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STEP mark schemes

Hi - I thought it might be useful to indicate where some STEP mark schemes can be found.

The Admissions Testing Service website has mark schemes for 2015, 2016 and 2017 (in the folders for STEP past papers for each year). These ones should be error free!

The (old) STEP Correspondence Course has mark schemes for 2013 and 2014 papers (though be aware there are some mistakes in these!).

There are some other mark schemes made available as a Freedom of Information request. Some of these are photocopies of old handwritten versions, and there may be some mistakes!

Hi, I can't seem to find the actual markschemes on that freedom of information thread- I must be being stupid but where actually is the download to the zip file with the markschemes?

On the reply from ATS on 6th July 2016 there is a clicky link called
"6. https://support.cambridgeenglish.org/attachments/token/mdmTg1fRxsulLsUqm..."
- you may have to show quoted sections to find this.

Useful Links

Underground Mathematics: Selected worked STEP questions

STEP Question database

University of Cambridge Mathematics Faculty: What do we look for?

University of Cambridge Mathematics Faculty: Information about STEP

University of Cambridge Admissions Office: Undergraduate course information for Mathematics

Stephen Siklos' "Advanced Problems in Mathematics" book (external link)

MEI: Worked solutions to STEP questions (external link)

OCR: Exam board information about STEP (external link)

AMSP (Advanced Maths Support programme): Support for University Admission Tests (external link)