2 courses, 1 personal statement

Hi like the title says, I want to study economics and sustainability/sustainable development but only 2 out of my 5 unis offer the course, for the other 3 I’m applying for just pure economicsWhat do I do? I REALLY want to study economics and sustainability but the majority of my unis don’t offer it and it’s also not like I’ll be miserable studying pure economics.

Should I just write a ps for economics or should I write for economics and sustainability regardless of the fact that 3 unis don’t offer it

Advice wanted/needed x

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Reply 1

Admit-One

Universities Forum Helper

Paraphrasing myself from elsewhere:

I'd approach all of your potential choices and ask:

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How heavily do they weight the PS in their offer making? (They may be vague in their replies)

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Would they accept a PS submitted directly to them, (especially the Econ and Sust. options, as it is more of a niche course)? Or would a PS written for pure Econ weaken your application?

Then decide how to approach it based on their responses.

Reply 2

Iremide26

Original post by Admit-One

Paraphrasing myself from elsewhere:
I'd approach all of your potential choices and ask:

•

How heavily do they weight the PS in their offer making? (They may be vague in their replies)

•

Would they accept a PS submitted directly to them, (especially the Econ and Sust. options, as it is more of a niche course)? Or would a PS written for pure Econ weaken your application?