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Original post by Gladiatorsword
What extracurricular activities do all you guys have?


Piano, violin, cadets, student council, and track and field
Lol got a Warwick offer yesterday, on basically the very last day possible.
Guess that's my UCAS journey over - 4/5 offers with an oxford rejection!


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Original post by groovyd97
Lol got a Warwick offer yesterday, on basically the very last day possible.
Guess that's my UCAS journey over - 4/5 offers with an oxford rejection!


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Congratulations where are you firming/insuring?

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Original post by groovyd97
Lol got a Warwick offer yesterday, on basically the very last day possible.
Guess that's my UCAS journey over - 4/5 offers with an oxford rejection!


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'Grats!! Can I ask what your stats were?
Anyone getting the latest addition of irrational exuberance by shiller?
Original post by NinjaPandaa
Congratulations where are you firming/insuring?

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just firmed LSE and insured Warwick
Is Durham regarded as a 'prestigious' university for economics' ie: on the same lines as UCL, Warwick, LSE??? Or is there a big jump between Durham and these institutions???
Original post by Economics96
Is Durham regarded as a 'prestigious' university for economics' ie: on the same lines as UCL, Warwick, LSE??? Or is there a big jump between Durham and these institutions???


Id say not as prestigious. ..but only a "Small jump.. so not by that much

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Original post by Economics96
Is Durham regarded as a 'prestigious' university for economics' ie: on the same lines as UCL, Warwick, LSE??? Or is there a big jump between Durham and these institutions???


There is a very significant difference in prestige between LSE and Durham for Economics. The same goes for the other 2 institutions but to a slightly lesser extent, though the gap is still clear.

LSE> Warwick=UCL> Durham.
How about between Durham and Bristol?
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Original post by EconApplicant2
How about between Durham and Bristol?


Similar in prestige for economics, the Durham course is less mathematical than Bristol so that could sway your decision


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hi im not sure what to put for my insurance!! and im taking my IB exams this May
gonna put LSE as firm but deciding between Warwick and Nottingham
the conditions for LSE and Warwick is similar (both 38 points for the IB but Warwick only requires 6 for HL Math while LSE requires a 7 & Nottingham have no requirements except for 36 points)
what should i do? im an international student as well so the reputation of the university is very important as well.
Thanks!!
Original post by alllisx
hi im not sure what to put for my insurance!! and im taking my IB exams this May
gonna put LSE as firm but deciding between Warwick and Nottingham
the conditions for LSE and Warwick is similar (both 38 points for the IB but Warwick only requires 6 for HL Math while LSE requires a 7 & Nottingham have no requirements except for 36 points)
what should i do? im an international student as well so the reputation of the university is very important as well.
Thanks!!


Hey:smile:
Warwick has a far better reputation for economics than Nottingham, so I would say insure Warwick if you think you're on track to meet their requirements.
FIVE OFFERS

EDINBURGH(AAA), EXETER (A*AB) MANCHESTER AAB, NOTTS INDUSTRIAL (AAB) QMUL ACCOUNTING (320 UCAS POINTS)

Not sure which to firm and insure, any advice guys ?
Original post by Browns97
FIVE OFFERS

EDINBURGH(AAA), EXETER (A*AB) MANCHESTER AAB, NOTTS INDUSTRIAL (AAB) QMUL ACCOUNTING (320 UCAS POINTS)

Not sure which to firm and insure, any advice guys ?

