The Alternative Economics League Table (TAELT) 2010

Yes that is an accurate transcription of the information on page 1 of this thread. Well Done.

Question:
Most likely i will be applying for Economics straight, at LSE, Nottingham, UCL and Manchester... for a 5th choice, is applying for Economics+Statistics at UCL a good/bad idea? because im not keen on warwick or cambridge

Bad idea (the standard advise as explained in the Econ uni guide applies): if (with a straight econ PS) they don't let you in for straight econ I don't see them letting you in for E+S.
Also why Manchester?

hmm, would applying to Econ+Stats only at UCL instead of straight economics be wise? due to the competitive nature of the course and my gcse's not being the 8A* that they love and give offers to?

manchester for the university and the economics degree is very optional, i know that the reputation for economics is not that good, but most people who come out of manchester with the BA have got good jobs in financial sector... if i do not get into my first 4 choices then manchester will be fine to go to

Also Oxbridge do interview a lot of candidates. e.g. I recall reading on the Oxford website that they interview 90% of applicants. So that gives nearlly everyone a chance to make their pitch.

Oxford interviews roughly 90% of all applicants, but the most competitive courses (E&M, Law) only interview about 50%, or less. At interviews I got the image from the tutors' starting speech that one in three applicants survived to interview this year.

But it is my impression over the past 2 cycles that it is easier to get Oxbridge interviews than offers from other top unis (esp. Top 5).

Secondly at least the decision to interview or not is based on the TSA which is current and on economics (correct?) rather than being based on historical generic academic qualifications (e.g. GCSE A*s used by LSE).

Anecdotally, I would say this is almost certainly correct. Numerous people I know secured Oxford interviews (not offers) and then failed to receive any offers from Top 5 Economics universities. As Oxford interviews, for Economics, anywhere between 5 to 10 as many people as they then make offers too, it sort of makes sense really.

7) Nottingham AAA/AABB M**p E**p m#a468 40% Student excess in 2008 So look for 7 or 8 GCSE A*s. Summary stats
AAA-B.1.0(360/340 Points)(Rejecting a lot of applicants with Top 5 offers!)(Bsc)

Great list, thanks for doing this it really is helpful. I was slightly confused though, can someone explain what the M** and E** symbols mean on the list. For example on Nottingham:


Cheers.

Question:
Most likely i will be applying for Economics straight, at LSE, Nottingham, UCL and Manchester... for a 5th choice, is applying for Economics+Statistics at UCL a good/bad idea? because im not keen on warwick or cambridge

sounds fine, a friend of mine wrote PS entirely for pure econ (I know for a fact as I proofread it for him as well) and got rejected for all of the remaining choices for straight econ, whilst, surprisingly, got an offer from ES at UCL. He later confessed to me that it was his 'safety' choice. So go for it, I mean why not?

did he has econ at UCL + econstats at UCL as two of his choices?

They are explained in the first post. M** means A-Level Maths and E** means A-Level Economics. The p after the two asterisks means preferred; so basically A-Level Maths and A-Level Economics are preferred options.

Which economics and maths courses would you say are the best?

Define best. Also, what sort of split do you want? 50/50 or 60/40 or 75/25?

Define best. Also, what sort of split do you want? 50/50 or 60/40 or 75/25?

Define best. Also, what sort of split do you want? 50/50 or 60/40 or 75/25?

Which economics and maths courses would you say are the best?