[Mathssss]

Are there any current Economics and Statistics undergraduates around? PM

[kim192]

hello, I am holding conditional offer to read Bsc Economics and would like to know whether there is any grant or scholarship for international students with good A2 results in August?
If there is any Economics student currently in UCL, may I ask how hard it's to get a first class as I know UCL tends to give less first than LSE for straight Eco?
Many thanks.

[StevenKnott]

I've been wanting to go to UCL ever since I first heard about it back in 09!
However, I'm ever so worried, my predicted Alevel grades are BBDistniction, from looking at the courses I'd be interested in, I'm worried I won't even have a chance to get a place.

My questions are;
Is UCL very strict on good Alevel grades?
Any advice as to anything else I could be doing to help me get a place? (such as Extra Curriculum etc)

[rohitbose]

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[PJ991]

(Original post by StevenKnott)
I've been wanting to go to UCL ever since I first heard about it back in 09!
However, I'm ever so worried, my predicted Alevel grades are BBDistniction, from looking at the courses I'd be interested in, I'm worried I won't even have a chance to get a place.

My questions are;
Is UCL very strict on good Alevel grades?
Any advice as to anything else I could be doing to help me get a place? (such as Extra Curriculum etc)

Yes. If you aren't predicted/haven't already achieved the grades in the prospectus then consider your application to be a long shot.

If you get an offer and miss a grade on results day, they will almost definitely refuse you.

[rockinrobin337]

Are there any current (or grads) Economics w/ Year Abroad on here?

Do you recommend the program? I'm deciding between that course or business courses in my country. Also, where could I find information about the cost of 3rd year? I heard you pay a lower UCL tuition for the year abroad, but haven't been abel to find an amount

Thank you!!

[PJ991]

(Original post by rockinrobin337)
Are there any current (or grads) Economics w/ Year Abroad on here?

Do you recommend the program? I'm deciding between that course or business courses in my country. Also, where could I find information about the cost of 3rd year? I heard you pay a lower UCL tuition for the year abroad, but haven't been abel to find an amount

Thank you!!

if you go abroad on ERASMUS your fee is waived. If it's something else you pay 1/3 of your normal fee to UCL.

[lilys]

(Original post by PJ991)
if you go abroad on ERASMUS your fee is waived. If it's something else you pay 1/3 of your normal fee to UCL.

It is waived only if you're a EU/UK student, overseas people have to pay the reduced rate (but still have to pay).

[PJ991]

(Original post by lilys)
It is waived only if you're a EU/UK student, overseas people have to pay the reduced rate (but still have to pay).

that's true. I just assumed he/she was a home student.

my apologies

[lilys]

(Original post by PJ991)
that's true. I just assumed he/she was a home student.

my apologies

Apologies accepted

(Original post by rockinrobin337)
Are there any current (or grads) Economics w/ Year Abroad on here?

Do you recommend the program? I'm deciding between that course or business courses in my country. Also, where could I find information about the cost of 3rd year? I heard you pay a lower UCL tuition for the year abroad, but haven't been abel to find an amount

Thank you!!

You can find more info here: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/prospective-stu...finance/index/

And I agree, it is rather difficult to come by this page

[amto8594]

This might sound stupid, but do catered halls have kitchens cause I get quite peckish in-between meals :P so what do you do if you want a quick snack or want to make a drink?

[rohitbose]

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[flavb26]

hello, I've just received an offer for studying architecture at UCL and I'm a bit worried about the living costs. could anyone tell me how much would I have to spent for living in london for a week or a month?

[dirtyoldriver]

(Original post by flavb26)
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Accommodation is about £95 to £190 so you can choose where within that price range you want to go for. The rest is kind of personal choice - if you're minimalist on food then £10-15 per week is do-able. In terms of going out it depends if you club a lot: a lot of student nights are £5 and under, regular club nights are either a bit or a lot more. If you're a heavy drinker you'll probably have to stick to predrinks unless its the union on Monday which is £1 drinks, or £1.60 on Wednesdays. In terms of travel, you can walk pretty much anywhere in the radius of Camden down to Piccadilly although you won't always want to. I probably spend £10 a week topping up my Oyster.

So assuming you allow £130 for accommodation (this is the cheapest single room), then £10 for travel, £20 for going out, £15-20 for food and £10-15 for miscellaneous things like toiletries, laundry, clothes etc. then you're looking at about £190 per week. If you go for a shared room you can cut this down by about £30, if you don't go out much you can probably lose another tenner off it. In second and third year it's likely you'll spend more on travel but possibly less on accommodation (if you're lucky) and food if you split shopping bills with housemates. This will all vary depending on how restrained you are, and you will probably live in your overdraft for the majority of the year.

Hope that helped somewhat

[flavb26]

(Original post by dirtyoldriver)
Accommodation is about £95 to £190 so you can choose where within that price range you want to go for. The rest is kind of personal choice - if you're minimalist on food then £10-15 per week is do-able. In terms of going out it depends if you club a lot: a lot of student nights are £5 and under, regular club nights are either a bit or a lot more. If you're a heavy drinker you'll probably have to stick to predrinks unless its the union on Monday which is £1 drinks, or £1.60 on Wednesdays. In terms of travel, you can walk pretty much anywhere in the radius of Camden down to Piccadilly although you won't always want to. I probably spend £10 a week topping up my Oyster.

So assuming you allow £130 for accommodation (this is the cheapest single room), then £10 for travel, £20 for going out, £15-20 for food and £10-15 for miscellaneous things like toiletries, laundry, clothes etc. then you're looking at about £190 per week. If you go for a shared room you can cut this down by about £30, if you don't go out much you can probably lose another tenner off it. In second and third year it's likely you'll spend more on travel but possibly less on accommodation (if you're lucky) and food if you split shopping bills with housemates. This will all vary depending on how restrained you are, and you will probably live in your overdraft for the majority of the year.

Hope that helped somewhat

Thank you! It's been of great help!

[Emin ATAK]

is any one here can tell me some about Bartlett school, i got an offer on wednesday for Msc Construction Economics&Management.
By the i m an international.

[kokomichelle]

I've read in some forums that LSE libraries are much better than UCL ones. Specifically, I've seen complaints that the UCL library facilities (computers) are quite outdated and that the libraries at UCL generally have a much smaller selection than those at LSE. Those posts were back in 2009, so I am wondering if this is still true (if it ever was)...and to what extent this is a problem (if it is true)?

Thanks in advance!

[Waterstorm]

I don't see any problems with computers being outdated.

[Inner Poise]

(Original post by kokomichelle)
I've read in some forums that LSE libraries are much better than UCL ones. Specifically, I've seen complaints that the UCL library facilities (computers) are quite outdated and that the libraries at UCL generally have a much smaller selection than those at LSE. Those posts were back in 2009, so I am wondering if this is still true (if it ever was)...and to what extent this is a problem (if it is true)?

Thanks in advance!

I don't know about computers, but in any case if the UCL library does not have the books you need, you will be able to join Senate House Library for free as well as (I believe) the LSE library. One of the many good things about the intercollegiate system

[missemmyb]

With Biological Sciences (International Programme) MSci C902, for the 3rd year, which is the one you go abroad to a university in another country to continue your course, if I was to go to, say, Australia (which is one of the options) what fees would I have to pay, and would there in be any financial help in the form of loans or similar? And do you know anyone who has taken part in a similar programme, and if so, what did they think of it?

Thanks!