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STEP is a far better predictor of success in the Mathematical Tripos than A-levels.Why STEP?Ĭambridge Colleges like to make offers involving STEP for the following main reasons: The STEP 1 specification was roughly equivalent to that of A level mathematics. STEP 1 papers are available and, although STEP 1 is no longer set, the papers provide useful preparation material. Candidates should be aware that a small number of past paper questions are no longer on the specification and require mathematics that is no longer examined.

Note: even though the specification for STEP in 2019 onwards has changed from that in previous years, the style of the questions is unaltered, so most questions from previous papers can be used for preparation. The full STEP specification is available on the Admissions Testing Service website.

STEP 3 is based on a typical Further Mathematics A-level syllabus and the questions are intended to be about the same level of difficulty as those of STEP 2.

STEP 2 is based on A level Mathematics and AS level Further Mathematics (or the equivalent).

There are five grades, which are (from highest to lowest) S, 1, 2, 3, and U.

All answers that you submit in the examination are carefully assessed, but your final score is based on the six highest scoring questions only. Each question is marked out of 20, so the maximum mark you can achieve on either STEP paper is 120.

The papers for STEP 2 and STEP 3 each consist of 12 questions: 8 pure, 2 mechanics, and 2 statistics/probability.

Your offer will usually include grades in papers 2 and 3.

There are two STEP mathematics papers: STEP 2, and STEP 3 (STEP 1 was discontinued in 2020).

If you have difficulty finding a test centre where you can take STEP, the STEP online help may be able to advise you, and you can also use their online search to find a test centre, in the UK or abroad. If your school or college is not already registered as a centre, they can apply to become a test centre (UK or abroad). (There is also a CAAT helpdesk which can be contacted online or by phone: 01223 553366.) There is extensive free online support offered by the Faculty and NRICH to help you prepare for STEP, and many other free online resources are also available.ĬAAT has a dedicated STEP website, which has all the details of the examination (method of entry, dates, specificaions, etc) as well as downloadable past papers. The examinations are set and administered by Cambridge Assessment Admissions Testing (CAAT, which is part of Cambridge Assessment, the parent company of the OCR examination board) and are usually taken in mid to late June. Achievement in the Sixth Term Examination Papers (STEP) normally forms part of a conditional offer to read mathematics at Cambridge.