Chances of getting into LSE for Law.

Ah sorry i meant 5 a's at gcse **. That's fine i hope so, thanks :-)

You ll be fine, however this thread hasn't be placed in the correct forum section.

I think previous posters have been a bit too optimistic o.O LSE are notorious GCSE nazis. Especially because they don't use the LNAT. Personally, I think your GCSEs are quite a way below what LSE will expect, and you only did 9 so I expect they would want even more A*s. Also, you don't have the A* prediction that they require.

My feeling is that you wouldn't get past the screening process.

I was wondering what my chances of getting into LSE for Law are with gcse's : 1 A*, 5 's, 2 B's and 1 C. AS levels AAAB and predicted A-Level grades of AAAA in French, Spanish, English Literature and Business Studies. I know my gcses aren't the best and have heard they are very specific with what GCSE grades are required but do you think i have a chance??

I was wondering what my chances of getting into LSE for Law are with gcse's : 1 A*, 5 's, 2 B's and 1 C. AS levels AAAB and predicted A-Level grades of AAAA in French, Spanish, English Literature and Business Studies. I know my gcses aren't the best and have heard they are very specific with what GCSE grades are required but do you think i have a chance??

not to mention that all the applicants with straight As and A* predictions will also have excellent personal statements and work experience. so even if you have an excellent personal statement you will still be a bad applicant

How can you be so sure that everyone with straight A/A* predictions will have excellent personal statements which are deemed excellent by the notoriously hard to please admissions tutors at the LSE?

considering they have As and A*s, in most likely essay based subjects as they are applying for law, im making (a pretty reasonable) assumption that they can write quite well and are at least semi-intelligent, though probably quite intelligent and hard working. i dont see a reason why a person who writes well enough to get As and A* in high stress, time limited exams would not write well on their personal statement for which they have much more time to prepare and which is much less stressful.
can you justify the assumption that they wont have excellent personal statements? one or two may not but the vast majority will. and even some of these will not get offers.

considering they have As and A*s, in most likely essay based subjects as they are applying for law, im making (a pretty reasonable) assumption that they can write quite well and are at least semi-intelligent, though probably quite intelligent and hard working. i dont see a reason why a person who writes well enough to get As and A* in high stress, time limited exams would not write well on their personal statement for which they have much more time to prepare and which is much less stressful.
can you justify the assumption that they wont have excellent personal statements? one or two may not but the vast majority will. and even some of these will not get offers.

Writing a good personal statement and writing a personal statement which appeals to LSE are two fundamentally different things. Pretty much, most applicants, to the top 10 law schools will have 'good' personal statements, however it may not be to LSE's taste. Not everyone can write a excellent personal statement which accurately conveys their desire to study Law. I know countless people who have applied to LSE with top grades, who were rejected on the basis of a 'average/poor' statement. LSE and also Warwick are two universities, who do place a considerable amount of weight on the personal statement.for Law in particular.

how are they two fundamentally different things? if it appeals to the admissions tutors its good, if it doesnt its bad. the candidates applying to lse will write them in such a way as to appeal to these admissions tutors. the only measure of how 'good' a personal statement is, is how good it is at getting you the offer you want (ie lse). you could write the best piece of literature ever but it would be a bad personal statement as it is not what the admissions people are looking for.

the vast majority of applicants will be more than capable and aware of how to write a 'good' personal statement (ie one that gets them an lse offer). as almost all lse applicants will have 4+ As/A*s . this is a good indicator that their writing skills are good as you do not get good grades by being ill prepared and and writing badly.

LOL!
For all those saying LSE are GCSE witches, my friend got in with worse GCSE's than these.
Apply! The chances are slim, but optimism will give you the opportunity you otherwise wouldn't have!