LSE 2017 Applicants

Very good! How were your grades bro? Are you considering applying to LSE or are you headed there?
So yeah, we do a level and as maths first year and then a level and as further maths second year and most students have done AS physics and econ, which are now standalone qualifications that don't contribute to A2 at all - so they can stand on them for uni


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Oh ok thanks. I had an offer for BSc Economics for this year's course, but I missed the requirement by 1 mark or 0.5%, so they told me to reapply this year. I think I just wasn't meant to go to University this year, very weird things happened to be honest.

Thankfully, my grades were good, it was just 1 module which brought down the average massively in Economics, which makes it fairly easy to improve and even exceed the offer. I think it was a big marking error in that 1 paper but there was nothing I could do (remark did go up slightly, but not enough). We were doing Economics on WJEC, but after this mistake happened, my college changed the exam board for the current A-Level students .

Hopefully it happened for my own good , still aiming for LSE though, it was and is my first choice University.

By the way, do you or anyone know someone who got an offer two years in a row? (for any LSE course) I want to see how often it happens. I only know of 1 or 2 people who did it and they were both successful again. Hopefully same for me.

Cholesta's son got an offer for Law the second time round after missing it first time due to extenuating circumstances.

I'm really sorry to hear that buddy. But sometimes the universe conspires to certain conclusions it is for a reason and if it were mitigating circumstances that made you miss it, when you reapply you should have a really strong chance of getting in! I'm afraid I personally don't know anyone, but I only know of three people who've ever gotten into LSE anyway hahaha
What was it that makes you pick LSE as your first though?


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I'm applying to LSE for BA Social Anthropology and Law, and I had 4A's 4B's at GCSE

I'm applying with an IB diploma though, with 35 predicted though they require 37

I'm also applying to Kent and SOAS for the same course.

How likely do you think they'll take me?


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I feel like unless you're taking Maths Further Maths, Economics and Physics there's no point in applying for econ at LSE

it seems like EVERY offer holder did that set of A levels 😓


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No.
I will give you a set of offer holder's subjects who I knew of.
Obviously everyone did Maths for sure.

- Maths, Further Maths, Economics, Physics/Chemistry. (Both popular)
Some people only did AS Further Maths in that combination.
A few students had language subject instead of something (dont remember).

- There was 1 guy who didnt even have further maths.

- Many internationals, so dont know about them.


Physics and Chemistry and History are good subjects to have next to Maths, Further Maths and Economics.

So do you think I have a chance even though I'm only doing AS further maths?

I have strong module scores in maths so I'm hoping that will help


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Yes you have a chance. What subjects and grades do you have?
(If you dont want to share here, you can PM me and I "might" be able to help you out)

But for this course, grades alone dont do it. LSE doesnt interview students, so the hing they can use the most to differentiate students is the PS, so thats very important. Once again, a very strong PS can make up for slightly lower grades (basing it on very few offer holders I knew of from last year).

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Whats LSE like for GCSE's?

I've got 2A's at AS (one is linear), got an A* in EPQ already and am predicted A*A*A*.

However, i only have 2A* 3A's 3B's at GCSE.

Does this seem like a problem to anyone? I know my a levels are fine but I have heard that they are very strict on GCSE's?

Are you sure? I know my GCSE's were bad but I have got the best possible AS level/A2 predictions and A* EPQ wont this make up for it?

I live in London with my brother and sister studying in Universities in London. So I only applied to London Universities and Cambridge. So my family and I prefer that I stay in London with my brother and sister. (Also efficient in terms of costs)

Also, in 'World rankings' LSE is the best Economics University which is in the UK. I know different websites say different things.

Also, the course in LSE is BSc and the modules are more mathematical. In Cambridge its BA and I heard from a student that its half mathematical and half essay based. This is because Cambridge has compulsary courses on 'Economic History' and 'Political and Sociological Economics' which dont have maths in them. (This is a small reason though)

Social anthropology (probably the least competitive course at LSE)

Which college are you applying to? ;P

Havent decided yet. You?