LSE Applicants for 2012 entry

Applying to Government and Economics!

8 A*s and 2 As at GCSE.
AAAA at AS in Economics, History, Maths and Critical Thinking. Got a C in Philosophy which was massively disappointing.
Predicted A* A* A* A* in Economics, History, Maths and Philosophy (will be retaking the Philosophy and my teacher assumes I'll do a lot better...)
Also doing the EPQ/AQA Bacc.
My personal statement is good, I have good work experience and pretty good wider study. Reference should be fine too. Obviously the major blot is the C in Philosophy... I'm hoping they'll not scratch me off the list straight away because of it! I'd really love to go to LSE, my first choice uni I think.

Good luck to all fellow applicants!

is it possible to get into lse for economics with A*A*AA prediction but really bad gcse's and a strong personal statement?

Anyone else here applying for 'Economics and Economic History'?

GCSEs:10/10 A*s
AS Levels: 3As and a B (none cashed in)
A2 Level Predictions: History (A*) Economics (A*) Maths (A) French AS (A) Further Maths AS (A)
Goodish personal statement I believe, I'm surprised why many don't apply to this course, it seems really interesting!

is it possible to get into lse for economics with A*A*AA prediction but really bad gcse's and a strong personal statement?

Hi, im applying for Accounting and Finance.
LSE says it may take up to 3 months to get back to you, does this mean if they like people they will start to give offers out straight after october 15th. What would happen if i sent my application of this week?

Hey, I'm going to be starting Politics and Philosophy next month, moving into halls in a couple of days, so if anyone's got any questions about applying or whatever, feel free to ask! Can't believe it's two years since I applied

I got on to Government this year with AABB so I wouldn't really worry. Your GCSEs are similar to mine, but, yeah, as I say, C in Philosophy shouldn't damage your chances too much

I'd be interested to know your Alevel subjects, GCSE and AS grades, what you got overall, what LSE's offer was, and how life at LSE is ?

Also LSE are known for their tendency to put lots of emphasis on GCSEs, however have you ever spoken to/met an LSE student who had mediocre GCSE grades - by mediocre I mean 2/3 A*s, a couple of As, Bs and Cs, ended up getting good AS grades, got predicted 3As and was given an offer? Thanks

I did Politics, Maths, Chemistry, got A*AB in that order, Further Maths AS at A - my offer was AAB. My GCSEs were 8 A*s and 5As, life at LSE is good thanks! Very busy already, far too much reading to do, but we don't start classes until week 3 (week after next) so I don't think I can really comment on everything yet! We're just doing lectures at the moment, and I've only had two - next two tomorrow.

I haven't asked a single person what they did at A Level and what grades they got, same with GCSE, because that's all behind us now. We all got in and we're all doing our degrees now, I don't see the need to ever bring it up! A few people have asked me but I could tell they were only doing it in a competitive way, and made sure they told me their results if they'd done better than me.

I'm unsure whether to apply for government at LSE.. my AS grades weren't great :s AABBD (arabic, sociology, gov&politics, english lit and french) although I am predicted A*AA and i'm doing the EPQ this year.. my gcse results aren't outstanding either. A*A*A*AAAABBCC.

Would you advice me to go for it? I'm aware I will be competing with students with a string of A* at gcse's and this put me off..

A few people have asked me but I could tell they were only doing it in a competitive way, and made sure they told me their results if they'd done better than me.