Economics Applicant Thread UCAS 2012

Ah Clare sounds nice, I like the look of St. Johns and Trinity. The squash courts are drawing me in!

I know that Oxbridge isn't everything - I quite like UCL's international programme, but I realise the chances are slim due to the number of places! I need to think about visiting some insurance choices: York, Durham and Birmingham are on my mind at the minute!

What do you think about Bath? I really like the look of the course there, Nottingham looks really good too.

Hey guys if i'm being optimistic i'm gonna apply for Economics at:

Cambridge (Magdalene)
Durham
Exeter
Bristol
Southampton
My January Modules were fairly good. (with the exception of Biology

99/100 Economics Unit 1
89/100 Biology Unit 1
94/100 Chemistry Unit 1

If anyone can give me any advice, i would really really appretiate it... thanks

I have considered Bath, but I can't afford to apply to all A*AA universities! I haven't thought about Nottingham, but I hear it's become more and more competitive.



Your grades are looking pretty good so far! What board are you taking Economics on as I didn't think you could get 99 UMS! I wouldn't worry too much about Biology, as long as you get some good marks in Maths and Further Maths you'll be well set. Have you considered Warwick, LSE, etc?

I do AQA Economics 2 other people in my class got 99.

Yeah i'm only doing further maths AS next year. Maths is good, 282 UMS in a mock (82 in Stats ).

I'm not going to apply to LSE, UCL, Nottingham, Warwick, Bath. Because they seem to be focusing on GCSE's alot, or atleast i think so. Definatly not LSE, UCL... but from what i've been told about Warwick/Bath/Notts (that they also place emphasis on GCSE).

Cheers for that though

Ah, I'm on OCR and I know 98/100 was the next best after 100 UMS.

Keep working at the Maths past papers and I'm sure you'll be fine. I'm more worried about my subjective exams - I have no clue how AQA English Literature B will end up!

If you get similar results in June, I wouldn't be put off applying to the top universities because of your GCSEs. If you can get across that you've worked much harder due to a new motivation in life, you'll have a great chance with solid AS grades.

True :P That's why I'd have Cambridge and Durham in my Application.

Yeah i'm also hearing English Lit is hard, I do History which is probably the hardest A level... in my opinion, and thats not me being biased. Other people in my school Who do Physics (and history) admit that History is by far, harder.

LSE is the only university that mentions you cannot use A2 Further Maths to fulfil the offer, so I assume it's fine elsewhere.

Again, out of curiosity, which college did you apply for/get an offer from? Did you have to submit any essays, etc?

I'm seriously thinking Cambridge now, thank you for enlightening me!

You can use A2 further maths to fulfil your offer ¬¬, plus LSE recommend you having further matsh especially doing Economics with them as its intense mathematically

I don't think there is a most difficult A-Level. They all have a variety of features which makes them hard; having History won't make the admissions tutors think "Crikey, that's a hard A-Level. It's much harder than Further Maths".

I wouldn't say English Literature is hard, it's just the fact that the marking seems to be so unreliable!

I assume you're talking about LSE!



Unless I am interpreting that statement from LSE wrong, you can't use Further Maths in the A*AA offer.

Hey guys if i'm being optimistic i'm gonna apply for Economics at:

Cambridge (Magdalene)
Durham
Exeter
Bristol
Southampton
My January Modules were fairly good. (with the exception of Biology

99/100 Economics Unit 1
89/100 Biology Unit 1
94/100 Chemistry Unit 1

If anyone can give me any advice, i would really really appretiate it... thanks

Urghh this thread is not helping matters.....
Absolutely in love with Economics and planning to take it at Uni, probably BA Economics with Spanish instead of the BSc. However im not doing Maths at AS? Has that just ruined everything? Baring in mind by the time i realised Maths at AS was a requirment at many Unis it was to late to take it :/ Im planning to carry on with A2 Economics, Spanish & Law next year( drop psychology). Got 80% & 89 % in LAW1 & ECON1 in jan!

ANY HELP APPRECIATED!!!

You're crazy if you don't think 89/100 is good

I'm not going to lie about it.

You will struggle big time. I have a friend at college who was in a similar position to you and didn't have maths at AS level and they found that for the majority of universities it was a requirement and they've had to settle for some relatively poor universities. They were universities outside of the top 25 on the TAELT like City university. My advice would be to try and take at least AS Maths next year and then take a gap year and take the rest of the Maths course and even possibly an AS in Further Maths.

Yeah, but look at my GCSE's, I'd have to make up for it with a 90% avg in all my subjects.

Although the top universities look at GCSE's when deciding whether to give you an offer, a strong PS and good AS grades will certainly be a more determining factor. With the modules that you have taken so far, I believe that you will achieve brilliant AS grades

As long as the D at GCSE wasn't in something such as maths, I am sure that you'll be fine

The D was in Spanish :P

I admit that yes the top universities will base more emphasis on AS grades, however i'm not sure i'm willing to take that risk. Though I am applying to 2 amazing uni's Durham and Cambridge. Hopefully I can atleast get an interview at Cambridge, which I can show off my keeness in Economics (don't know if i spelt keeness right btw)