Lse sociology master

hello!
I want to apply to a sociology masters in lse for the next year intake. I'm an international student from India so my cgpa is 7.6/10. The minimum entry is 8/10 for the desired course. Is the 0.4 too much of a dealbreaker ?

I have experience working for news agencies, and my undergrad research paper actually got accepted for a really well known conference in London. So I'll be presenting it soon too. Will this give me a decent chance ? Any advice/insight would be appreciated.