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Old January 3rd, 2008, 07:04 PM
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Originally Posted by bobak View Post
Now i do realise that this is a pretty stupid question but i though i would make this post just to get some opinions.

I have had family and friends telling me that apparently Trinity college Cambridge is "the best" college in the world to read maths at. Now I think this is all a bit fabricated as they all want me to accept my offer, but to what extent is it actually true?

What is the real difference between reading maths at Trinity as opposed to say University of London, warwick or MIT, surely at every uni to go and learn the same content and take similar exams. So far form my experience form learning math most of the concept are self taught so even if one college reckons they have more professionals what difference would it make at undergraduate level. Surely I would have to spend 2-3 years learning math to even properly understand what they have their PHD's and awards for.

So as far as math goes what does give Trinity it edge? or does it not really have any ?
It probably depends more on the quality of the professors and how well you interact with them. This last variable is impossible to predict. It isn't so much which is the best college, it is which is the best college for you.

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