Official Warwick Economics Q&A Thread

can you tell me how many students are accepted on average for PG Diploma in Economics

Hello,

I am currently in yr 12 doing my AS Levels, studying Maths, Further Maths, Economics and History.

I feel like I can get: an A in Maths, A in Further maths, A/B in Economics and B/C in History

I got 7As 4Bs at GCSE

I was wondering with these grades would there be any chance of me getting an offer at Warwick for Bsc Economics

Do you need FM to be considered a strong candidate in economics? I am doing FM next year but it will only be to AS, will this suffice or am I very disadvantaged?


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Also, how heavily are extracurricular activities weighed on an application? Is it usually required to have more than just extensive wider reading?


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How many undergrads are accepted onto the Study Abroad Scheme (particularly to Monash University) for the third year? Are many people rejected? Thanks

I'm worried that illness for one module of my exams will affect my overall grade and so make me just miss my offer for Warwick, should I inform Warwick now or later about this?

Given the high level of competition, we will only accept individuals who have completed their A-levels in the standard 2 years (unless very particular extenuating circumstances are presented). The central admissions office spends a lot of time making sure the entry requirements for individuals who sit other exams systems (in whichever country, including America) are equivalent to those of our standard A-level requirements. The Warwick Economics programme is extremely competitive, hence the strong entry requirements. Note, we receive negligible numbers of applications from individuals with below A*A(maths)AB/A*A(maths)Aa or equivalent. No explicit weight is placed on the GCSE scores, the application form is viewed in its entirety: predicted actual AS/A2 levels, past academic record, academic reference and personal statement. The personal statement is where you should comment on extra curricula activities. There is no recommendation for EC activities. The only important thing to note is that the applicant should be able to argue the ECs have relevance regards becoming an interested/capable student.

Thanks so if a candidate has 6 A stars at A Level but has taken them over 4 years, and has mild extenuating circumstances - such as myself; their application just gets thrown in the bin, am I right? Not being abrupt - I need to know what your policy is and what you consider particular extenuating circumstances to be. Does this particular extenuating circumstance classify personal injury at time of exams, and an Asperger's diagnosis after the second year of a levels and this is an either/or or both question. I know that there is more serious circumstances too. Am I also right in saying that you prefer a candidate with A*AAB in 2 years of study rather than a candidate with A*A*A*A*A*A* in 4 years of study,albeit with soft extenuating circumstances as mentioned above.

I have done both the UK syallabus and part of the US. I have done gcses+a levels and have taken some sat2s and intend to take sat +act + ap exams etc. Do you disregard the US test scores(SAT etc.) of a UK born applicant who has studied in the UK but has done these american exams, even if you would consider my application from the start.

Academic references lmao biased statements from over-inflated estimations of incompetent teachers more like. Never mind.

Sorry I went off on a tangent, but I need to know where you stand on my situation - and whether I would stand a chance at ever being admitted here. And thank you for your first reply. I Apologise if I came off strongly here, this was not my intention and I appreciate the time you took to reply to me.

Also, Hi if you are Professor Muthoo.

Kind regards..

Hello, I am probably going to apply for economics at Warwick but the offer is A*AAa, but what does the lower case 'a' indicate? Does it mean that you can only receive an offer if you got 4As at AS level?
Cheers

Hello,

Are the entry requirements for all you courses for Romanian students a 9.0 or higher grade at the Romanian Baccalureate or is there a difference in entry requirements for Romanians between a course that requires A*AA and one with, say, ABB for the British?

Thanks.