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Economics transfer .. possible !?

Is it possible to transfer from Economics and Management Sciences to Economics (L100) at southampton uni once your there ?

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Reply 1

ba_ba1

dont know

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Reply 2

ammarb87

It should be I reckon .. any more comments or advice ?

Reply 3

Basit

yeah, i think it should be if u have the minimum required grades. its prob the easiest economics course. the hardest is economics with actuarial studies (I do it and the units that i have to take are much tougher than regular economics ones). what did u choose initially?

Reply 4

Sophdoph

Depends if you have the right grades, if there is space on the course, if Management will release you to Economics and if Economics will accept you.

Also you would need to pick all the compulsory economics modules so you could transfer some time during the year otherwise you wouldn't have the right pre requisites.

Reply 5

ammarb87

Yah I applied for Economics and Management Sciences through extra so will have to wait for their reply till next wk .. however the enry requirements for economics and politics is much lower like ABB and i have ABCa so I might try for that in case I dont get in for Eco and Management.... Eco and Pol sounds interesting as well :smile:

Reply 6

Sophdoph

Economics and Politics is very good. Management is cool though, the modules seem quite interesting and the seminars seem better than normal Econ masterclasses. Lots of projects/group work, so depends if you like that kinda stuff.

Reply 7

ammarb87

Yeah I dont mind that .. A bit shy though but have to gain confidence some way or the other .. Hope I get in ... I should be able too i reckon !! I mean they require an A for maths gcse but I got a C in maths extended IGCSE and i emailed them and they said they'll consider my application though :smile:

Reply 8

Sophdoph

Depends on what demand for places is like and general competition. Good luck :smile:

Reply 9

ammarb87

Yeah but if there was competition then it wouldnt be on EXTRA would it?

Reply 10

Sophdoph

But extra can be competitive too can't it? I don't know how it works i'm afraid :smile:

Reply 11

ammarb87

Yea thats true. Well I've emailed the admissions tutor and yea she sounded kind of hopeful !

Reply 12

Hanzing

I think that your ok as long as said beore it isnt a competitive or oversubscribed subject.

Reply 13

ammarb87

yeah i doubt its oversubscribed ... lets see !!!
The only thing is that I didnt tell her I resat my exams and I said that UCAS didnt put up some of my A level grades (was their mistake) so I faxed in my results !! Hope that doesnt put them off !

Reply 14

Borikito

Hi,
Since this topic is a bit about econ., I have a question to Sophdoph.
How many students from the econ dept. have secured a good internship this year?
By good I am thinking of an internship at a good IBank, front and middle office + big 4 and management consulting companies.

Reply 15

Sophdoph

To be honest I don't know. I have an internship at Deloitte and quite a few friends have PWC or KPMG internships, or Actuary placements, heard of a couple with IB's but don't know them personally so not sure if they actually got placements or just got to interview.

We have loads of good links with the Big 4, IB's, other banks and consulting firms and many careers fairs and they are keen on Soton grads by the sounds of it.

Reply 16

ammarb87

Well I sent the Admissions tutor an email (raymond O'brien) .. Hope he's a cool person .. he replied back saying that he will review my application :smile:

is that a good sign? He could have rejected me cus he knows my grades etc etc

Reply 17

Sophdoph

ammarb87

Well I sent the Admissions tutor an email (raymond O'brien) .. Hope he's a cool person .. he replied back saying that he will review my application :smile:

is that a good sign? He could have rejected me cus he knows my grades etc etc

O'Brien = legend! Mathematical genius. It's better him reviewing it than rejecting you but it probably won't make any difference overall; they'll accept you if they have space and think you are a worthy candidate but if they end up having loads of extra applications then they might not accept you - just like usual uni applications. Keep us posted anyway and good luck :smile:

Reply 18

ammarb87

Yeah I hope so. I am short of 10 points even after restting my exams in Jan but come on, I took a gap year and gained experience. Takign extra math classes in the summer to polish my maths skills n yeah ..

does anyone know when the uni reopens for the staff? Tomorrow? I really want them to make a decision quickly.