Economics Applicants 2011 Offer Thread

Birmingham offer

Good Luck with your application this year, and thank you for the advice. My parents are against me applying abroad, especially the US, for reasons I cannot fathom (actually they say it is the tuition fees of $40000+).
I will take hope from your situation and reapply next year

What did you do during your gap year??

Anybody else planning on doing economics at Newcastle?

Leicester - Maths with Economics

AAB with A in maths.

Nottingham - L100 - AB
Bristol - L100 - AB ( A in maths)

King's School Canterbury, yeah we have quite a lot of Oxbridge applicants (about 20-30 this year), but many of them are disillusioned , they don't even have As at AS.
What about you?

I used to go to Kings who is this? I am reapplying for Eco not Oxbridge though 1 A* and 4 A predictions though on the plus side two of them in new a level i am taking from fress this year

I called nottingham when they originally rejected me to ask why, i am no longer rejected but that's irrelevant, they told me they were waiting unitil January to give out offers, are you not doing alevels? Is you offer based on Scottish higher, IB or something like that and when did you apply? also has anyone else heard from nottingham or durham? I also have Leicester at the moment, i am also waiting on loughborough and getting a bit panicked I applied on the 19th of november.

I called nottingham when they originally rejected me to ask why, i am no longer rejected but that's irrelevant, they told me they were waiting unitil January to give out offers, are you not doing alevels? Is you offer based on Scottish higher, IB or something like that and when did you apply? also has anyone else heard from nottingham or durham? I also have Leicester at the moment, i am also waiting on loughborough and getting a bit panicked I applied on the 19th of november.

See i thought Nottingham weren't giving out offers until January either, and I received the email saying so too, yet a friend of mine, a home student, has received an AAA offer claiming they gave him it early because he knows the professors and admissions guys there I don't think that's really fair at all

bear in mind im an international student but have been in UK for 7 years, i think thats why they gave me such an awesome, easy offer. . .

oh no I definitely understand that, I was just referring to the other poster suggesting every home student was told they would be made to wait - which I found out in practice didn't happen as someone I know managed to get an offer by knowing them

Oh yes thats unfair to all applicants, wish i know someone in the university..
But I dont understand why Nottingham is waiting.. Shouldnt they be offering to get most people in..? Even Bristol is offering places to local students..

thinking of applying for economics next year in year 12 atm do you think i have a chance with these grades

GCSE: 8A*s (maybe 7 because i have an A* for core science then 3 separate A*s for biology chemistry and physics because my school cashed in the core exams and i had to retake them to get the 3 separate grades) 5As 1B (Spanish -.-)

I also done AS maths and biology last year got As in both

This year going to finish maths and biology A2 and do AS's in economics, chemistry and critical thinking and all of further maths A level next year. (our school finishes maths A level in year 12 for people doing further maths)

so by the end of year 13 my A2s will be : Maths FM Biology Chemistry Economics and an AS in critical thinking

Would i have a chance of getting into LSE/UCL/Warwick if i get around 90 UMS in all the exams i'm doing this year or should i instead instead apply for medicine because from what i heard not going to the top uni's leaves you with less chance of getting into good jobs in the city,

Thanks for any replies sorry about the essay

Yes. I know Bristol is a great university. I have done lots of research believe me. In fact if I was a native Brit I would have probably been jumping in joy and throwing a weed party at my place tonight.

But the fact is I am International, have to pay close to 15,000 Pounds each year plus living expenses which are 4 times as high as India. So that is why I want to spend my Dad's money on something really really worthwhile. Dad may probably have to sell a flat to fund my UK under graduation and I do not want it to be spent on anything other than the very best!!