Are my uni choices realistic?
Hi, I am about to apply for ucas at the end of the year and my current predicted grades are A* in further math, A in economics and A in Maths with my gcses being 988777655.
My current choices are
UCL for econ
UCL for stats econ and finance
Warwick for Econ
City uni of london for Maths with finance and economics with placement
and a unchosen final spot
what do you guys think i should use my 5th spot for, I was thinking LSE depending on if my predicted grades can go up in autumn.
Is this realistic?
My current choices are
UCL for econ
UCL for stats econ and finance
Warwick for Econ
City uni of london for Maths with finance and economics with placement
and a unchosen final spot
what do you guys think i should use my 5th spot for, I was thinking LSE depending on if my predicted grades can go up in autumn.
Is this realistic?
Reply 1
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Pick an out of London Uni like Sussex, Liverpool, Reading, Cardiff etc - far less competitive than your other choices, but still 'good' for these subjects.
Reply 2
As a professional ex- college counsellor, I have to say Dude, your choices look a bit weird for me. Btw, since you did not state your nationality explicitly, I will assume that you are British (sometimes nationality matter for schools trying to moderate their international student percentage). Also since you did not list your GCSE grade individually, remember to check school's GCSE requirement by yourself.
Fact: your current predicted grades are A* in further math, A in economics and A in Maths
UCL BSc Econ requires A*AA
include Mathematics grade A* required, plus if Economics is offered it must be grade A.
UCL BSc Statistics, Economics and Finance requires A*AA
include A* in Mathematics required. Further Mathematics preferred. If you are studying both then the A* can be in either subject. Other preferred subjects include Chemistry, Economics, Physics and Statistics.
When choose courses from same uni, we tend to apply for courses with different levels of requirement difficulty for greater chance of getting accepted. These two courses entry requirements are basically same (A*AA), if I were you, I would only pick my fav. Since you have predicted A for Math, A* for further math, I would probably go for UCL BSc Statistics, Economics and Finance.
Warwick BSc Economics requires A*A*A including A in Mathematics & TUMA.
you seem fail to meet this requirement with current predicted grades, you may wanna talk to your math teacher/counsellor to see whether/how you can get a predicted A* for Math, or maybe apply for another school. I see your other choices are in London, and guess maybe you prefer the city. Then you may choose KCL BSc Economics which requires A*AA
including A in Mathematics.
I see you chose City uni of london as your insurance school, it requires ABB (including grade A in Mathematics or Further Mathematics), but it might be too safe? If you miss the other four, are you really willing to go to this school? Or perhaps you can at least choose courses from Bayes Business School (formerly Cass) if you really wanna stay in London. It is also part of City Uni of Lodnon, but recognized differently in terms of reputation and employability. At least it is one of the top universities in London, and can boost your career in the relevant fields further.
I see their Finance BSc (Hons) requires AAA while Finance with Actuarial Science BSc (Hons) requires A (Maths) AA. You can go through the course structure before you make the decision and sharpen your PS if your last course choice is different from other four.
Next: LSE, their BSc Econ requires A*AA with an A* in Mathematics and An A* in Further Mathematics plus an A grade in Mathematics is an acceptable alternative. Their offer rate is like 12%- round 15% for British in the past few years. But applicants are required to take the Test of Mathematics for University Admission (TMUA) which is mandatory. While BSc Mathematics and Economics has the same academic requirement but a significantly higher offer rate and you seem good at math. In this case, applicants are encouraged to take the TMUA and a good performance on the test may make an application more competitive.
You can also search for other interested programme but I shall warn you DO NOT DO BSc Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, they sent zero offer in the past three admission cycle!!!
Speaking of LSE BSc Econ applicants, the past average TMUA score of successful applicants is 7.7 in 2022/23, and 6.3 in 2023/24. I suggest you take past papers and see if you can get a solid 6 for now, or at least consult your math teacher/tutor chance of obtaining a high score after several months of preparation. They run in mid-October & early-Jan. You will be able to get your results through the Pearson VUE booking portal, approximately six weeks after you take the test.
If you do not plan to take TMUA/ cannot guarantee yourself an intriguing PS, then you may wanna drop LSE from the list, and focus on similar programmes at UCL/other top schools.
If you plan to stick to Warwick and believe you can do well on TMUA, then apply for both LSE & Warwick, it makes more sense when you prepare a single test for more than one school.
