LSE International Social and Public Policy 2021

hey i've also applied to ispp and econ im predicted A*A*A* and have offers for kings, bath, soas - just waiting for lse and ucl (is ucl also on easter break?). starting to get worried about my PS.. what did you guys write about?

hey i've also applied to ispp and econ im predicted A*A*A* and have offers for kings, bath, soas - just waiting for lse and ucl (is ucl also on easter break?). starting to get worried about my PS.. what did you guys write about?

i applied for ispp and econ. my gcses are 99998888775 and i’m predicted A*A*A. Was rejected from warwick and ucl but neither gave me a reason besides high competition so i assume my PS and grades weren’t as good. Also an lse rep said they’re not giving any offers until 12th April once they’re back at work so don’t stress this week cos u won’t hear until then

Hey! just wondering what other programs you applied for other than ispp? I have also applied to ispp so have not heard back

what were ur gcses if u don’t mind me asking? you don’t have to say if you don’t want to xx

most likely the same sitch w ucl. my friend hadn’t heard back from them and she applied for ppe.

i wrote about development economics and mentioned a few books and a documentary i’d watched. then wrote about game theory and lectures (which looking back on now was probs such a basic and generic thing to write about which they probs hated). then i talked about social policy in that i entered a competition talking about a mansion tax policy. last bit is extra curricular.

i wish i wrote more about social policy but it’s too late now. i probs did 75% econ 25% social policy unless u consider development economics an overlap i suppose. What about you?

ooh ya I applied to ppe for ucl too ://

My PS was 75% developmental econs and 25% policy too I wld say - I wrote about my aid dependency in African countries EP, inequalities of globalisation and migration mercantilism. I guess most of it was related to developmental econs and thus I'm worried that I didn't include much traditional econs if that makes sense? which you seem to have not missed out with game theory and all so don't worry! I also added voluntary service and politics societies I joined.

could I also ask if you are an international or home student? I'm international btw. hope we both get our decisions soon!

what you wrote to me seems great! but i get what u mean about traditional economics because i was looking at the course and i realised there’s some compulsory maths modules / stats and i didn’t even talk about that so i’m just replying on the fact i’m predicted an A* in it. also i’m a home
student. are you from EU? I’ll let you know hopefully next week if i do or don’t!

nope not eu! I'm malaysian