Shall I apply to LSE for Business Maths &amp; Stats?

OP

Thanks for the advice, but I don't think I'm gonna change to Maths & Management or anything... I love Maths too much! :biggrin:

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aquarian_7861

Epitomessence

Thanks for the advice, but I don't think I'm gonna change to Maths & Management or anything... I love Maths too much! :biggrin:

Ok thats cool, but then how come the BMS course seems interesting?? :s-smilie:

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OP

aquarian_7861

Ok thats cool, but then how come the BMS course seems interesting?? :s-smilie:

To be honest.....

... My parents are making me apply to LSE. :s-smilie:

If I don't apply to LSE, they'll never let me hear the end of it. So I just did to shut them up.

I do think the course sounds interesting (the applying Maths to real-life situations bit esp.)

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I wouldn't worry about your other choices being Maths as opposed to Statistics. I'm a fresher who's doing BMS this year, and the rest of my applications were pretty much Economics!

Also bare in mind that they can't see what other universities or courses you are applying to, so it doesn't really matter as long as your Personal Statement is somewhat relevant to the course.

As for your grades, you did better than me in your GCSEs, and I did exactly the same A levels (and got 4 As, as you are predicted).

If you want a read of my Personal Statement then feel free to PM me and I'll dish it out.

On the subject of your parents making you apply to LSE, if you were to get an offer from it, would you be likely to accept it? If not, then there's not much point in applying and worrying about not looking more statistical, when you could just as easily apply to a university you would rather go to. After all, if there's pressure from your parents on you to apply to LSE, imagine how much pressure there will be to accept the offer if you got one!

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2late

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Epitomessence

Hi.

I got 8 A*s, 4.5 As @ GCSE and 5 As at AS, and I'm continuing A2 subjects of Maths, Further Maths, Economics and Physics (all predicted As.)

However, my four other applications have all been for a straight Maths course, and thus, my personal statement focuses on Maths as a subject, and I haven't mentioned anything like Business.

Furthermore, I've just seen that LSE take in like 40 for the course when 450 or so apply? This scares me a lot.

Anyway, any advice would be handy. :smile:

I really like the look of the BM&S course, but I just don't see the point in wasting a slot if they aren't going to take me. :frown:

You have a very good chance. Don't stress about it :wink:

To make you a little more optimistic- think this way: I know a person who got a C in GCSE maths and is applying to LSE to do BMS. *sigh*

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Ashes_to_Ashes

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2late

You have a very good chance. Don't stress about it :wink:

To make you a little more optimistic- think this way: I know a person who got a C in GCSE maths and is applying to LSE to do BMS. *sigh*

lol good lord. If there are some applications like that, then they can only help your cause =P

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OP

2late

You have a very good chance. Don't stress about it :wink:

To make you a little more optimistic- think this way: I know a person who got a C in GCSE maths and is applying to LSE to do BMS. *sigh*

Aww, thanks. I weighed it over and went for Actuarial Sciences at LSE in the end, simply because they cite F. Maths as "highly desirable", which shows promise. :p:

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Actuarial Science is exactly the same first year, and it's harder to get in for than BMS, so you would probably be better off applying for BMS.

Reply 12

Akido

But she wants to do ActSci so let her do it

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I'm not making decisions for her, I'm just giving her all the relevant information so she can make her own educated decision. There's a distinct difference between telling someone to do something and giving them useful information.

You say she wants to do Act. Sci, but it's EXACTLY the same first year and you can move freely between Act. Sci and BMS, so in effect she would be doing Act. Sci in her first year, anyway.

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OP

Pedsdude

I'm not making decisions for her, I'm just giving her all the relevant information so she can make her own educated decision. There's a distinct difference between telling someone to do something and giving them useful information.

You say she wants to do Act. Sci, but it's EXACTLY the same first year and you can move freely between Act. Sci and BMS, so in effect she would be doing Act. Sci in her first year, anyway.

I do see your point, but in an odd way I think I've increased my chances of getting an offer by picking Act. Science, even if their standard offer is offer. The number of places to Applicants 81/616 is higher than that of BMS 40/452, and also, they cite Further Maths as "highly desirable", whereas BMS doesn't, so I thought having F. Maths might give my application an advantage here. :smile:

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With those grades, I would be very surprised if you didn't get an offer for either of the two courses.

The actual requirements / standard offer is lower for BMS, so the comparatively less-intelligent students are likely to apply to BMS as opposed to Actuarial Science, giving you a greater advantage (if you follow me!).

As for the ratios of applicants to offers, I checked on the LSE website, and the ratio for BMS (334/39 = 8.56) is more in your favour than Act Sci (571/65 = 8.78). Where did you get your figures from?

http://www.lse.ac.uk/resources/undergraduateProspectus2008/courses/Actuarial_Science/N321.htm
http://www.lse.ac.uk/resources/undergraduateProspectus2008/courses/Business_Mathematics_and_Statistics/G0N0.htm

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OP

Oh! I got mine for 2005 from the 2006 prospectus... which I now realise is out of date. :s-smilie:

Thanks for the figures, I'll definitely think it over now!

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