Does GCSE grades Really Matter for LSE (Economics)

You're an international. That changes everything tbh.

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J.Nalbandian14

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I'm also interested in the answer to this

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Yes, GCSEs really do matter. I was an international student from India myself, and I'm currently at LSE (for Law). I had 8A*s and 3As and most of the people in the BSc Economics course have much, much higher grades than me (10+ A*s) as far as I know.

So if you really want to have a good chance at LSE, have an excellent PS, recommendation and make sure your predictions are up to scruff and then some.

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Original post by arrowhead

Yes, GCSEs really do matter. I was an international student from India myself, and I'm currently at LSE (for Law). I had 8A*s and 3As and most of the people in the BSc Economics course have much, much higher grades than me (10+ A*s) as far as I know.

So if you really want to have a good chance at LSE, have an excellent PS, recommendation and make sure your predictions are up to scruff and then some.

Don't mistake correlation with causation.

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Original post by Cutmeloose

Don't mistake correlation with causation.

I'm not saying GCSEs are all that matter, I'm saying that they do matter. Logically speaking, everyone who writes in to the top Unis has an excellent PS, sound recommendation and (presumably) the necessary predictions in A-Level/equivalent. GCSEs are one of the mechanisms used by the unis to distinguish between them. So they do matter in that regard, not definitively so, but the fact still stands that you'd be hard-pressed to find someone at a top London uni without several A*s at GCSEs.

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Original post by arrowhead

I'm not saying GCSEs are all that matter, I'm saying that they do matter. Logically speaking, everyone who writes in to the top Unis has an excellent PS, sound recommendation and (presumably) the necessary predictions in A-Level/equivalent. GCSEs are one of the mechanisms used by the unis to distinguish between them. So they do matter in that regard, not definitively so, but the fact still stands that you'd be hard-pressed to find someone at a top London uni without several A*s at GCSEs.

Depends entirely on the course in regards to your last point. Unless it's Law, Economics, Medicine, and a few of the very selective courses. You don't need a handful of A*s. GCSEs are only discriminators for the very selective courses, some courses at LSE, UCL, and Imperial struggle to attract enough quality applicants, don't think those departments can be too picky about GCSEs.

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Original post by Cutmeloose

Depends entirely on the course in regards to your last point. Unless it's Law, Economics, Medicine, and a few of the very selective courses. You don't need a handful of A*s. GCSEs are only discriminators for the very selective courses, some courses at LSE, UCL, and Imperial struggle to attract enough quality applicants, don't think those departments can be too picky about GCSEs.

Original post by maliksajwani

Do I stand a chance for Bsc. in Economics.

I'd say that would settle my point.

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Original post by arrowhead

I'd say that would settle my point.

So they do matter in that regard, not definitively so, but the fact still stands that you'd be hard-pressed to find someone at a top London uni without several A*s at GCSEs.

I'd say that counters your point. Your post implies ANYONE at a top London college would have a string of A*s

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