LSE Economics Alternatives

I have seen speculations and statements saying that, without FM, applying to LSE Economics is practically a waste of an offer. If this is true, are there any similar degree courses to economics and LSE that aren't as mathematically demanding/require further maths?

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Shubham9548

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Original post by Alex CJ

I have seen speculations and statements saying that, without FM, applying to LSE Economics is practically a waste of an offer. If this is true, are there any similar degree courses to economics and LSE that aren't as mathematically demanding/require further maths?

I have had a chat before with someone who is currently in LSE. He said that if any course has economics name on it, then applying for that without fm is a huge disadvantage.
Only course you can apply to without fm is economic history or politics and international relations those sort of stuff which has got no maths in it.
If your school offers fm and you haven't taken it, then you are at a disadvantage applying to LSE for economics. However, if ur school doesn't offers fm and then u apply for courses like econ for something with econ, then you are not that big of a disadvantage.
Note- Disadvantage means very less chances of getting an offer

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Anonymous #1

Bristol doesn’t have a preference for further maths, as their admission selection is purely based on grades. Their course is quite similar in terms of its structure to LSEs but a bit less mathematical. Bath is another possibility.

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isabellaeng

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Original post by Alex CJ

I have seen speculations and statements saying that, without FM, applying to LSE Economics is practically a waste of an offer. If this is true, are there any similar degree courses to economics and LSE that aren't as mathematically demanding/require further maths?

Yes it’s true, I’ve went to one of their open days before, if FM is offered in your school then you have to take it, also they suggest taking 4 subjects to show that you can keep up with how demanding the course is. Another option would be Accounting and Finance, which also has economics aspects and is less demanding in maths, you only need AAA and don’t need FM only regular Maths.

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Anonymous #2

Original post by Alex CJ

I have seen speculations and statements saying that, without FM, applying to LSE Economics is practically a waste of an offer. If this is true, are there any similar degree courses to economics and LSE that aren't as mathematically demanding/require further maths?

Hi Alex- have you thought about PPE (politics, philosophy and economics)? Especially being 4 years there is a lot of economics in it and you can get an offer without FM even if your school doesn’t offer it.

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thegeek888

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Original post by Alex CJ

I have seen speculations and statements saying that, without FM, applying to LSE Economics is practically a waste of an offer. If this is true, are there any similar degree courses to economics and LSE that aren't as mathematically demanding/require further maths?

UCL, KCL, SOAS, QMUL, CityUL, RHUL and Goldsmiths are also part of University of London.

UCL took my cousin despite him missing his LSE offer. He got A star Chemistry, A star Biology, B Maths and a in AS-Level Economics and UCL Economics accepted him.

LSE offered him an early offer as he had 9 A stars and 2B grades in his GCSEs. But they wanted A star and AA grades, and he missed it in Maths by getting a B.

I would try to self-teach CP1, CP2, FM1 and FD1 on Pearson Edexcel, I can send you the eBooks if you like? 🙂

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SOAS Student Rep

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Original post by Alex CJ

I have seen speculations and statements saying that, without FM, applying to LSE Economics is practically a waste of an offer. If this is true, are there any similar degree courses to economics and LSE that aren't as mathematically demanding/require further maths?

Hey Alex!

Have you considered BA Economic at SOAS?
It's slightly different to the BSC Economics programme as it involves less maths and takes applicants without A-level Maths provided they have a minimum of grade B/6 in GCSE. The 3 year BA Programme offers the chance to study micro and macro economics, global development, political economy, banking and finance, international trade and investment, contemporary issues in the global economy, economic development in the Asia Pacific Region, China, Middle East or Africa depending on your preference.

All the information for the course can be found on the website here https://www.soas.ac.uk/study/find-course/ba-economics and if you have any questions, feel free to reach out to a student on the programme on Unibuddy https://www.soas.ac.uk/study/chat-student

Hope this helps!

Zainab
UG Arabic & IR

(edited 10 months ago)

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imco195506

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Original post by Shubham9548

I have had a chat before with someone who is currently in LSE. He said that if any course has economics name on it, then applying for that without fm is a huge disadvantage.
Only course you can apply to without fm is economic history or politics and international relations those sort of stuff which has got no maths in it.
If your school offers fm and you haven't taken it, then you are at a disadvantage applying to LSE for economics. However, if ur school doesn't offers fm and then u apply for courses like econ for something with econ, then you are not that big of a disadvantage.
Note- Disadvantage means very less chances of getting an offer

Would further maths as an AS level be enough to be considered at LSE?

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artful_lounger

Universities Forum Helper

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Original post by imco195506

Would further maths as an AS level be enough to be considered at LSE?

Generally I understand LSEs position for economics and the joint honours courses with maths to be if your school offers A-level Further Maths, they expect you to take it. AS is better than nothing but you may be less competitive with just the AS if your school offers the full A-level (if it does not, your academic referee should state this in their reference).

However I believe that the economics and politics and economics and philosophy courses don't really care so much because they do the less mathematical maths methods modules and can't take the more mathematical economics options in that course anyway. PPE I think does however. Not sure about economics and economic history.

(edited 7 months ago)

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mar3i.k

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Original post by thegeek888

UCL, KCL, SOAS, QMUL, CityUL, RHUL and Goldsmiths are also part of University of London.
UCL took my cousin despite him missing his LSE offer. He got A star Chemistry, A star Biology, B Maths and a in AS-Level Economics and UCL Economics accepted him.
LSE offered him an early offer as he had 9 A stars and 2B grades in his GCSEs. But they wanted A star and AA grades, and he missed it in Maths by getting a B.
I would try to self-teach CP1, CP2, FM1 and FD1 on Pearson Edexcel, I can send you the eBooks if you like? 🙂

wait really ? I missed my UCL offer cos I didn’t get A* in maths I got A instead :/

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thegeek888

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Original post by mar3i.k

wait really ? I missed my UCL offer cos I didn’t get A* in maths I got A instead :/

My cousin had A*A*Ba grades in A-Level Chemistry, Biology, Maths and AS-Level Economics. More importantly, he got an LSE offer as he had 9A* 2B at GCSE.

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mar3i.k

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Original post by thegeek888

My cousin had A*A*Ba grades in A-Level Chemistry, Biology, Maths and AS-Level Economics. More importantly, he got an LSE offer as he had 9A* 2B at GCSE.

yeah I applied for lse but I didn’t get in I got A*AA and 14 GCSEs with 9 9s, did he email the admissions or call them cos how did he get let in to ucl without meeting the entry requirement

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thegeek888

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Original post by mar3i.k

yeah I applied for lse but I didn’t get in I got A*AA and 14 GCSEs with 9 9s, did he email the admissions or call them cos how did he get let in to ucl without meeting the entry requirement

He almost had A*A*Aa. It was also in September 2019. Before Covid.

But my other cousin got in with 3A* 1A in Maths, French, Philosophy and Economics and 6A* 4A at GCSE.

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