GCSE's At Oxford, Cambridge and LSE (Economics)

The B at maths GCSE may not be good enough for LSE, but they focus loads on the personal statement so you never know...
As for economics at Oxbridge - whether or not you get an interview at Oxford is primarily decided by how well you perform in the test you have to sit first (TSA); the interviews I had were mainly problem solving based around game theory and questions about management based upon a given extract. I know that there is no test for Cambridge so they're likely to place more weight on grades and PS.
I'd say go for it but don't put all your hopes upon getting in, and I'd only go for LSE or Oxbridge not both, so you've still got 4 choices where you may stand a better chance of getting in. Hope that helps (:

Considering the amount of competition for Economics courses, those GCSE grades will set you back a long way. With your A-level choices, the Business AS will be practically ignored as you are doing Economics A2. Your Maths A2 will also be practically ignored as you are doing Further Maths A2, they see it as if you can get an A in FM, then an A in Maths is standard, but they do hold FM in relatively high regard in this instance. So effectively you have Further Maths, Physics and Economics at A2, the others just show you can cope with a workload. You better be hitting the high 90+ UMS scores if you want a chance at Cambridge, or getting an A in every module if you want a shot at Oxford / LSE.

What standard of school did you go to? e.g. the 5 A*-C GCSE pass rate?

probably because he lack of extra curricular, so in your case do loads of things outside of school.

I cant remember the exact pass rate, but it was low for my year very low in fact.

Well the lower it is, the better your chances are, especially at Cambridge, LSE not so much as they dont look as in depth at your application (cant speak for Oxford).

Mine for example was an icredibly low 19%, putting it in the bottom 5% of schools in the country, and was a significant factor in me receiving an offer I believe.

Any suggestions which are highly looked upon?

How does this affect the my application? Do they see lower rated school students more valuable?

Say you came from Eton, it is standard to get straight A*/A's and so Universities expect you to have this as a minimum. If you come from a really bad school where generally teaching standards are lower and it is far from normal to achieve A*/A's, thus setting you apart from the crowd as something unexpected. It shows more natural ability, capability of independent learning and potential than the person from Eton with similar or even higher grades. Basically if you went to a fantastic school and got those GCSEs they wouldn't even give you an interview, but coming from a bad school they're more understanding of lower grades, realising that you may still have potential.

Oh and if you apply for LSE don't apply for Oxford or Cambridge, either go Oxbridge or LSE.

Oh and if you apply for LSE don't apply for Oxford or Cambridge, either go Oxbridge or LSE.

Why is that?

I have similar GCSEs as you (AAABBCCCCC) and I'm in year 12 so I've only just started looking at universities. I've prettymuch dismissed the idea of going to oxbridge :/ Does anyone know what kind of university people with our type of grades go to because I'm just worried I wont go to a good one even if I do well at a level (doing chemistry, physics, maths and psychology got AABC in january exams)

What course do you want to study?