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Economics Applicant Thread UCAS 2012

Reply 5360

nightmare91

7

Original post by jamiepango

Is it possible to get it rearranged? Ah they will be expensive, but it'll be worth it :biggrin:

Yea I will have to sit the exam one week later which is okay, I guess :smile:

But I'll have to study for an Maths exam when I am in Oxford... I'm having the maths exam right after the interviews :s-smilie:

Original post by Tateco

Well done mate, you deserve it!

Thank you soo much :smile:

Reply 5361

Psychotic546

Original post by ovs300

Do you mind me asking when you sent off your UCAS?

4th October

Original post by nightmare91

Invitation for e&m at oxford!!! :smile:

Well done! Which college out of interest?

Reply 5362

nightmare91

7

Original post by Psychotic546

Well done! Which college out of interest?

Thankyou! It's Merton College :smile:

Reply 5363

aalex

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Original post by nightmare91

Invitation for e&m at oxford!!! :smile:

Congrats, mate! I'm kinda new here, why did you apply to Oxford over Cambridge? I'll have to decide myself very soon where I'll apply to, Oxford or Cambridge, and your reasoning could help me.

Reply 5364

nightmare91

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Original post by aalex

Congrats, mate! I'm kinda new here, why did you apply to Oxford over Cambridge? I'll have to decide myself very soon where I'll apply to, Oxford or Cambridge, and your reasoning could help me.

Thanks!

Oh the decision wasn't that easy for me as well. My sister went to Cambridge summer school and loved it hence I wanted to apply to Cambridge first. But then I saw the course content of E&M and I found it a bit more interesting. I like the fact that I can study a bit of Management as well. Also the Oxford course seems more qualitative than the Cambridge one. I like maths but I didn't have the opportunity to take up Further Maths or rather the German equivalent of FM. Therefore I thought it might not be a good idea to apply there anyway. Another important factor was that Oxford only invites 30%. They only invite those that have a reasonable chance of getting in whereas Cambridge invites a very big proportion (90% or something). Since I live in Germany I didn't want to pay 250€ and be just part of the 90%...
Both are great unis and I'd love to study at Cambridge as well but since that's not possible I just chose the one I liked a little bit better :biggrin:

Ah and if it's possible I would try to attend the Open Days at both unis. They also helped me to decide :smile:

Reply 5365

KIT94

Original post by shebrain

Just got an offer from York :smile:

very lucky, i am still waiting...starting to think i have a rejection..haha
Congrats on your offer :smile:

Reply 5366

perrytheplatypus

14

does anyone know where I can get the UCL applicant statistics?

Reply 5367

Tateco

OP

14

Original post by perrytheplatypus

does anyone know where I can get the UCL applicant statistics?

If you don't want to cry I'd stop searching now :wink:

Reply 5368

Tateco

OP

14

Original post by perrytheplatypus

does anyone know where I can get the UCL applicant statistics?

"Each year we receive approximately 2600 applications for 180
places, with the majority of these being from suitably qualified
applicants."

Reply 5369

Moiraclaire

9

Original post by Tateco

"Each year we receive approximately 2600 applications for 180
places, with the majority of these being from suitably qualified
applicants."

This is the only statistical fact universities ever exert.

It's not particularly helpful... You want to know how many were made offers, probably at least 500.
Then 320 choose elsewhere or don't make the offer etc....

Warwick said the give offers to 33% of applicants, of which 30% actually study at Warwick.

You can see it's in their interest to only say how mant actually study there, however, not very helpful haha....

But anyway most universities give out significantly more offers than they have places :smile:

Reply 5370

Tateco

OP

14

Original post by Moiraclaire

This is the only statistical fact universities ever exert.

It's not particularly helpful... You want to know how many were made offers, probably at least 500.
Then 320 choose elsewhere or don't make the offer etc....

Warwick said the give offers to 33% of applicants, of which 30% actually study at Warwick.

You can see it's in their interest to only say how mant actually study there, however, not very helpful haha....

But anyway most universities give out significantly more offers than they have places :smile:

I know the statistic is misleading, but even if they did give out doubly or triply as many offers it would still be around 1 in 5 with nearly all of them qualified to the brim.

Reply 5371

Moiraclaire

9

Original post by varadh

Yay got an offer from warwick :smile:

for econ l100

I thought they didn't give out offers until like January ? Are you international ?

Reply 5372

Moiraclaire

9

Original post by Tateco

I know the statistic is misleading, but even if they did give out doubly or triply as many offers it would still be around 1 in 5 with nearly all of them qualified to the brim.

It's hideous, this is why I didn't apply to LSE, I don't like the idea fo someone tossing a coin on my future.....

Reply 5373

perrytheplatypus

14

Original post by Tateco

I know the statistic is misleading, but even if they did give out doubly or triply as many offers it would still be around 1 in 5 with nearly all of them qualified to the brim.

so true

I think I may be forced to apply there...oh well :h:

Reply 5374

Investment Banker

1

Original post by Tateco

"Each year we receive approximately 2600 applications for 180
places, with the majority of these being from suitably qualified
applicants."

On the first day of term , the course tutor explained to us that this year they had 1:16 ratio meaning per each one of us available for Econ , 200 students , there were 15 other well qualified students who got rejected . So if you do the math , per 200 places , 180 for L100 and 20 for L101 , they received about 3200 applications ..Good luck everyone !