Economics applicant thread UCAS 2014

Got acknowledged by all five. I'm hoping for Bristol to reply soon since they've given a lot of offers to TSR members already, meaning they are quite speedy with this. Just keep checking your email regularly, about twice a day since you get a lot of emails for the next week.



I'm starting to regret not applying for Maths+Econ instead of straight Economics. It's just those damn STEP papers that put me off it. If I get into the really mathematical economics courses that I've applied for, it should be fine but I dunno....just have to see how things pan out.

They haven't mentioned "strong enough" to me. If they haven't asked for UMS then our AS grades are the same. Meaning it's the GCSE grades that's holding me back.

ahh awesome ! yeah definitely Economics at UCL, Durham, Bath, Nottingham and York how about you ?

I'm sure they're still considering you; they probably just haven't sent you the questionnare yet. I'm sure it can't be GCSEs in any case; someone in my school who applied for pure Econ there who doesn't even have AS further maths, has lower predictions than you, has a worse UMS average than you and also has 8A*s at GCSE got the UMS questionnaire and the 'strong enough' email.

How long after the 2 week reply did they ask for your UMS?

Just got another email from LSE, an encouraging sign!

Dear "Epic Flawless"

I am writing to provide you with a further update on your application to LSE.

I am happy to tell you that your application is strong enough to be considered further by the Admissions Selector for the BSc in Economics programme.

The Selector will be making further academic assessments on your qualifications and personal statement, and will be considering your application in competition with other candidates in your cohort.

This can take up to five weeks. I will be in touch at the end of this process to let you know what happens next.

Posted from TSR Mobile

Between 5-8 A* 4A 1B. I did some qualification that apparently counts for 3A*. I don't think it does but my head of year assures me they do. I guess she would know more than I do about Uni applications so I'm taking her word for it.

I really hope they do count, I mean I was staying behind at school till 6PM for weeks to meet the deadlines and I even got mugged one night. It would be annoying if it was disregarded.

What day did you send your application may I ask?

Which qualification is that?

Well, they sent the email for my UMS 15 minutes before I received the email about reviewing my academic qualifications and the 2 week response, which is quite bizarre.

Did you not declare your UMS? If I declared them, does that mean they won't email me asking for it?

just registered my account on the UCL Portal , ****s getting serious now haha - anyone else got this paranoid feeling in the back of their mind that theyve got some bit of their application wrong ? thats been on my mind massively since sending it off !

Well, Applied to Cambridge, LSE, UCL, Bristol and Bath on roughly the 1st of october. I received an offer from Bristol after 1 week and an offer off Bath after 2 weeks. I know that LSE will tell me mid november and that i'll need an interview for cambridge (Pembroke College). However, I have no idea about UCL... I guess we'll have to wait and see.

(By the way, I applied for straight economics for all of them)

just registered my account on the UCL Portal , ****s getting serious now haha - anyone else got this paranoid feeling in the back of their mind that theyve got some bit of their application wrong ? thats been on my mind massively since sending it off !

Which one would you choose out of Bristol or Bath?