As for your insurance school, if you worried about the gap between predicted grades and actual grades, worst-case-scenerio: you dramatically perform poorly on two out of three a levels, and get AAB instead. Browse your interested programmes and schools and find one only requires AAB and you shall be safe~
Fact: your current predicted grades are A* in further math, A in economics and A in Maths
UCL BSc Econ requires A*AA
include Mathematics grade A* required, plus if Economics is offered it must be grade A.
UCL BSc Statistics, Economics and Finance requires A*AA
include A* in Mathematics required. Further Mathematics preferred. If you are studying both then the A* can be in either subject. Other preferred subjects include Chemistry, Economics, Physics and Statistics.
When choose courses from same uni, we tend to apply for courses with different levels of requirement difficulty for greater chance of getting accepted. These two courses entry requirements are basically same (A*AA), if I were you, I would only pick my fav. Since you have predicted A for Math, A* for further math, I would probably go for UCL BSc Statistics, Economics and Finance.
Warwick BSc Economics requires A*A*A including A in Mathematics & TUMA.
you seem fail to meet this requirement with current predicted grades, you may wanna talk to your math teacher/counsellor to see whether/how you can get a predicted A* for Math, or maybe apply for another school. I see your other choices are in London, and guess maybe you prefer the city. Then you may choose KCL BSc Economics which requires A*AA
including A in Mathematics.
I see you chose City uni of london as your insurance school, it requires ABB (including grade A in Mathematics or Further Mathematics), but it might be too safe? If you miss the other four, are you really willing to go to this school? Or perhaps you can at least choose courses from Bayes Business School (formerly Cass) if you really wanna stay in London. It is also part of City Uni of Lodnon, but recognized differently in terms of reputation and employability. At least it is one of the top universities in London, and can boost your career in the relevant fields further.
I see their Finance BSc (Hons) requires AAA while Finance with Actuarial Science BSc (Hons) requires A (Maths) AA. You can go through the course structure before you make the decision and sharpen your PS if your last course choice is different from other four.
Next: LSE, their BSc Econ requires A*AA with an A* in Mathematics and An A* in Further Mathematics plus an A grade in Mathematics is an acceptable alternative. Their offer rate is like 12%- round 15% for British in the past few years. But applicants are required to take the Test of Mathematics for University Admission (TMUA) which is mandatory. While BSc Mathematics and Economics has the same academic requirement but a significantly higher offer rate and you seem good at math. In this case, applicants are encouraged to take the TMUA and a good performance on the test may make an application more competitive.
You can also search for other interested programme but I shall warn you DO NOT DO BSc Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, they sent zero offer in the past three admission cycle!!!
Speaking of LSE BSc Econ applicants, the past average TMUA score of successful applicants is 7.7 in 2022/23, and 6.3 in 2023/24. I suggest you take past papers and see if you can get a solid 6 for now, or at least consult your math teacher/tutor chance of obtaining a high score after several months of preparation. They run in mid-October & early-Jan. You will be able to get your results through the Pearson VUE booking portal, approximately six weeks after you take the test.
If you do not plan to take TMUA/ cannot guarantee yourself an intriguing PS, then you may wanna drop LSE from the list, and focus on similar programmes at UCL/other top schools.
If you plan to stick to Warwick and believe you can do well on TMUA, then apply for both LSE & Warwick, it makes more sense when you prepare a single test for more than one school.
As for your insurance school, if you worried about the gap between predicted grades and actual grades, worst-case-scenerio: you dramatically perform poorly on two out of three a levels, and get AAB instead. Browse your interested programmes and schools and find one only requires AAB and you shall be safe~
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Reply 3
Original post
by zeshnmemmonHi, I am about to apply for ucas at the end of the year and my current predicted grades are A* in further math, A in economics and A in Maths with my gcses being 988777655.
My current choices are
UCL for econ
UCL for stats econ and finance
Warwick for Econ
City uni of london for Maths with finance and economics with placement
and a unchosen final spot
what do you guys think i should use my 5th spot for, I was thinking LSE depending on if my predicted grades can go up in autumn.
Is this realistic?
My current choices are
UCL for econ
UCL for stats econ and finance
Warwick for Econ
City uni of london for Maths with finance and economics with placement
and a unchosen final spot
what do you guys think i should use my 5th spot for, I was thinking LSE depending on if my predicted grades can go up in autumn.
Is this realistic?
Pick a safe option like a non London uni ( but not Oxbridge)
Reply 4
Can I ask why you're predicted higher in FM than in maths? That's pretty unusual
Reply 5
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by Labradoodle1Can I ask why you're predicted higher in FM than in maths? That's pretty unusual
It’s been moved to all A*s. I did bad in the maths mock as a one off so they couldn’t predict me higher than A till now.
