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State school educated throughout, firstly in a comprehensive school in the East of England, followed by a high performing sixth form college
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GCSE: 6A*s & 5 As, A level: A*AA, offer was A*AA in Maths, Further Mathematics and Economics respectively
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personal statement included relevant books that I have read, work experience that I have done & other bits and bobs. Nothing spectacular & very standard stuff. Nothing that you wouldn't find on other competitive applications to similar courses at Oxford, Cambridge, Imperial, Warwick, UCL, etc.
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During university I have done a lot. Like a LOT. I have participated in sports, cultural events, career related societies, explored the capital, completed relevant work experience, learnt some great interesting material & interacted with some of the world's leaders in economics, including Nobel laureates
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State school educated throughout, firstly in a comprehensive school in the East of England, followed by a high performing sixth form college
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GCSE: 6A*s & 5 As, A level: A*AA, offer was A*AA in Maths, Further Mathematics and Economics respectively
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personal statement included relevant books that I have read, work experience that I have done & other bits and bobs. Nothing spectacular & very standard stuff. Nothing that you wouldn't find on other competitive applications to similar courses at Oxford, Cambridge, Imperial, Warwick, UCL, etc.
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During university I have done a lot. Like a LOT. I have participated in sports, cultural events, career related societies, explored the capital, completed relevant work experience, learnt some great interesting material & interacted with some of the world's leaders in economics, including Nobel laureates
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State school educated throughout, firstly in a comprehensive school in the East of England, followed by a high performing sixth form college
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GCSE: 6A*s & 5 As, A level: A*AA, offer was A*AA in Maths, Further Mathematics and Economics respectively
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personal statement included relevant books that I have read, work experience that I have done & other bits and bobs. Nothing spectacular & very standard stuff. Nothing that you wouldn't find on other competitive applications to similar courses at Oxford, Cambridge, Imperial, Warwick, UCL, etc.
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During university I have done a lot. Like a LOT. I have participated in sports, cultural events, career related societies, explored the capital, completed relevant work experience, learnt some great interesting material & interacted with some of the world's leaders in economics, including Nobel laureates
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I think it’s really important to clarify that undergraduate level maths is very different to A level maths. You should try to get a taste of university level maths before you apply. I recommend that you Google “introduction to real analysis” & you should be able to find a few YouTube videos & perhaps some university material (doesn’t matter which university). Go through these & see if you find it interesting at all. If you don’t, you should seriously reconsider choosing maths. If you do, I’m sure maths will be a great option for you.
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I study maths a little bit more than 50% of my time, I’d say. But given what you’ve mentioned, I think it is best for you to choose BSc Maths with Economics. That will be more aligned with your interests.
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You likely won’t struggle with the material, if you are good enough at maths. Your A level options are perfect, there’s no issues there. Your application to MwE will not be any less competitive, many of my friends are doing very well at the LSE after having not studied A level Economics & doing Maths and Economics / Maths with Economics. Heck, I even know people who didn’t study A level Economics doing BSc Economics!
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I think it’s really important to clarify that undergraduate level maths is very different to A level maths. You should try to get a taste of university level maths before you apply. I recommend that you Google “introduction to real analysis” & you should be able to find a few YouTube videos & perhaps some university material (doesn’t matter which university). Go through these & see if you find it interesting at all. If you don’t, you should seriously reconsider choosing maths. If you do, I’m sure maths will be a great option for you.
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I study maths a little bit more than 50% of my time, I’d say. But given what you’ve mentioned, I think it is best for you to choose BSc Maths with Economics. That will be more aligned with your interests.
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You likely won’t struggle with the material, if you are good enough at maths. Your A level options are perfect, there’s no issues there. Your application to MwE will not be any less competitive, many of my friends are doing very well at the LSE after having not studied A level Economics & doing Maths and Economics / Maths with Economics. Heck, I even know people who didn’t study A level Economics doing BSc Economics!
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State school educated throughout, firstly in a comprehensive school in the East of England, followed by a high performing sixth form college
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GCSE: 6A*s & 5 As, A level: A*AA, offer was A*AA in Maths, Further Mathematics and Economics respectively
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personal statement included relevant books that I have read, work experience that I have done & other bits and bobs. Nothing spectacular & very standard stuff. Nothing that you wouldn't find on other competitive applications to similar courses at Oxford, Cambridge, Imperial, Warwick, UCL, etc.
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During university I have done a lot. Like a LOT. I have participated in sports, cultural events, career related societies, explored the capital, completed relevant work experience, learnt some great interesting material & interacted with some of the world's leaders in economics, including Nobel laureates
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State school educated throughout, firstly in a comprehensive school in the East of England, followed by a high performing sixth form college
•
GCSE: 6A*s & 5 As, A level: A*AA, offer was A*AA in Maths, Further Mathematics and Economics respectively
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personal statement included relevant books that I have read, work experience that I have done & other bits and bobs. Nothing spectacular & very standard stuff. Nothing that you wouldn't find on other competitive applications to similar courses at Oxford, Cambridge, Imperial, Warwick, UCL, etc.
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During university I have done a lot. Like a LOT. I have participated in sports, cultural events, career related societies, explored the capital, completed relevant work experience, learnt some great interesting material & interacted with some of the world's leaders in economics, including Nobel laureates
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State school educated throughout, firstly in a comprehensive school in the East of England, followed by a high performing sixth form college
•
GCSE: 6A*s & 5 As, A level: A*AA, offer was A*AA in Maths, Further Mathematics and Economics respectively
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personal statement included relevant books that I have read, work experience that I have done & other bits and bobs. Nothing spectacular & very standard stuff. Nothing that you wouldn't find on other competitive applications to similar courses at Oxford, Cambridge, Imperial, Warwick, UCL, etc.
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During university I have done a lot. Like a LOT. I have participated in sports, cultural events, career related societies, explored the capital, completed relevant work experience, learnt some great interesting material & interacted with some of the world's leaders in economics, including Nobel laureates
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State school educated throughout, firstly in a comprehensive school in the East of England, followed by a high performing sixth form college
•
GCSE: 6A*s & 5 As, A level: A*AA, offer was A*AA in Maths, Further Mathematics and Economics respectively
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personal statement included relevant books that I have read, work experience that I have done & other bits and bobs. Nothing spectacular & very standard stuff. Nothing that you wouldn't find on other competitive applications to similar courses at Oxford, Cambridge, Imperial, Warwick, UCL, etc.
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During university I have done a lot. Like a LOT. I have participated in sports, cultural events, career related societies, explored the capital, completed relevant work experience, learnt some great interesting material & interacted with some of the world's leaders in economics, including Nobel laureates