Current Year 13 thread Mark I (2014-2015)

Ah... Don't rely on that at all.

LSE has 4000 undergraduate students, while other universities have about 9000-14000+. It's natural that the latter feature more prominently in the survey. The fact that LSE is still prominent is actually really impressive (particularly for the US firms). Don't forget though -LSE "pushes" many of its undergraduates into IB/Finance and I suppose that's what most people doing the economics/maths courses are most interested in.

In any case, I'd say LSE is a world leader in the legal world, and its reputation is international.

(Don't get me wrong -Durham and Bristol are definitely good universities too! I'm still seriously considering the former as a matter of fact.)

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I guess you're right!

I'm doing A-Levels as well, though I'm going with the Apolytirion & A-Levels combination.

LSE is probably the most diverse university in the UK, so that will happen regardless I think! I'm really excited about the whole university experience though, wherever I end up going!

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Look LSE is in London so inevitably the social scene will be awesome. Yes, there will be some people who will be studying all day but there will also be tonnes of others who want to party all day (you know what I mean). And even if you don't like those at LSE, you'll be a short walk away from UCL and other unis so you will be able to hang out with anyone you want.

No, we're doing A levels (we go to a British school). You're doing IB I assume then?

Yeah, that would be a good idea! Most Greeks at LSE are indeed post graduate students, so finding another undergrad could be unbelievably difficult, although I think this is a good thing since it can help broaden your horizons and build a more interesting experience

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I know this might sound really random, but does Phil Holden teach at your school?

Yeah, he's our headmaster and economics teacher! Do you know him from the youtube videos?

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Yeah, he's our headmaster and economics teacher! Do you know him from the youtube videos?

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Ahh I love him!! (not in a creepy way) Such a great economist. You go to an awesome school (I saw the video he posted about the results obtained at your school, I've watched nearly all his videos).

Have you heard of EconPlusDal?


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Interesting! So what A levels are you doing and what does your offer look like then?

2015 has been auto-pilot so far, just calmly waiting to get to uni for me too :P the only time I've been to the UK was for my interview and I absolutely loved everything about it, I can't wait to go back, if I meet my offer!

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Yeah, he's our headmaster and economics teacher! Do you know him from the youtube videos?

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Lol I assume you've watched the ones where he tries to kill a spider or is having a barbecue then :P yeah I love my school and the teachers here are awesome, the only problem is that because it's a very small school there is a very limited choice of A level combinations you can take (eg you can only either take sciences or humanities - you can't combine them, A level further maths is not available, etc)

Where are you from?


No, I don't do economics is he another youtuber?

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Lol I assume you've watched the ones where he tries to kill a spider or is having a barbecue then :P yeah I love my school and the teachers here are awesome, the only problem is that because it's a very small school there is a very limited choice of A level combinations you can take (eg you can only either take sciences or humanities - you can't combine them, A level further maths is not available, etc)

Where are you from?


No, I don't do economics is he another youtuber?

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I'm doing Modern Greek, Economics and Classics. It's a fast-track course, meaning it's all done in a year. Pretty tough, though Greek obviously allows some fresh air

My offer is A*A plus the Apolytirion. I'm slightly dreading that A*, though I feel confident overall.

I can feel you! I loved Oxford too when I visited, and that's what really hurt when I was rejected. They told me that they didn't feel like I(!) liked the interview. I mean couldn't they just say "we didn't like you"? It made me feel super bad because I actually really enjoyed the interview :/

What's your offer? And I didn't even ask -what did you apply for?



Seriously??? He's amazing! Please tell him that we really appreciate his help!


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Yeah my brother still feels the same way about Oxford, and he hasn't even received his feedback yet! What college did you apply to?

Natural sciences at St John's my offer is A*A*AA in maths, physics, chemistry, biology in any order. I'm really happy they didn't include Russian or self-taught AS further maths though, and that they didn't specify what subject they wanted the A*s in since that takes off a lot of pressure. I get what you mean about Greek - I did the AS last year (it was a bit of a joke) but I wasn't bothered learning Kavafi so didn't do the A2. Can Greek count towards your offer, or do they want those grades in economics and classics?