Reply 6
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by JJnotJJAs a professional ex- college counsellor, I have to say Dude, your choices look a bit weird for me. Btw, since you did not state your nationality explicitly, I will assume that you are British (sometimes nationality matter for schools trying to moderate their international student percentage). Also since you did not list your GCSE grade individually, remember to check school's GCSE requirement by yourself.
Fact: your current predicted grades are A* in further math, A in economics and A in Maths
UCL BSc Econ requires A*AA
include Mathematics grade A* required, plus if Economics is offered it must be grade A.
UCL BSc Statistics, Economics and Finance requires A*AA
include A* in Mathematics required. Further Mathematics preferred. If you are studying both then the A* can be in either subject. Other preferred subjects include Chemistry, Economics, Physics and Statistics.
When choose courses from same uni, we tend to apply for courses with different levels of requirement difficulty for greater chance of getting accepted. These two courses entry requirements are basically same (A*AA), if I were you, I would only pick my fav. Since you have predicted A for Math, A* for further math, I would probably go for UCL BSc Statistics, Economics and Finance.
Warwick BSc Economics requires A*A*A including A in Mathematics & TUMA.
you seem fail to meet this requirement with current predicted grades, you may wanna talk to your math teacher/counsellor to see whether/how you can get a predicted A* for Math, or maybe apply for another school. I see your other choices are in London, and guess maybe you prefer the city. Then you may choose KCL BSc Economics which requires A*AA
including A in Mathematics.
I see you chose City uni of london as your insurance school, it requires ABB (including grade A in Mathematics or Further Mathematics), but it might be too safe? If you miss the other four, are you really willing to go to this school? Or perhaps you can at least choose courses from Bayes Business School (formerly Cass) if you really wanna stay in London. It is also part of City Uni of Lodnon, but recognized differently in terms of reputation and employability. At least it is one of the top universities in London, and can boost your career in the relevant fields further.
I see their Finance BSc (Hons) requires AAA while Finance with Actuarial Science BSc (Hons) requires A (Maths) AA. You can go through the course structure before you make the decision and sharpen your PS if your last course choice is different from other four.
Next: LSE, their BSc Econ requires A*AA with an A* in Mathematics and An A* in Further Mathematics plus an A grade in Mathematics is an acceptable alternative. Their offer rate is like 12%- round 15% for British in the past few years. But applicants are required to take the Test of Mathematics for University Admission (TMUA) which is mandatory. While BSc Mathematics and Economics has the same academic requirement but a significantly higher offer rate and you seem good at math. In this case, applicants are encouraged to take the TMUA and a good performance on the test may make an application more competitive.
You can also search for other interested programme but I shall warn you DO NOT DO BSc Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, they sent zero offer in the past three admission cycle!!!
Speaking of LSE BSc Econ applicants, the past average TMUA score of successful applicants is 7.7 in 2022/23, and 6.3 in 2023/24. I suggest you take past papers and see if you can get a solid 6 for now, or at least consult your math teacher/tutor chance of obtaining a high score after several months of preparation. They run in mid-October & early-Jan. You will be able to get your results through the Pearson VUE booking portal, approximately six weeks after you take the test.
If you do not plan to take TMUA/ cannot guarantee yourself an intriguing PS, then you may wanna drop LSE from the list, and focus on similar programmes at UCL/other top schools.
If you plan to stick to Warwick and believe you can do well on TMUA, then apply for both LSE & Warwick, it makes more sense when you prepare a single test for more than one school.
As for your insurance school, if you worried about the gap between predicted grades and actual grades, worst-case-scenerio: you dramatically perform poorly on two out of three a levels, and get AAB instead. Browse your interested programmes and schools and find one only requires AAB and you shall be safe~
Fact: your current predicted grades are A* in further math, A in economics and A in Maths
UCL BSc Econ requires A*AA
include Mathematics grade A* required, plus if Economics is offered it must be grade A.
UCL BSc Statistics, Economics and Finance requires A*AA
include A* in Mathematics required. Further Mathematics preferred. If you are studying both then the A* can be in either subject. Other preferred subjects include Chemistry, Economics, Physics and Statistics.
When choose courses from same uni, we tend to apply for courses with different levels of requirement difficulty for greater chance of getting accepted. These two courses entry requirements are basically same (A*AA), if I were you, I would only pick my fav. Since you have predicted A for Math, A* for further math, I would probably go for UCL BSc Statistics, Economics and Finance.
