Chances of getting into Warwick , LSE , CASS?

OP

Hi , yes the lead college for my degree is LSE . I heard from one of my pas t lecturer ( a British ) that my chances are fairly low.......that LSE usually admits external students from developing economies like China ,India , Africa...Singapore? well our current 3 unis are enough to sustain our economy...tat;s what he told me. :frown:

and w my kind of GMAT results I guess e selectors will most prob laugh off my application. :gfight:

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You have to get atleast 650 in GMAT for LSE. And about admitting students from developing countries, Im sure no university discriminates on the basis of nationality. As long as you have the required grades and a good personal statement and some extra credentials to back up, you would get in. Most people who apply from India get rejected by LSE, Warwick, Imperial, so they surely don't give any preference to developing countries.
I'm a bit surprised that you got 590 on GMAT, inspite of having good marks in maths and stats in your colllge degree. I don't mean to brag but I was able to get 710 with less than 3 weeks of prep, and inspite of doing a college degree with only a few quantitative subjects. However LSE has made it clear that I can't apply for their MSc since I have only 15 yrs of education, not 16 and my degree is not from a well-recognised Indian university for them, however I am applicable for their post graduate diploma, but I would prefer doing an MSc from somewhere else.

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OP

aldsz87

You have to get atleast 650 in GMAT for LSE. And about admitting students from developing countries, Im sure no university discriminates on the basis of nationality. As long as you have the required grades and a good personal statement and some extra credentials to back up, you would get in. Most people who apply from India get rejected by LSE, Warwick, Imperial, so they surely don't give any preference to developing countries.
I'm a bit surprised that you got 590 on GMAT, inspite of having good marks in maths and stats in your colllge degree. I don't mean to brag but I was able to get 710 with less than 3 weeks of prep, and inspite of doing a college degree with only a few quantitative subjects. However LSE has made it clear that I can't apply for their MSc since I have only 15 yrs of education, not 16 and my degree is not from a well-recognised Indian university for them, however I am applicable for their post graduate diploma, but I would prefer doing an MSc from somewhere else.

hi , thanks for your feedback . Yea I do believe that a GMAT score of 650 is important afterall for LSE, even they do not require it mandatory for those with UK degree for the programmes i chose. Regarding your GMAT score , did u do rather well in your verbal side? My math and stats in e college degree are those technical types of linear algebra and calculus related to economics... not so much of the gmat type of data sufficiency nor word processing kind..{was aiming at least a 80% but got 72% instead} . Oh well I better re-look at some other MSc instead. :redface:

Anyway I am currently level 1 candidate of the CFA programme.

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OP

Oh btw did any of you guys ever applied to EDHEC France for their postgrad programmes? From their application form , it seems like they are only interested in candidates with vast working experience and international exposure ....something which I seriously lack as a fresh grad. :frown:

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ILIGAN

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I can't tell you as well if your chances are high or low, but I would encourage you to apply to both schools. You wouldn't know if you don't apply.

Good luck!

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Eubacterium

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For how proficient your English needs to be you can contact the head of the course. Iligan is right, in the end of the day, you never know until you apply. It’s individual for each person. Writing a good personal statement can really make a difference.

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OP

Hey folks, I am planning to apply to one more university but am at a loss between the following ;

MSc Business Economics at CASS
MSc Finance and Business Economics at Manchester
MSc Actuarial Science at CASS

Which would be more appealing for seeking employment in the financial sector ? :smile:

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I don't think 'business economics' will be looked upon as favourably as a pure economics degree since economics is a vast and fairly complex social science whereas business economics is considered to be more of a simpler degree. Also why do you want to do a degree in actuarial science if you want to get into the financial sector. Actuaries are the people who value the worth of assets in insurance companies. Plus if you want to get into the field you have to write the professional exams.
I think you should apply for courses to these universities which are more finance intense. CASS does have a lot of business/finance degrees and so does Manchester.

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OP

hey aldsz87 , just to check with you , how did you prepare for GMAT , as in what materials did you used to prepare for it ?

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OP

Hi guys ,

if given a choice , will you apply to Durham MSc Finance and Economics or Bristol MSc Finance and Economics?

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bonjour2

hey aldsz87 , just to check with you , how did you prepare for GMAT , as in what materials did you used to prepare for it ?

Well mostly from the resources on the net and by practising many sample tests. I also bought the Princeton Review book Crack the GMAT, which I didn't find very helpful because the math in that book is a bit too easy, the questions on the actual test are a bit harder, but it has good explanation on the verbal section about the techniques to tackle it. I got most of my prep resources from this site beatthegmat.com - browse through the forum and get the important links and download all the important files and stuff, it was quite helpful. And don't forget to do the two sample tests on that GMAT Prep software you get from mba.com, its the most accurate predictor of your actual score.

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Biko

aldsz87

Well mostly from the resources on the net and by practising many sample tests. I also bought the Princeton Review book Crack the GMAT, which I didn't find very helpful because the math in that book is a bit too easy, the questions on the actual test are a bit harder, but it has good explanation on the verbal section about the techniques to tackle it. I got most of my prep resources from this site beatthegmat.com - browse through the forum and get the important links and download all the important files and stuff, it was quite helpful. And don't forget to do the two sample tests on that GMAT Prep software you get from mba.com, its the most accurate predictor of your actual score.

exactly. this is a very good advice from aldsz87

regards biko

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OP

Hi guys , just to ask again I am thinking of applying to either Bristol MSc Finance and Investment or MSc Economics and Finance , OR Durham MSc Finance /Investment and MSc Econs and Fin .

Of the 2 universities , Bristol World Ranking ard 37 , Durham above 100 , but Durham Business Sch one of the top 50 in Europe according to Fin Times and Bristol is not in . So which university will be a better option ? :smile:

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Bristol has a good overall rep in UK, I would say its just below the top 5(Oxbridge, LSE, Imperial, UCL) and Warwick. But I think its not that well known for its business courses, since its not mentioned anywhere in the FT rankings or anything. Durham is also a good university and among the top 20 UK universities, and its also one of the oldest universities probably as old as Oxford and Cambridge, although Bristol may have a slightly better name than Durham. So I guess both Bristol and Durham are pretty much in the same league, you should consider other factors also like location. Durham is in somewhere in the North of England close to the Scotland border, in a very rural area while Bristol I think is in the south and is much closer to London.

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The Boosh

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durham is northeast and a lot further away from london than bristol, which is southwest(ish). having said that, bristol isn't close to london, with train journeys taking at least 2-3 hours.

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username36063

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aldsz87

. Durham is also a good university and among the top 20 UK universities, and its also one of the oldest universities probably as old as Oxford and Cambridge,

Age of unis: Oxford (1096) , Cambridge (1209), University of London (1836) , Edinburgh (1582), St Andrew's (1410), Glasgow (1451) and Durham (1832) so in fact no where near age of oxbridge. also Aberdeen (1495) is pretty old. Bristol (1909)

aldsz87

. Durham is in somewhere in the North of England close to the Scotland border, in a very rural area while Bristol I think is in the south and is much closer to London.

Durham is 82 miles from the scottish border, thats pretty far (in english terms) and London is 260 miles from durham. RURAL???? Newcastle, Sunderland in spitting distance, two very industrial towns if not more industrial than Bristol. But Country Durham is lovely. Bristol is about 120 miles from london, again the surroundings of avon (as it was once called) is very pretty.

just wanted to point out a few things thats all.

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