LSE Maths with economics

eddfetchmeablock

I want to study maths w/ economics at lse, but I don't do economics, how much will this disadvantage me?

Reply 1

eddfetchmeablock

*don't do economics at A level
And by disadvantage me I meant in getting an offer

London School of Economics

London

Reply 2

jack_twice

Original post by eddfetchmeablock

*don't do economics at A level
And by disadvantage me I meant in getting an offer

I doubt it would disadvantage you at all as long as all of your subjects were rigorous and traditional. Economics, Law, Sociology, Philosophy - they are all interesting A-levels to take but often teach you very little that is relevant to degree-level study of the subject - and can sometimes teach you the wrong way to approach debates within them which they have to make you 'unlearn' when at university.

Reply 3

ermm

If you do Maths and Further Maths it really doesn't matter. Economics at A level is too watered down to be off use at University level so as far as I know, no Uni cares if you've done Economics if you have Maths and Further Maths.

Reply 4

jack_twice

Original post by ermm

Agreed. For an illustration of just how irrelevant, look at the first year Economics syllabus (EC102) at LSE and read this:

http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=1068486

Reply 5

eddfetchmeablock