LSE rejection really depressing :(

i sent an email to lse asking the reason for rejection and they said personal statement. this is for accounting n finance btw

can some1 help me and tell me what my ps lacked?? cos im still obsessed abt lse i even bought the preliminary reading list and read.....

and is 2nd year entry for this course possible?

my ps is attached.........

What were your grades like at GCSE and AS?

But the op said he got rejected because of his personal statement

Does not mean it was the p.s.

Also grades may be variable to how good the p.s. has to be to offset the 'bad' grades.

This is entirely my oppinion but:
1) The first paragraph, especially at the start, seems like your applying for a buisness degree
2) You put why accountants are needed, but not much about why you want to become one which is what the main focus of a PS should be. Take the example of doctors. Most people could write convincingly about why doctors are needed, but why they want to become a doctor is another matter.

Please do not post your PS in a public forum. You are still in the UCAS application process and therefore your application could be affected if your PS from the internet is taken and used by other people.

If you wish to reapply to LSE (or other universities) next year come to PS help in the summer and we'll help you improve it

Also OP post this in the LSE forum, LSE has different criteria to other unis for personal statements.

Did you read the LSE website and how they advised you make your ps? They have 'special' guidelines on how to write it.

Commiserations

I'm not doing a finance related course, not have I applied to LSE but I'll (try to) give you a general evaluation of your PS.

First paragraph is basically just defining what accounting is. Don't know about accounting to tell if the definition is correct or not but either way it's unnecessary imo. This should be at most no more than a few lines just to show you understand what you're getting in to. The reader already knows what accounting is.

Second paragraph is I suspect what lets the whole thing down. You're trying to forecast the future in a rather definitive way and then make that forecast the reasoning for your choice in the course. You've basically told them that you're in it because you think there'll be great demand in the future and you want a piece of the lucrative pie.
What they really want to hear from you is your passion and interest in the field (without using the word 'passion')
A personalised story for how your enthusiasm for the field started would be better.

Work experience parts are great though, I reckon that's the best thing in your PS. The part where you justify your A-level subjects also is a little generic and kind of obvious. You should've been more specific and used very particular topics in the subjects and demonstrated how you think they're applicable to the course.

That's my two cents worth anyway, I'm analysing the PS in a general way looking at the content and structure...I don't know enough about the field to analyse the specific definitions and accounting related info.

It may not even be your PS because not all the feedback unis give is specific to each applicant, sometimes they just give a common reason to many applicants.

Chin up dude, best of luck for all your other unis!

If it was grades they would have said that, they said it was the statement. Why would they lie?

Why wouldn't they? There's obviously more to an application than the personal statement, but they told him the main reason. That doesn't mean there aren't other factors too.

Definitely know how you feel. You'll get over it though.

okay im predicted AAAA in maths physics economics and business studies.

my gcse grades wernt amazing at all
A* 3As 5Bs


i dont think its my grades.....cos the course requires AAB and im predicted AAAA

okay im predicted AAAA in maths physics economics and business studies.

my gcse grades wernt amazing at all
A* 3As 5Bs


i dont think its my grades.....cos the course requires AAB and im predicted AAAA