London School of Economics

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just wondering, the 9 guys you are referring to, are they Admissions Selector or the Admissions Assessor? haha thanks for answering :smile:

There are some doing undergrad, some doing grad and others doing all sorts of other stuff. I don't know whether they are further separated into selector/assessor roles, they are involved in the admissions process from start to finish.

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username1129244

Original post by CEKTOP

You don't have to be proficient in a certain subject to critically assess a PS. Academic staff never see or consider any applications (unless these are PhD applications), they have other things to do.

That would make sense. I assume the admissions staff have degrees in their subject so they'll be more than proficient to assess personal statements at A-Level standard.

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CEKTOP

Original post by NedStark

That would make sense. I assume the admissions staff have degrees in their subject so they'll be more than proficient to assess personal statements at A-Level standard.

They all have degrees, but there are no "their" subjects. Remember that 9 people handle admissions for every course in LSE.

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Theacademic

Well 9 people handling thousands of applicants explains why they can't stick to their deadlines!

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Mike_123

Ah. We've heard a story from someone from an online internet forum. It must be true!

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silonthesofa

Original post by CEKTOP

They all have degrees, but there are no "their" subjects. Remember that 9 people handle admissions for every course in LSE.

I'm trying to understand what you're arguing. The guy suggested that because he focused primarily on PPE, that it's possible they didn't like the politics component of his PS when applying for philosophy and economics. That's a perfectly valid statement.

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BeatTheBox

Hey anyone heard from the maths department?? I am 8 weeks into my 5 week email.. Still haven't heard anything. Applied for math and econ :frown:

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chripro

Original post by BeatTheBox

Hey anyone heard from the maths department?? I am 8 weeks into my 5 week email.. Still haven't heard anything. Applied for math and econ :frown:

8 weeks?? That's really long. I am 6 weeks into the 5 week email and still waiting to hear from LSE. If it will take them 8 weeks to reply or even longer, then it would be January for me.

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CEKTOP

Original post by silonthesofa

Yeah, that's a valid argument. I never contested it, that's quite clear.

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AmroN

I see a few people on this thread worried that mentioning politics on a Philosophy and Economics application might do harm. Like a few people here I applied to PPE at Oxford and a few other places but Phil+Econ at LSE and UCL.

I got my offer from LSE on the 8th of November (pretty early) and my personal statement had quite a few mentions of politics and political philosophy, though no explicit mentions of PPE as a course. I'd say not to worry since they know you might be applying for PPE at other places, but if you're a good enough candidate anyway you should get an offer.

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theholonym

I, too, applied for PPE at Oxford. My opening and closing paragraphs specifically mentioned 'Philosophy, Politics, and Economics'. My statement was split equally between the three subjects. And I received an offer for Politics & Philosophy a week ago. So I would not worry about talking about more than politics+philosophy or politics+economics in your personal statement.

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kanuhura

Original post by Son1809

Offer for BSc Government and Economics!

Great job ! Currently in my fifth week into my 7 week period ! :biggrin:

Hope to join you soon !

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di_1996

With the four weeks waiting email, I probably will keep thinking about LSE, thinking about LSE and thinking about LSE for my entire Christmas holiday... So sad :frown:

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YoAfrica

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