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Reply 1
arsenalfan
has anyyone been accepted/rejected on this course, if so what grades did you get at GCSE and AS.
Do you think
3A*, 2A, 3B, 2C at GCSE(including acheiving an a* in mathematics at year 10)
AAAA at as (Further Maths, Maths, Physics, Economics)
be enougth to get accepted on ths course?

OPINIONS PLEASE


Here's what the LSE 2007 prospectus says :

"Usual standard offer: A level: grades A A A, one of which must be Mathematics. Further Mathematics is highly desirable"

=> Usual high offer, a* in maths obviously a tangible advantage.
Also, 4 As is fine especially since all those are major subjects.

Also,

"Applications 2005: 616
First year students 2005: 81"

=> It's hard to interpret these figures, they're always to be taken with a pinch of salt. All you can infer is that, well, chances of getting on the course aren't bad (13%). On the other hand, those who do apply are likely to be very good students and, specifically, excellent at maths.

In any case, the best you can do is ask olliemccowan - he's nice, helpful and a current second-year Actuarial Science student at LSE. Hope that helped ! :wink:
arsenalfan
has anyyone been accepted/rejected on this course, if so what grades did you get at GCSE and AS.
Do you think
3A*, 2A, 3B, 2C at GCSE(including acheiving an a* in mathematics at year 10)
AAAA at as (Further Maths, Maths, Physics, Economics)
be enougth to get accepted on ths course?

OPINIONS PLEASE

You would definitely have a good chance of getting on the Actuarial Science with those grades. If you're predicted AAAA at A2 then you've effectively got the maximum academic credentials, so it would just depend on the other things like work experience, etc. etc.

I got 5 A*s, 4 As and a B at GCSE, AAAB at AS, predicted AAAA for A2, and got an offer of AAB (that was standard then). I am a year young and one of the youngest in my year, which meant I was 14 when I did the majority of my GCSEs - not sure whether that made a difference on my application, but still.

Edit: The applicants/offers ratio on the website is pretty pointless, because only the extremely able go for the course. Given that 40% of students on the Actuarial course got Firsts the other year (compared to a uni average of less than 10% i believe), you can infer for yourself that we're no mugs.
Reply 3
olliemccowan

Edit: The applicants/offers ratio on the website is pretty pointless, because only the extremely able go for the course. Given that 40% of students on the Actuarial course got Firsts the other year (compared to a uni average of less than 10% i believe), you can infer for yourself that we're no mugs.


Lol yh I expected this difficulty would arise.
Reply 4
40% got firsts? :eek:

Doing a mathematical course (with loads of practice of course) does have its perks!
Reply 5
arsenalfan
has anyyone been accepted/rejected on this course, if so what grades did you get at GCSE and AS.
Do you think
3A*, 2A, 3B, 2C at GCSE(including acheiving an a* in mathematics at year 10)
AAAA at as (Further Maths, Maths, Physics, Economics)
be enougth to get accepted on ths course?

OPINIONS PLEASE
Your A level are extremely good. The only thing letting you down is your GCSE grades. Unfortunately, I don't think the Maths GCSE one year early will get you very far... the GCSE course is manageable in one year if you're good enough to take Further Maths, in my opinion. To compensate for your GCSE grades, focus on your personal statement and strengthen other areas of your application, like your references.

Hope this helps,

Sen
Reply 6
I did my maths GCSE a year early too, and i got 5A* 4A and 3B altogether. With Maths, Further Maths, Chemistry and Biology as AS with AABA respectively. Im assuming my predicted were the AS grades i acheived.

I got an offer of AAA quite early compared to others(beginning of january). Although that may have been due to the fact that i had a recurring summer job at a small actuarial firm with a small staff crisis which involved me taking as much work as i could as the actuarial assistant without the actual degree.

BTW i noticed if you go for buisness maths and stats, the competition is less fierce, grade expectations are lower, and you can switch to Actuarial after the first year pending results.
Reply 7
erm... 40% firsts? bit of an easy course isnt it? take nothing from the students but... a telling figure
jakatak
erm... 40% firsts? bit of an easy course isnt it? take nothing from the students but... a telling figure

Wrong logic I'm afraid. It's one of the hardest courses, but 99% of the people on the course seem to be hard working fresh Orientals, so it's not really surprisingly that 40% got firsts the other year. As soon as you start adding us lazy white Britons to the equation, it drops the average considerably :biggrin:
Reply 9
arsenalfan
has anyyone been accepted/rejected on this course, if so what grades did you get at GCSE and AS.
Do you think
3A*, 2A, 3B, 2C at GCSE(including acheiving an a* in mathematics at year 10)
AAAA at as (Further Maths, Maths, Physics, Economics)
be enougth to get accepted on ths course?

OPINIONS PLEASE


I got 6 A's in O levels (GCE, not GCSE). Then I got 3 A's in A levels (in Maths, Econ, and Accounting), but I was also 16 when I took my A levels exams in 2004. I applied to LSE after I got my A level result. I wrote in my application that I was gonna take Further Maths exam in june 2005. (That means I just did 1 A level subject in that year) My offer was for an A in further maths. I got a B and they still accepted me.