Could you please tell me where I can find the same statistics for Business Management at King's College London?

I would assume they would look at whatever tests/qualifications you did at 16 instead. They would also probably place more importance on things like the interview (for Cambridge), personal statement, predicted grades and UMS scores (Cambridge and LSE depending on the course). So I wouldn't worry too much, GCSEs are that important in the grand scheme of things even if you do have them.

I'm planning on applying to those three Universities as well :)

Hi !! Already got an offer for Economics and Math from York and plan to accept it too !!


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Hey, I have two considerable options:

Warwick: Management
St Andrews: Economics and Management (M.A.)

I would say that Warwick is better for Economics than St Andrews by far. At the other hand, I heard that Economics is overall in higher regard than Management. So I am not sure what to take. The one year more at St Andrews is no problem for me, because tuition is for free for me (EU). I visited WBS, the business school looks really good, but I did not feel really comfortable with Coventry. I am not convinced it would be worth the tuition at Warwick.

In my home country, reputation of a uni is not that important as in the UK and therefore I am pretty sure St Andrews might be better (prince etc, the newspapers see it right after oxbridge, they award an M.A.). The recruiters here might have heard of both universities but think St Andrews is an elite university.

So I would like to know whether I might have better prospects with my particular degrees from St Andrews or Warwick in the UK. I do not how you call it, but I would like to go for strategy consulting (not IB) later on. Furthermore I am not really interested in working in London rather than international or in my home country.

It would be great to hear your opinions.

Aston is actually a university. Honestly, employers don't give a **** about the modules you do (unless you are going for very technical jobs), they just see the uni, the grade and then the course. Do you really want Coventry to be on your CV?

The mark schemes are essentially crap. It only gives a list of bullet points and bands of marks but not really anything on how to develop your answer to reach those level 5s. Although all the essays that I've done so far have been for homework and so were marked by my teacher, but I'm on study leave now :/
Also I actually prefer the development section- although it does involve case studies you only need to remember little snippets of facts about a country :)


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Hi,

I'm really torn between these two subjects. The things that come to mind are:

1. Which one is harder? If so, is it much harder or just a bit harder?
2. Is it true that econometrics invloves a lot more maths than the other course?
3. I'm doing finance, and I'm allowed to choose between these two subjects. Which course would suit me more?

For reference about the subjects detail
https://handbook.unimelb.edu.au/view/2013/ECOM20001 (Econometrics)
https://handbook.unimelb.edu.au/view/2013/ECON20003 (QM Economics)

Thanks so much, I appreciate your help!

Your obviously smart with getting offers from 3 great universities! What AS grades did you get ? :S
Like the chap said, degrees teach many transferable skills such as analytical which means a history graduate could let's say get into Law.

Economics is a solid degree, and no good comparing yourself it only makes you feel worse and is irrevelant.
Have you searched the course details and social life of each uni? Only you can really judge this though Manchester and York are highly regarded but City is good as well!


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Economics, psychology & Business (No maths :$)

So even if i got A*A*A* the best uni i can get into with only GCSE B maths is Manchester,Sheffield, Aston or Leicester, so I'm aiming for AAB and crossing my fingers that i can get in one of them through adjustment

I do English, History and Economics at HL, and Maths, German and ESS at SL.

I need 40 points for Oxford, 36 points for Nottingham and York, and Bristol asked for 37 with a 7 in SL maths.

For PPE, Maths is seen as the most important subject, but people do go onto do it without maths past GCSE. History is another useful background, as are the three respective subjects. Durham now say that one needs HL maths, which for me just meant I didn't apply.

hey i would like to know which uni is a better choice for my course. i have a conditional from warwick and bath for pure economics and economics&accounting for bristol. Between bath and warwick, do u guys think that warwick's economics is as superior over bath as its name? other than the course modules, are the lectures good too? as i am an international student, the price i would be paying at warwick is 5k more than bath so i would like to know whether the uni is worth every penny my parents arr paying.

by the way, does warwick have lots of international students compared to bath or bristol? as from what i have heard so far warwick attracts lots of international student, but i would also like to know if they have a large number of locals studying there too?

on the side point, i applied to bristol's econs and accounting degree because i thought it is going to be usefull to diversify. but after i looked at the course module again it's economics side of it is pretty small and more of the financial stuff. so i was wondering would i be able to change my course to pure econs during my first year?