Warwick BSc Economics requires A*A*A including A in Mathematics & TUMA.
you seem fail to meet this requirement with current predicted grades, you may wanna talk to your math teacher/counsellor to see whether/how you can get a predicted A* for Math, or maybe apply for another school. I see your other choices are in London, and guess maybe you prefer the city. Then you may choose KCL BSc Economics which requires A*AA
including A in Mathematics.
I see you chose City uni of london as your insurance school, it requires ABB (including grade A in Mathematics or Further Mathematics), but it might be too safe? If you miss the other four, are you really willing to go to this school? Or perhaps you can at least choose courses from Bayes Business School (formerly Cass) if you really wanna stay in London. It is also part of City Uni of Lodnon, but recognized differently in terms of reputation and employability. At least it is one of the top universities in London, and can boost your career in the relevant fields further.
I see their Finance BSc (Hons) requires AAA while Finance with Actuarial Science BSc (Hons) requires A (Maths) AA. You can go through the course structure before you make the decision and sharpen your PS if your last course choice is different from other four.
Next: LSE, their BSc Econ requires A*AA with an A* in Mathematics and An A* in Further Mathematics plus an A grade in Mathematics is an acceptable alternative. Their offer rate is like 12%- round 15% for British in the past few years. But applicants are required to take the Test of Mathematics for University Admission (TMUA) which is mandatory. While BSc Mathematics and Economics has the same academic requirement but a significantly higher offer rate and you seem good at math. In this case, applicants are encouraged to take the TMUA and a good performance on the test may make an application more competitive.
You can also search for other interested programme but I shall warn you DO NOT DO BSc Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, they sent zero offer in the past three admission cycle!!!
Speaking of LSE BSc Econ applicants, the past average TMUA score of successful applicants is 7.7 in 2022/23, and 6.3 in 2023/24. I suggest you take past papers and see if you can get a solid 6 for now, or at least consult your math teacher/tutor chance of obtaining a high score after several months of preparation. They run in mid-October & early-Jan. You will be able to get your results through the Pearson VUE booking portal, approximately six weeks after you take the test.
If you do not plan to take TMUA/ cannot guarantee yourself an intriguing PS, then you may wanna drop LSE from the list, and focus on similar programmes at UCL/other top schools.
If you plan to stick to Warwick and believe you can do well on TMUA, then apply for both LSE & Warwick, it makes more sense when you prepare a single test for more than one school.
As for your insurance school, if you worried about the gap between predicted grades and actual grades, worst-case-scenerio: you dramatically perform poorly on two out of three a levels, and get AAB instead. Browse your interested programmes and schools and find one only requires AAB and you shall be safe~
Thanks for the reply man. I’ve check out the Bayes school and am now applying for finance as my backup.
Also I am now on 3 A*s predicted and taking the TMUA as well so hopefully I do well enough to get offers. Also the took some one the advice and added Durban instead of UCL twice.
Thanks for the help.
Reply 7
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by zeshnmemmonHi, I am about to apply for ucas at the end of the year and my current predicted grades are A* in further math, A in economics and A in Maths with my gcses being 988777655.
My current choices are
UCL for econ
UCL for stats econ and finance
Warwick for Econ
City uni of london for Maths with finance and economics with placement
and a unchosen final spot
what do you guys think i should use my 5th spot for, I was thinking LSE depending on if my predicted grades can go up in autumn.
Is this realistic?
My current choices are
UCL for econ
UCL for stats econ and finance
Warwick for Econ
City uni of london for Maths with finance and economics with placement
and a unchosen final spot
what do you guys think i should use my 5th spot for, I was thinking LSE depending on if my predicted grades can go up in autumn.
Is this realistic?
Hey! Your predicted grades and GCSEs are pretty solid, especially the A* in Further Maths and those high GCSE grades (a 9 and an 8!). I can totally see why you’d aim for places like UCL and Warwick—both are excellent choices for Economics and related fields.
Now, about that fifth spot. If you're aiming for LSE, it's definitely an ambitious option, but not out of reach. LSE is super competitive, and they typically expect a lot of A* grades at A-level and high GCSEs (especially 8s and 9s). If you’re confident your predicted grades could bump up in the autumn, it might be worth a shot! The good thing is, LSE values Further Maths a lot for Economics, so your A* there could give you an edge.
That said, you should have a backup in mind, just in case. Since you've already picked strong options like UCL and Warwick, you might want a slightly less competitive but still reputable choice, like Queen Mary or another Russell Group uni. That way, you’ve covered all bases, from ambitious to secure.
It's great that you're aiming high—just make sure your 5th choice balances everything out in case LSE doesn't work out. You’re clearly on a strong path, so be confident and go for what feels right! You've got this! 😊
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