Economics applicant thread UCAS 2014

My GCSEs are good, in my opinion they are but I don't think they are up to LSE standards.

What are LSE GCSEs standards? (I do have no idea, I haven't done GCSEs myself so I don't know how many A* is good enough).

It's really hard to say, I'm guessing anything below straight A* puts you at a disadvantage since there will be those who apply with all A*. That's not to say you can't get an offer with below, I'm certainly hoping that since I'm applying there. But you'd want a nice majority A* so around 70% possibly.

But A* at GCSE, for me, seems not to tell much about intelligence or ability. Many people in my school had 7-9 A* and some don't seem to be too clever in Maths or other subjects they got A* in.

What are LSE GCSEs standards? (I do have no idea, I haven't done GCSEs myself so I don't know how many A* is good enough).

But A* at GCSE, for me, seems not to tell much about intelligence or ability. Many people in my school had 7-9 A* and some don't seem to be too clever in Maths or other subjects they got A* in.

That's why I think most Universities should look at GCSEs compared to the cohort of there year. Obviously there should be more to it than that, because at GCSE you generally do better if your school is good.

You said you went to a private school? It's probably quite a good one considering lots had 7-9A*. It's either great, teaching or the students generally work harder. Highest in my year was 8A* and that's 1 person in 300-ish. The top students are on 2A* or 3A*.

Just a question, did you have people in your school consistently getting around C or D grades at GCSE? (Just curious if you have less able students at private schools)

I've got my epq presentation next Wednesday so I'm preparing for it at the moment. Does anyone who's already done it have any tips on what/what not to include?


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definitely include details about the process of the EPQ. so mention what difficulties you faced , any changes you had to make - also mention the reasoning for your choice to study the topic you did. Mention if you want the different ways you used to research the topic ( and perhaps add some detail about the research process itself - however i didn't do this )

then obviously talk about your actual project itself , remember to actually have an introduction to lead you into it and a conclusion to round it off. Speak clearly and coherently. If possible try and get some visual aids into it ( Diagrams/charts etc ) however that really does depend on what your project is.

One tip is instead of using Powerpoint use a website online called Prezi , tends to be more eyecandy for the audience and prevents the chance of them getting bored halfway through - however it's quite weird to work out how to use , and you'll need like 30+ slides ( that's not an exaggeration haha ) cos of how small each slide is.

Hopefully that helps , i had my presentation this past week and i think it went quite well but who knows

OH YEAH , be prepared for the questions at the end. Thankfully i didn't get caught out by any , but master yourself in the art of sneakily dodging questions and bull****ting your way out , works SO well.

Anyone gotten any offers yet?

Sent my application off today, hopefully I'll get at least one before Christmas to ease the tension a bit. I had a nightmare last night where I didn't get any offers, got kicked out of my house and had to go live in a homeless shelter

I hate my nightmares

I have the most weirdest dreams which doesn't relate to anything lol.Where did you apply to and with what grades? I'm pretty sure you'll at least get one offer.

I went with the high risk options: Cambridge, LSE, Warwick, UCL and Bristol

12A*s at GCSE and A*AA in Year 12 (A* in A2 Maths, A in my two other AS subjects - doing full A2 FM in Year 13 and continuing my other ASs to A2)

I went with the high risk options: Cambridge, LSE, Warwick, UCL and Bristol

12A*s at GCSE and A*AA in Year 12 (A* in A2 Maths, A in my two other AS subjects - doing full A2 FM in Year 13 and continuing my other ASs to A2)

I'm pretty sure you will get no offers.
Impressive!

Yeah you've got nothing to worry about .

Thanks! I should be confident I guess, but I'm naturally someone who waits until things are confirmed until I celebrate

Anyway, how are your grades and where did you apply?

As I mentioned before, I don't have GSCEs. I took 3 exams at the end of middle school, getting 90% in Humanities, 100% in Maths & Science and 100% in English Language, we don't have grades system for external exams in Poland.
I got 6 As at A Level (one being my native language so doesn't really matter) and an A* in A2 (but again, that's just my native language). Now doing 4 subjects, got 4A* predicted. So well, I hope it will be fine.
Haven't sent my application since my turor wrote a rather crap reference (she is my tutor from this year so doesn't know me very well...) and I have to wait for her to write a better one. But I chose Cambridge (King's), LSE, UCL, Warwick and Bristol which are exactly same universities as you chose. Looks like it's going to be really competitive this year.

Those are amazing grades, well done! Exact same universities and exact same college at Cambridge It will be insanely competitive there this year, almost everyone I know in real life applying for Economics at Cambridge is going for King's (and quite a few people on TSR). It shouldn't matter too much about your reference, as long as your UMS are decent and your interview is good - you'll be fine!