Economics Applicant Thread UCAS 2012

Hmm I don't think it will be of much use. Do you know of any other resources which could benefit me?

Cambridge does have quotas for internationals, and being an international student myself, I know this for a fact... I don't know about LSE, but it does seem that they take a lot of international students :P

I thought this thread would be the best place to ask:

I'm on OCR Economics (AS) and was curious if 'The Economist' was a good read each week? It's a cheap subscription although i'm not sure if it will help that much with the two exams (Micro and Macro).

It's interesting, but it won't really help you hugely with your studies - I find it focuses on politics a lot too (the leader on Romney was painful to read this week)

Read Paul Krugman's blog (http://krugmanonline.com/ ) it will be more useful on the macro-side of the course as he discusses government economic policy a lot. Plus, it is free.

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no!! don't think Krugman's views would get you any credit in an A-level macro exam that's so narrow in scope...

Economics Today is specifically A Level targeted with case studies related to your course. It is not however OCR specific but all in all good read, with extra points not covered by the textbook. It's around £10 a year I think with 4 issues during the school year. Your school library might have it so no need to buy it for yourself? If not suggest it to your teacher, mine just photocopies the useful articles which explain things really well with additional conclusions etc. It is written by teachers so it's quite dull to read ngl with your boring A level diagrams and questions as such.

The Economist is however a higher level but more interesting, most articles are on the web anyway so unless you expect to be reading 80% of the content I wouldn't bother with a subscription. Features are you friend as is "skimming" and Dailychart and KAL

Thanks.

Are you referring to the ones by Anforme?

I may purchase 'Economics Today' but it seems pretty late as they are only published four times a year (September - March) and it's February already.

Yep, I think they'll send you the previous copies though, not just the new ones!

Alright.

Just curious to which other resources everyone used? If anyone could mention the best ones then that would be great (i.e. books/websites). I've ordered the Anforme revision guide although that shouldn't be really used a sole companion. Any reviews on the Anforme one would be great (if anybody has used it and its benefited them alot).

Just curious to which other resources everyone used? If anyone could mention the best ones then that would be great (i.e. books/websites). I've ordered the Anforme revision guide although that shouldn't be really used a sole companion. Any reviews on the Anforme one would be great (if anybody has used it and its benefited them alot).

Well it depends on what you're looking for really. Wider economic knowledge or a better mark for exams

I'd say it's probably the most useful publication you could get (in terms of just A level) . Tutor2u is better for actually explaining content but you'll get that in the textbook anyway.

I think I had something by Anforme back in the day. It was OK. But for A-level I always found that past papers and mark schemes were more or less sufficient. Hell, even it uni that was pretty much the case.

Alright.

Just curious to which other resources everyone used? If anyone could mention the best ones then that would be great (i.e. books/websites). I've ordered the Anforme revision guide although that shouldn't be really used a sole companion. Any reviews on the Anforme one would be great (if anybody has used it and its benefited them alot).

I've use the Anforme revision guides over the past two years and they've benefitted me alot. I usually use the A2 one for general revision and then the Micro and Macro ones separate as they help with application. I find they're structured very nicely, but not sure if they're applicable for all exam boards. The Business Economics one is written by my chief examiner .

You're right though they shouldn't be used alone. I read The Economist, Economics Today and other books as well to give a general understanding of economics as a whole as well as the current economic situation.

Anforme is good though, last year a friend of mine rose from getting Ds to getting a B in the exam with it. (Also helpful if your teacher is so bad he doesn't know what ceteris paribus is )

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Did 'Economics Today' come in handy? I personally am not going to subscribe to both 'The Economist and 'Economics Today' as I most likely won't read both. I've ordered the Anforme revision guide and I've also purchased:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/OCR-AS-Economics-National-International/dp/034096670X/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1326630060&sr=8-7

I find these guides useful and decided to order it alongside the Anforme revision guide. Which board are you on for Economics if you don't mind me asking?