getting into UCL & LSE

im looking to go to UCL or LSE and study politics....

is there any advice as to how i should best approach these two universities. is there anythink that they look for in an application?

Reply 1

trollman

12

i dont quite understand you! the only thing that makes these two different to anywhere else is that they are in london and offer a smaller selection of courses i.e lse only social science! just follow the same rules you would for oxford/cambridge/wawrick/durham/bristol etc or any other universities of similar prestige

Reply 2

MewMachine

12

Also, you can't study Politics on its own at UCL. At LSE it's called Government anyway...I assume it's similar to Politics degrees.

Reply 3

Hylean

15

tom gavin

i dont quite understand you! the only thing that makes these two different to anywhere else is that they are in london and offer a smaller selection of courses i.e lse only social science! just follow the same rules you would for oxford/cambridge/wawrick/durham/bristol etc or any other universities of similar prestige

Um, UCL offers a huge range of courses? Hell, it offers BA Icelandic, for ****'s sake.

But as others have said, just do the same for the other unis. Have extra-cirricular activities, get good grades, be an interesting person.

Reply 4

a_t

16

What do you wanna apply for?

Reply 5

JudiciousJermaine

I want to apply for Law at UCL (sorry, I'm gonna hijack this thread)

On top of an interesting, unique personal statement what do they look for in the way of extra curricular stuff. TBH I'm yet to do anything, I'm gonna have to cram the start of my A2 year with stuff. I've had a week at Nottingham Crown Court in year 10 and that's it.

Reply 6

al101

OP

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a_t

What do you wanna apply for?

for UCL i will be doing politics and eastern european studies adn for LSE i will be doing goverment.

Reply 7

Communist Daughter

9

al101

for UCL i will be doing politics and eastern european studies adn for LSE i will be doing goverment.

Politics and Eastern European Studies is known as quite an easy course to get into. One of my mates got rejected from Leeds to do Politics but got into UCL to give you an idea.

Reply 8

misternite

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Communist Daughter

Politics and Eastern European Studies is known as quite an easy course to get into. One of my mates got rejected from Leeds to do Politics but got into UCL to give you an idea.

Is it? I remember reading that it was really difficult and that an AAA prediction was what was really required to get an offer.

edit: my bad, i was thinking about ESPS.

Reply 9

Kitty Pimms

17

Get stellar grades, an excellent reference, and write a cracking PS.

Try not to worry about extra-curriculars except where they will aid your academic potential - read beyond your syllabus, try and see some governmental activity in action, think around political issues. Playing the trombone won't help.

Reply 10

al101

OP

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Communist Daughter

Politics and Eastern European Studies is known as quite an easy course to get into. One of my mates got rejected from Leeds to do Politics but got into UCL to give you an idea.