Would be a bit wary of Exeter as the Econ department have been in the news recently with exam issues - it's worth Googling as I have an offer myself - difference is my offer is A*A*A!!! Manchester is strong for economics (and is recognised internationally). Edinburgh And Notts are good as well. Guess it depends how confident you are in getting AAA or AAB. :smile: Hope this helps
Hello all,
I may not be a student anymore but thought I'd give my views on this issue based on my experience.
I've studied econ at LSE, Oxford, and Cambridge (did BSc at LSE, Masters at Oxon and PhD at Cantab). If one is to decide between the three consider the following:
1) If you're looking at this from a pure academic perspective, then doing the undergraduate econ at Cambridge followed by MSc and PhD at LSE is THE optimal career choice. I personally did not like Oxford's econ department: teaching was mediocre as were the facilities. LSE and Cambridge were superb but LSE's econ department is a step ahead especially for postgraduate work.
2) If you're looking at social life, then personally I had the best years of my life at Cambridge: beautiful city (ok a bit biased cause I'm from there) but college life was fantastic. My life at LSE was actually not that bad, and I ended up socialising a lot with people from LSE as well as UCL and KCL. Oxford, on the other hand, was a nightmare- I even suffered from depression when I was there. It is very hard to integrate in social scene at Oxford in my view.
3) For IB, I'd definitely go with LSE and Cambridge again. LSE edges it slightly. UCL is also fantastic and has an amazing economics department, but I would favour LSE and Cambridge slightly. In my case, these two names in particular helped me
Original post by BnThereDnThat
Hello all,
I may not be a student anymore but thought I'd give my views on this issue based on my experience.
I've studied econ at LSE, Oxford, and Cambridge (did BSc at LSE, Masters at Oxon and PhD at Cantab). If one is to decide between the three consider the following:
1) If you're looking at this from a pure academic perspective, then doing the undergraduate econ at Cambridge followed by MSc and PhD at LSE is THE optimal career choice. I personally did not like Oxford's econ department: teaching was mediocre as were the facilities. LSE and Cambridge were superb but LSE's econ department is a step ahead especially for postgraduate work.
2) If you're looking at social life, then personally I had the best years of my life at Cambridge: beautiful city (ok a bit biased cause I'm from there) but college life was fantastic. My life at LSE was actually not that bad, and I ended up socialising a lot with people from LSE as well as UCL and KCL. Oxford, on the other hand, was a nightmare- I even suffered from depression when I was there. It is very hard to integrate in social scene at Oxford in my view.
3) For IB, I'd definitely go with LSE and Cambridge again. LSE edges it slightly. UCL is also fantastic and has an amazing economics department, but I would favour LSE and Cambridge slightly. In my case, these two names in particular helped me



Hey thanks so much for this!! Will be a lot of help for people! Do you mind me asking what you are doing now??
Original post by BnThereDnThat
Hello all,
I may not be a student anymore but thought I'd give my views on this issue based on my experience.
I've studied econ at LSE, Oxford, and Cambridge (did BSc at LSE, Masters at Oxon and PhD at Cantab). If one is to decide between the three consider the following:
1) If you're looking at this from a pure academic perspective, then doing the undergraduate econ at Cambridge followed by MSc and PhD at LSE is THE optimal career choice. I personally did not like Oxford's econ department: teaching was mediocre as were the facilities. LSE and Cambridge were superb but LSE's econ department is a step ahead especially for postgraduate work.
2) If you're looking at social life, then personally I had the best years of my life at Cambridge: beautiful city (ok a bit biased cause I'm from there) but college life was fantastic. My life at LSE was actually not that bad, and I ended up socialising a lot with people from LSE as well as UCL and KCL. Oxford, on the other hand, was a nightmare- I even suffered from depression when I was there. It is very hard to integrate in social scene at Oxford in my view.
3) For IB, I'd definitely go with LSE and Cambridge again. LSE edges it slightly. UCL is also fantastic and has an amazing economics department, but I would favour LSE and Cambridge slightly. In my case, these two names in particular helped me


Quite a CV you have there... what areas did you specialise in for masters and phd? And what cam college were you at?


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Original post by tomixox
Hey thanks so much for this!! Will be a lot of help for people! Do you mind me asking what you are doing now??


No worries you're welcome.
I'm currently based in Canada, where I'm acting as a senior economic advisor to the Canadian government on a one-year contract. I've also taught econometrics at Cambridge itself for a year and taught part-time at University of Toronto in addition to teaching mathematics at a high-school part-time for a year. I also worked as an advisor for the European Commission during my PhD. At the moment, I'm unfortunately going through a rough time in my personal life (depression) and once my contract expires I'm in the process of publishing a book and am thinking of going back to the UK or taking at least a few months off to tend to myself.
IMO, a degree in economics gives you a lot of flexibility and if you know how to market yourself you will make it. It is very difficult as you may already know so my advice to you and it took me years of liaising with career advisors at my 3 unis to figure this out is to treat yourself as a portfolio and invest in hard and soft skills: languages, computer skills, presentation skills, volunteer work etc… When I taught maths at a high-school it was actually for free as a volunteer, and that helped me grow so much. I also left for Canada to try and get some international experience. I'm finding all this very helpful, and it is only unfortunate that I'm going through a rough time now and need some time off but I don't regret my career path and choosing econ as a major.
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Original post by EHZ17
Quite a CV you have there... what areas did you specialise in for masters and phd? And what cam college were you at?


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Thanks- I specialised in development economics during my masters and did political economy for my PhD; it was a great choice as Cambridge is renowned for its history when it comes to political economy (Marshall, Keynes etc…). My Cambridge college was Pembroke: best college ever I loved each and every day being there. Like I said: best 3-4 years of my entire life.
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