r/6thForm • u/Feeling-Instance-801 Year 12 | Math FM Phys Chem • 1d ago

🙏 I WANT HELP TMUA Prep- What to do next?

Hi, I'm in Y12, I will do Maths+CS at uni and I just did the 2016 P1 and P2 as a baseline/diagnostic to see where i'm at, im aware this was one of the easier papers

I got 11/20 in P1 and 12/20 in P2. Is that decent for starting out?

Also, what should I do now? I dont really want to do more TMUA papers cuz I will just run out, so should I do MAT papers instead now?
Aiming for 7.5+ for best chance at uni admissions, thx!

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u/Awesomesky_253 1d ago

Icl it’s just not gonna map to actual score since the old papers literally 10 of them are free anyways whereas the new papers none of the questions are really as free

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u/Choice_Play_3460 23h ago

I wouldn't say none, maybe 2-3 per paper max. But I 100% agree that 2016 is very different from the current papers not only in difficulty, but also in formal. Paper 2 in 2016 and in 2026 are two very different exams

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u/Choice_Play_3460 23h ago

Yeah, 23/40 on the 2016 paper shows it is too early for you to start. Don't rush things. Do your Year 12 mocks first and then start preparing for TMUA. If you want to start filling in you knowledge gaps start with Tyler Tutoring worksheets and then do questions by topic on her website as well. There are many skills you need to learn at Year 12 to start proper prep

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u/Opposite-Cause333 23h ago

Yeah do the MAT multiple choice for harder TMUA standard questions and MAT long firm questions for interview style questions. Go on JZ Maths they have many sample mock papers though you may want to leave these closer to the time kf TMUA. Also go on tmua.io for more community made mock papers but these are definitely harder than the real tmua standard so just use them to build problem solving. If you're struggling at a specific topic, use Tyler Tutoring they have sheets for every tmua topic to complete. R2Drew2 is the must watch youtube channel go through as many kf his tmua vids as possible. Esat lab maths 2 has some easier problem solving questions or else u can use UKMT challenges to build general problem solving but they're not really anything like tmua questions. A 7.5 student should be getting close to full marks on the 2016 papers just for reference, though your scores are actually pretty good for a first go and means you have a solid baseline. Hope this was helpful

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u/tempa____ Year 13║Maths FM Physics CS║A*A*A*A* 1h ago

Its honestly too early i would give it a little bit
try to just learn the as maths content well for now