Economics, Finance and Data Science at Imperial College London?

An course in Imperial will be over subscribed and very competitive and the same applies to LSE. They have many more applicants than spaces.

I doubt that - it's a somewhat unusual course, many people won't even think of applying to Imperial for it and since it's brand-new (first entrants in 2023) those who do know about it will be understandably hesitant to firm it. If someone received an offer for a similar course at LSE they'd be hard-pressed to find a reason to firm the Imperial course over it. The other most recent course they introduced was Earth and Planetary Sciences, and that one is actually under-subscribed.

Then would you say that Imperial would acknowledge the fact that their applicants for the course would also likely apply to LSE, hence give out a little more offers than usual?

Yeah, if you're going for an economics course in London then there's probably another uni that grabbed your attention. Like how UCL usually has higher offer rates for STEM compared to Imperial.

I got an offer for EFDS and waiting for LSE econ. TBH idk which to firm if I get an offer from LSE. No evidence to back up, but I feel like EFDS has better course structure and great future. It seems EFDS will end up with lower acceptance rate. Is there any change in your opinion today?

New course. I recommend to go to a safer choice/ LSE or Warwick Eco

Well, I also totally disagree with you (and think you did a mistake) and believe that most banks/recruiters will think like me.

I am a banker (Associate) and I recruit for my team. I think you are wrong.

At the Imperial open day this year, they said it was hugely oversubscribed last year (first year of running). They expect it to be even more competitive this year. I got the impression employers will be lining up to take these graduates on.

2023-2024 academic year, 3000+ applications, 100 offers, around 70 intake. Around 30 couldn't meet the condition (A* maths)