changes to these dates.
OCR's website also states that it reserves the right to change the above datesAfter all, unlike the previous organizers, here is also a reminder to pay attention to the official ***
Note 1: * The above times refer to British Daylight Time (BST).
2024STEP Exam Fees
STEP Exam Fees 2024:
UK Local Registration Fee: £97.
Other registration fees: £129, €151, $177.
Result enquiry fee: £46.
Result appeal fee: £46.
Note:*We reserve the right to change these fees。Some centers add an administration fee to the STEP registration fee, which includes the cost of proctoring, dispatching, and room rental, which are required for the exam:
Please contact your center for details.
2024STEP exam format and content
STEP Exam Format:
Exams include:Two three-hour paper-based written exams, iestep 2withstep 3(The content of Step 1 has been incorporated into the new Step 2 and Step 3.)
The questions in Step 2 and Step 3 each contain 12 questions; Where:8 pure numbers (P&Fp).2 mechanics2 Probability and Stats）
StudentsThere is no restriction on any answer, but neededWrite out the process of solving the problem, calculating and proving it completelyThe final score selects the 6 questions with the highest score(scores for other questions will not be counted in the overall score).
Candidates are usually required to take one or both of these exams, and the specific requirements should be referred to the official website page of the institution and program to which they are applying.
STEP exam content
Step 2 is mainly based on A-level Mathematics and Advanced Mathematics at AS level: the focus is:CalculusPlural2nd order matrixSequencesandWarpCodex probabilityMechanicsKineticsProbability distributionsWait.
Step 3 is mainly based on A-Level Mathematics and Further MathematicsThe exam is more focused than STEP3rd order matrixQuality CenterSimple harmonic movementHyperbolic functionCircular motionExpectation algebra
2024stepGrading Criteria
The maximum score for each set of STEP and STEP questions is 120 points, and students only need to answer 6 questions, and the final score of the STEP exam depends on the 6 questions that achieve the highest score.
The STEP grades are divided into five levels, from highest to lowest:
soutstanding – about the top 5%.
Very good – about the first 15-30%.
Good – about the first 30-50%.
satisfactory – about the first 50-80%.
u– unclassified
Many people on the Internet say that Step is Cambridge's "offer killer" because he was named to con Step.
Then after reading the latest time and content of the 2024 STEP exam, let's take a lookWhat are the requirements of the major universities in the UK for STEP?
Requirements for STEP in UK universities
University of Cambridge
To apply for Cambridge Mathematics, it is mandatory to take the STEP exam, and applicants are also required to achieve at least Step 2 and Step 3results.
mathematics（g100）
chemical engineering and biotechnology（h810）
engineering（h100）
Source: University of Cambridge official website.
University of Oxford
Among the application requirements for mathematics majors, Oxford recognises the MAT exam. However, Oxford also said on its official website that although STEP is not an Oxford entrance exam, everyone is still encouraged to take these exams to help comprehensively assess students' academic ability.
Source: University of Oxford's official website.
Imperial College London
mathematics（g100/g103）
mathematics (pure mathematics)（g125）
mathematics with applied mathematics/mathematical physics（g1f3）
mathematics with mathematical computation（g102）
mathematics with statistics（g1g3）
mathematics with statistics for finance（g1gh）
IC's computer science major is written in the latest admission requirements that a STEP score is required, and a STEP 2 or STEP 3 score of 2 or above is generally required.
Source: IC Imperial College official website.
University College London
In previous years, there was no mandatory requirement for STEP for UCL's mathematics major, but this year, there is a clear requirement in the application instructions: A-level score A*A*A (A* in Mathematics and Further Mathematics), or A*AA (A*A in Mathematics and Further Mathematics), plus 2 in STEP.
Source: UCL official website.
University of Warwick
mathematics（g100/g103）
mmorse（g0l0/gln0）
mathematics and statistics（gg13/ggc3）
Most of Warwick's mathematics-related majors require STEP grades, including Mathematics, Mathematics and Philosophy, Mathematics and Statistics, and Data Science. The University of Warwick generally requires a Step 2 grade of 2 or above, MAT 64 or TMUA 65。
Source: University of Warwick official website.
Applicants are also encouraged to take the STEP exam for mathematics and computer science majors at the following universities:
University College London
King's College London
University of Bath
University of Bristol
Note: The content of this article **Screenshots of the official websites of various universities, OCR official websites.