Economics Applicant Thread UCAS 2012

Cambridge (Emmanuel), LSE, Warwick, UCL and Bath.

How about yourself?

not completely sure but, Warick, Bath, Nottingham, UCL, Oxbridge (haven't chosen which yet)
when do you have submit your UMS to Cambridge, and does it have to be for all your as results or just the subject you continue for a2?

hmmmmm, since I'm impartial over both oxford and cambridge as universities, and both the courses interest me, could you advise me as to whether i should apply to oxford or cambridge, since my averages for my subjects are only 85% 88% 91% and 97%, do you reckon this is at all good enough for at least an interview at cambridge. (i ask you this as you and tateco seem to be the most knowledgeable on this thread)

Well your average in top 3 (92%) is good so you would most likely get an interview at Cambridge. Oxford don't look at UMS so they take a bit more consideration of GCSEs, if your GCSEs are good that might advantage you for Oxford. It's difficult to know which, and you shouldn't base it just on which one you are more likely to get an offer from. Have you visited them both?

hmmmmm, since I'm impartial over both oxford and cambridge as universities, and both the courses interest me, could you advise me as to whether i should apply to oxford or cambridge

yeah i visited both, and thought they were both great universities, i probably prefer the surrounding area of cambridge slightly more, but the oxford city is lovely too thats why I'm finding it so hard to choose between the two. I just wanted to know if there is one that i more likely to get an interview at because that would really be the deciding factor for me.... thanks for the information tho, what do you constitute as good gcses?

hmmmmm, since I'm impartial over both oxford and cambridge as universities, and both the courses interest me, could you advise me as to whether i should apply to oxford or cambridge, since my averages for my subjects are only 85% 88% 91% and 97%, do you reckon this is at all good enough for at least an interview at cambridge. (i ask you this as you and tateco seem to be the most knowledgeable on this thread)

What is this scheme you guys are talking about? Are they schemes for apprenticeships/work experience if you guys take a gap year?

What subjects are the 88%, 91% and 97% in?

Depends what you're looking for. If all you want is the oxbridge tag, apply to oxford's E&M course because it's much easier to get into. Much like all the proper mathematicians opt for the cambridge course, all the proper economists do the same. But apart from just hearsay and reputation, having come across different undergrad content from different universities, I would say that graduates from the economics undergrad at cambridge leave as better all-round economists than at other universities. So probably a bit of a trade-off here.

why would you say oxford's E&M is much easier?
I'm not really just after the oxbridge tag, but i would like to know some people's rationale as to why they chose one over the other.

biology, economics and maths respectively.

So most people who are applying to UCL, are you thinking of L100, or L101?

Google companies such as Deloitte and KPMG. A lot of good companies are offering gap year placements nowadays.

Should I apply, just in case, even though I don't plan to take a gap year? This is just for back up if I do get no offers

Should I apply, just in case, even though I don't plan to take a gap year? This is just for back up if I do get no offers