It's nice to hear that, and I'll pass it on next week

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I was interviewed at university. Ultra competitive unfortunately (78 applicants for 10 offers), but it's okay now. I'm totally over it! (I hope so at least ).

Tough offer! Best of luck! Your brother's offer was A*AA right?

Haha AS is honestly such a bad joke indeed! A2 does get a bit more advanced, and lately no A*s have been awarded at all (they set the boundaries too high so Greeks don't get advantage of it... I think they've overdone it though).

The LSE offer excluded Greek -KCL, Durham and Bristol do accept it though.

Hopefully we'll all have a great and stress-free summer post results!

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That's good! Any advice on how to get over it?

No, he's asked for AAA but one of the As has to be in maths and they've excluded Russian (his other A levels are history, politics and economics).

That's interesting - I've never heard of such a thing! I was sure they allocated the grades based on the average performance of the cohort, without skewing the grades at their own will. Which exam board are you on?

Thanks, good luck to you too! Yeah, but there will only be about a month left, and I'd expect to be busily preparing to move country and helping my parents move house... This summer, however, will definitely be the summer of least responsibilities until we retire :P do you have any plans for the summer yet?




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I think that it really depends on the individual, and I'm usually not the type that allows stuff like this to hurt him. However, I'd say you brother should outline his future plans, and think how LSE will help him achieve them. He should consider that going to LSE will be equally as rewarding as going to Oxford, and the prospects post-graduation are identical (I'd actually say that LSE edges Oxford for careers in IB). Other than that, he should just think London -the capital of Europe

Awesome offer! Does he feel confident in achieving it? Please wish him the very best of luck from me!
By the way, are you guys from Russia/is Russian your first language?

That's what I thought too -until I saw some statistics for the 2013 exam period, where no one was awarded an A*. No one out of 120 people! Edexcel (I think it's the only one offering it at the moment).

Haha true! I'm hoping to go to Santorini and perhaps Italy! Still not sure though!

What are your own plans? Will you visit any of the islands

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Yeah everyone has been telling him that but he refuses to accept it, but hopefully it'll pass he needs to get 3 Cs this year to meet his offer (because they take the average of AS and A2) so he isn't worried about that thank goodness. And I will!

I'm Russian but I was born and have lived my whole life in Greece, and I speak Russian at home, although I must note that my English is better than my Russian.

That is weird, good thing I dropped Greek then! There's also CIE here

I'm definitely going to the Peloponnese as soon as my exams are over, not sure about the islands yet. Santorini is awesome though, probably my favourite island after Zakynthos!


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Well, he could reapply if he's so keen on Oxford, but since he's got LSE, I'd say it's not worth it at all (particularly so since, as you say, it's practically unconditional for him). Congrats for his amazing performance by the way!

Ah awesome! A third language is an awesome thing to have when looking for a job! I'd like to attend some Spanish lessons during whilst at university, and I'm actually planning on doing so at the moment.

Yeah I know- I meant specifically for Greek. I'm personally taking my other A-Levels with OCR, and I'll be taking my exams in England (a nice way to revisit ).

Yeah! Zakynthos rocks as well!

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Yeah we'll see how it goes languages are awesome! I did Chinese at IGCSE and I really want to take it up again at uni too.

That's interesting, couldn't you have sat them in the British Council? Although it is really cool to go to England again my exams are all Edexcel and I'm sitting them at school (in the school's gym :P)

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omg is that blamethenargles?!

How have you been? What have you firmed and insurance'd?


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Long time no see!

Time is flying too fast indeed

What choices you made then?

I've been good thank you both!! Well, very stressed and tired but aye I'm still here and that's what matters, right?
I decided on Nottingham as my firm choice (Spanish German and Translation studies) and Chester for my insurance (Spanish), went to Chester for the first time for the applicant's day and it was so pretty, and the entry requirements are pretty low so it's a good insurance!
I applied for my Nottingham accommodation early this week and my letter regarding student finance arrived yesterday!
IT'S ALL HAPPENING SO QUICKLY AHHHHH help