Many thanks in advance!

I am going to York.

I am saying that no matter where you go, if you get less than a 2:1 for Law it is worthless and hence I would rather get a 2:1 from a worse institute than a 2:2 at a better one.

However, the best Law firms usually only take Russell Group unis, so I would want to stick within that group.

- Bristol has a better social scene than Warwick and LSE.
- Bristol has better accommodation than Warwick and LSE.
- Bristol is cheaper than LSE, and as cheap as Warwick.
- Bristol has the same rep as Warwick (WW is relatively new, lot of hype, question is where will it be in the next few years? remember Sussex and Nottingham), Bristol will keep its reputation over the years, and LSE has better rep than Bristol for Econ.

- IMO, I'd decide between Bristol and LSE, depending on your budget and how much you want to enjoy your college years.

Lancaster for sure !! Loughborough has such a bad attitude and lack of understanding people.


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If you loved University of Kent then I would go there! Yes Manchester is an amazing city, but like you said it's 40th whereas Kent is sixth! Go with where you would prefer to go and where will be best for you in the long run :)

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Hi, I currently hold offers of Business Economics (or similar courses) from Plymouth, Salford and Sheffield Hallam. I know that they are really different places. I really have no idea of how these universities are like and how about their future careers? Which should I choose?? Thanks!!

That's what I mean...I just know they take them into account less than oxford, with more emphasis on UMS

Not sure about basketball but Bristol is certainly top class institution in terms of academics, prestige and any quality for a very top Uni. Exeter is also very good. BGC (By God's Grace) I'm off to Bristol next week for Post offer Day for economics. Bristol is certainly in league with Warwick, UCL, LSE, Durham and behind Oxbridge especially with their 5* rated courses and departments. Hope this helps

Why do you recommend that I should go for Mannheim, if I plan for the future to apply for a Master’s at LSE? Wouldn’t it be easier for me to get accepted if I had a degree from a UK university?


No, I’m actually just looking at those rankings in an attempt to make a clear comparison between the two universities, though that's not that easy. As for where I’d like to work, UK and Germany come into question with the end goal being a job in the City of London (Why not?). Would a British company be interested in employing me, provided I have graduated my Bachelor from Mannheim and my Master from a UK university?


Yes, I’m German, but I have relatives living in the UK and I myself have lived there for a while. That’s why I’m interested in working and studying in both countries.

Thank you that you're taking your time to help me! :)

Hi there!

Im just about to do my gcse's. I am aiming for mostly A/A*s but thts no really relevant.

Anyways, as the title says, are there any? and if so, is it vital for admission into a top 10 to study economics? or can i get in via good a levels instead?

thx in advance

You can always apply for master's level economics program anywhere you want to with an EPAIS undergrad, whether in the UK or outside of the UK, and if you do have sterling grades, you're most likely going to be admitted. Most top economics postgrad programs would require that your undergrad GPA is impressive. Many EPAIS grads I know back then had very good grades, so they're easily absorbed in top banks and top schools (for those who sought postgrad studies). The guy I know from EPAIS took his postgrad economics at the University of Texas - Austin on a full-ride straight right out of EPAIS. One of his friends was in Columbia University, NY for the same grad level course.

EPAIS is largely an economics program (more subjects are related to economics) and is housed in the department of economics. it's additional advantage is that is has flexibility, so you can take other social science subjects (as it is required in the program) like politics and international studies. But, by and large, EPAIS is more of economics than it is more of politics or IR/IS.

Here's the course syllabus of the program -- http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/ec...ulations/lm1d/

Thanks for your comment. I appreciate your honesty. I noticed that you emphasise the economic/mathematical content in the courses you suggest. Is this essential for competitive jobs in banking/finance? ESPS does allow economics specialisation, alongside German, so would this also be sufficient?