Information for prospective students and first-year students

Hey there! You seem to have found your way to the homepage of the maths student council and want to study mathematics. Here, you’ll find all sorts of information on studying maths. We hope these will help you with any questions or problems you might have. Whether you’ve already made up your mind about studying maths, or are still considering: we’ll offer council here!

Should I Study Maths?

You’re unsure if you want to study maths to begin with? After all, uni-level mathematics is often touted to be (very) different from what is taught at schools — and harder on top of that. Is it even doable if you weren’t at a fancy maths school?

Rest assured! Studying anything is challenging in its own way, and it is true that maths at university is often different from maths at school. That doesn’t mean that studying maths is only for geniuses. The only requirements are an interest in maths and a little hard work. Solving your homework sheets will require much time and friends. You will have no problems finding the latter.

I Want to Study Maths! What now?

So, you’ve settled on studying maths at HU Berlin? Great! You can find more details on the following pages. First, you’ll want to enroll and then go through our check list on Getting Started. That way, you’re going to be well-equipped for the perils of your first day at uni.