Official LSE Undergraduate Applicants thread 2023

Original post by Sofiavlaw

Do you know why this is?

Because they will be keen to read the Oxbridge Personal Statements and reject those who are not serious about LSE.

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As in eliminate the serious Oxbridge applicants?

Original post by thegeek888

Because they will be keen to read the Oxbridge Personal Statements and reject those who are not serious about LSE.

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Anonymous #5

Original post by thegeek888

Because they will be keen to read the Oxbridge Personal Statements and reject those who are not serious about LSE.

Do they actually do this? How do they know you're an oxbridge applicant and not just someone who handed in their application in early?

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Original post by Anonymous

As in eliminate the serious Oxbridge applicants?

Sometimes, they just know you're an Oxbridge applicant by the early application.

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Original post by Anonymous

Do they actually do this? How do they know you're an oxbridge applicant and not just someone who handed in their application in early?

LSE look for a 'stellar' UCAS Personal Statement, and the admissions tutors at LSE 'scrutinise' the Personal Statement extremely well, line by line and take notes. So they will spot a pattern of Oxbridge applicants as they will have submitted their UCAS application on 15th October or before the deadline. But they also ask some candidates later in the academic year to declare if they have applied to Oxford or Cambridge too.

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Original post by thegeek888

LSE look for a 'stellar' UCAS Personal Statement, and the admissions tutors at LSE 'scrutinise' the Personal Statement extremely well, line by line and take notes. So they will spot a pattern of Oxbridge applicants as they will have submitted their UCAS application on 15th October or before the deadline. But they also ask some candidates later in the academic year to declare if they have applied to Oxford or Cambridge too.

I doubt that they do this -- this isn't allowed by UCAS. Unis aren't meant to meddle in your other choices. I don't doubt they scrutinize your PS against the course content for the LSE degree though.

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Now I'm nervous because mine went in super early but I didn't even apply for Oxbridge

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Chen_Qiu

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Hi everyone, I am currently studying IB diploma and I would like to apply for the Economics or PPE course

My subjects are
HL spanish A English B Math analysis and approaches
SL History BM chemistry

I am interested in LSE, Warwick, KCL
econ or ppe

I am worrying whether i am having less chances of getting into those universities because of my subject combination(My school doesnt offer neither Economics, polítics and philosophy) :frown:

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Original post by thegeek888

Sometimes, they just know you're an Oxbridge applicant by the early application.

But most people applying to Oxbridge don't get in (statistically) but they are highly qualified so it doesn't make sense for them to reject these students

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Original post by Anonymous

But most people applying to Oxbridge don't get in (statistically) but they are highly qualified so it doesn't make sense for them to reject these students

It is only rejection for those whose UCAS Personal Statement clearly has a 'feel' and 'tone' for Oxbridge but also remember they will contact applicants to ask about your choices for UCAS if they want to consider making an offer, as it happens every year to great candidates.

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Original post by thegeek888

It is only rejection for those whose UCAS Personal Statement clearly has a 'feel' and 'tone' for Oxbridge but also remember they will contact applicants to ask about your choices for UCAS if they want to consider making an offer, as it happens every year to great candidates.

Ohh ok thanks for clarifying

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Original post by thegeek888

It is only rejection for those whose UCAS Personal Statement clearly has a 'feel' and 'tone' for Oxbridge but also remember they will contact applicants to ask about your choices for UCAS if they want to consider making an offer, as it happens every year to great candidates.

They're allowed to ask about you're other ucas choices? I thought that was supposed to be private, is it possible for you to just not tell them? Also wouldn't an oxbridge and LSE PS have a similar feel as they're both looking for the same thing pretty much (at least I thought the cambridge and LSE course seemed slightly similar).

(edited 1 year ago)

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Anonymous #6

Original post by thegeek888

It is only rejection for those whose UCAS Personal Statement clearly has a 'feel' and 'tone' for Oxbridge but also remember they will contact applicants to ask about your choices for UCAS if they want to consider making an offer, as it happens every year to great candidates.

Any evidence of this? I've never seen this happen. Doesn't make sense and violates rules set out by UCAS. Many oxbridge applicants get in every year & PS requirements can be very similar across courses.

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Original post by dgupt

They're allowed to ask about you're other ucas choices? I thought that was supposed to be private, is it possible for you to just not tell them? Also wouldn't an oxbridge and LSE PS have a similar feel as they're both looking for the same thing pretty much (at least I thought the cambridge and LSE course seemed slightly similar).

If you search and read through previous applicants threads on TSR there were quite a few people asked about Oxbridge choices.

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Original post by Anonymous

Any evidence of this? I've never seen this happen. Doesn't make sense and violates rules set out by UCAS. Many oxbridge applicants get in every year & PS requirements can be very similar across courses.

If you look through previous applicant admissions cycles, then you'll find some applicants for very popular courses at LSE were asked if they applied to Oxbridge.

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Original post by thegeek888

If you look through previous applicant admissions cycles, then you'll find some applicants for very popular courses at LSE were asked if they applied to Oxbridge.

Were they rejected as a result?

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