Official Warwick Economics Q&amp;A Thread

Original post by chiara97

Yes I really don't understand! I got LSE and UCL and a rejection from warwick

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Reply 1063

Newcastle456

14

Why, they all have different criteria? Come on, it's really unsurprising if anything, it's hard to get offers from them all.

You will realise at university, unless you are one of the stars, the academics will not know who you are, they don't have time to be strategic. They just pick the best students that match their criteria. Clearly you didn't on this occasion.

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Reply 1064

Teddysmith123

19

Hi I just wanted to ask about the study abroad programmes at Warwick and how competitive they are to actually get into?

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12g

Hey,
So for GCSEs I didn't do that great compared to my school's average. I achieves A*AAAABBBBBB. However after receiving my poor GCSE results, I decided to up my game for A levels and now, I am predicted AAAA for AS for Maths, Economics, Geography and English Literature. I was thinking of applying to universities such as Warwick, but I don't know if I stand a chance. I really would appreciate some feedback.
Thanks

Reply 1066

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Original post by Teddysmith123

Hi I just wanted to ask about the study abroad programmes at Warwick and how competitive they are to actually get into?

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If you choose to study Economics at Warwick, we offer many opportunities to study abroad as part of your degree. You can spend a year studying at one of our partner institutions in Europe as part of the Erasmus programme or at The University of Monash in Australia, or The University of California.

Places are limited on these programmes and so it can be competitive and there is an application process which is completed once you are at the University.

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Original post by 12g

Hey,
So for GCSEs I didn't do that great compared to my school's average. I achieves A*AAAABBBBBB. However after receiving my poor GCSE results, I decided to up my game for A levels and now, I am predicted AAAA for AS for Maths, Economics, Geography and English Literature. I was thinking of applying to universities such as Warwick, but I don't know if I stand a chance. I really would appreciate some feedback.
Thanks

Hi 12g. GCSEs are very important as an objective indication of how well you have done so these matter a lot. We will of course be impressed by candidates with lots of A* grades and those who have not scored below an A, but every year we admit a wide variety of students with very different grades.

Our typical A Level offer for BSc Economics is A*AA, including Maths which is an essential subject. No offer is ever guaranteed and we look out all applications on an individual basis. It is perhaps worth noting that our Economics courses are extremely popular and many of our applicants have superb predicted grades; for this reason we look at all aspects of the application carefully.

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12g

Original post by University of Warwick

Hi 12g. GCSEs are very important as an objective indication of how well you have done so these matter a lot. We will of course be impressed by candidates with lots of A* grades and those who have not scored below an A, but every year we admit a wide variety of students with very different grades.

Our typical A Level offer for BSc Economics is A*AA, including Maths which is an essential subject. No offer is ever guaranteed and we look out all applications on an individual basis. It is perhaps worth noting that our Economics courses are extremely popular and many of our applicants have superb predicted grades; for this reason we look at all aspects of the application carefully.

Okay thanks for the reply. So would you say that I'm at a disadvantage? Because I am doing really well in all my A level subjects and predicted A* in maths for A2 as I am finding AS maths pretty easy. Economics is also an A* prediction. If I did really well in AS then would I be less disadvantaged or would my GCSE grades still have a negative impact on my application?
Many thanks

Reply 1069

RuairiJH

4

Original post by 12g

Hey,
So for GCSEs I didn't do that great compared to my school's average. I achieves A*AAAABBBBBB. However after receiving my poor GCSE results, I decided to up my game for A levels and now, I am predicted AAAA for AS for Maths, Economics, Geography and English Literature. I was thinking of applying to universities such as Warwick, but I don't know if I stand a chance. I really would appreciate some feedback.
Thanks

Hey, I'd be careful with Warwick. I got 3A*7A1B at GCSEs, A* in maths in one year and AA in econ and physics and a B in chemistry and got reject multiple times by Warwick and got an offer from Cambridge. Awesome uni but seems to have a very strange admissions process

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12g

Original post by RuairiJH

Hey, I'd be careful with Warwick. I got 3A*7A1B at GCSEs, A* in maths in one year and AA in econ and physics and a B in chemistry and got reject multiple times by Warwick and got an offer from Cambridge. Awesome uni but seems to have a very strange admissions process

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Oh thats strange :/ I know some people who got similar grades as I did and got in :/

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Original post by 12g

Okay thanks for the reply. So would you say that I'm at a disadvantage? Because I am doing really well in all my A level subjects and predicted A* in maths for A2 as I am finding AS maths pretty easy. Economics is also an A* prediction. If I did really well in AS then would I be less disadvantaged or would my GCSE grades still have a negative impact on my application?
Many thanks

Hi 12g. We will still look at your GCSE grades because we look at an applicant's complete academic profile. Due to the competitiveness of the course, previous attainment is very important in the admissions process.

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JP0458B

16

Original post by University of Warwick

Hi 12g. We will still look at your GCSE grades because we look at an applicant's complete academic profile. Due to the competitiveness of the course, previous attainment is very important in the admissions process.

Hi,
Would you say that Further Maths A level is essential for economics?

I am planning to do Maths, Economics, Geography to A2 and Further Maths to AS level.

Would this be a strong selection of subjects for the Economics course?

Many thanks

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Reply 1073

natsciballer

3

Hi,

Given I achieve the required grades what is the likelihood of being able to transfer to economics from a joint maths course at Warwick?

Many Thanks

Reply 1074

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Original post by Don Joiner

Hi,
Would you say that Further Maths A level is essential for economics?

I am planning to do Maths, Economics, Geography to A2 and Further Maths to AS level.

Would this be a strong selection of subjects for the Economics course?

Many thanks

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Hello

Further Maths at A Level is not an essential subject for admission. The only essential subject that we ask for is A Level Maths.

Strong analytical subjects or strong essay-based subjects (like the sciences, languages, history, English, etc.) are very good. Further Maths and Economics are also good subjects but not essential. It looks like you have a good selection of A Level subjects for Economics.

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Original post by natsciballer

Hi,

Given I achieve the required grades what is the likelihood of being able to transfer to economics from a joint maths course at Warwick?

Many Thanks

Hello

It is not possible to give an exact indication of the likelihood of being able to transfer at this early stage of the year, as a major factor will be how many places we have remaining at the start of the academic year and after A Level results have been confirmed. By joint Maths course do you mean the BSc Maths and Economics?

First you should take a look at the information for prospective students on the Economics website:

http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/economics/prospective/ug/admissions-and-entry-requirements

You will see that transfers are the exception and not the rule so it would make sense to contact the Economics Admissions department well in advance and seek further guidance - you can email them at [email protected]

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natsciballer

3

Original post by University of Warwick

Hello

It is not possible to give an exact indication of the likelihood of being able to transfer at this early stage of the year, as a major factor will be how many places we have remaining at the start of the academic year and after A Level results have been confirmed. By joint Maths course do you mean the BSc Maths and Economics?

First you should take a look at the information for prospective students on the Economics website:

http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/economics/prospective/ug/admissions-and-entry-requirements

You will see that transfers are the exception and not the rule so it would make sense to contact the Economics Admissions department well in advance and seek further guidance - you can email them at [email protected]

Thank you for the information. I was referring to the BSc Maths and Physics course. I will keep it in mind and wait until my A Level results to take any further action.

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Jai Sandhu

12

Hi,

Do you by any chance know the number of candidates who got in the Warwick maths course last year but missed their conditional offer, ive heard it was quite high like 30-50% but no one has been able to confirm.

Thank you

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