LSE or Oxbridge finance and accounting/investment banking with what a levels?

Hi guys,
I want to go to lse for economics or finance and accounting and I’m going into year 12 with the a levels maths, fm and economics but I was wondering if that would put me at a disadvantage as some unis see fm and maths as similar and insufficient but I spoke to my head of sixth form and he said 3 would be better than 4 but the advice is very mixed from everything I’ve seen and also I’m not sure what my 4th would be if I was to do 4 so I don’t know what to do and I’d really appreciate some advice.

You would need to achieve A*A*A or A*A*A* for Cambridge, Oxford, LSE, Imperial, UCL, KCL, QMUL, Durham, Warwick, Bristol, Nottingham, Manchester and York.
If you added Physics or Chemistry, you would be a much stronger applicant since LSE and Cambridge will have a lot of applicants with 4 or 5 A-Level subjects.
Or you could try to aim for A*A*A* in Maths, Further Maths and Economics and if you are not accepted by any courses, then do A-Level Physics or A-Level Chemistry in 1 year.

"If you added Physics or Chemistry, you would be a much stronger applicant since LSE and Cambridge will have a lot of applicants with 4 or 5 A-Level subjects."
From the Cambridge website "Most applicants study 3 to 4 A level subjects and our offers are usually based on 3 A levels taken together in Year 13. Taking 4 A levels will not normally give you an advantage."

LSE only accept Maths, Further Maths and Economics for some courses, otherwise they prefer 4 A-Levels with Further Maths and so do Cambridge.

You would need to achieve A*A*A or A*A*A* for Cambridge, Oxford, LSE, Imperial, UCL, KCL, QMUL, Durham, Warwick, Bristol, Nottingham, Manchester and York.
If you added Physics or Chemistry, you would be a much stronger applicant since LSE and Cambridge will have a lot of applicants with 4 or 5 A-Level subjects.
Or you could try to aim for A*A*A* in Maths, Further Maths and Economics and if you are not accepted by any courses, then do A-Level Physics or A-Level Chemistry in 1 year.

I go to Cambridge both as a student and I do a lot of outreach with the college's admissions office and the wider university ambassador program. We get asked this question at pretty much every event and the answer is that generally, three A-Levels are the expectation.
There are admittedly some caveats, e.g. if you're at a school where most students take four A-Levels and you take three, they may ask you to explain why you aren't, but this isn't the case for most students and for most students, three is sufficient.
Where are you getting your information from?

I go to Cambridge both as a student and I do a lot of outreach with the college's admissions office and the wider university ambassador program. We get asked this question at pretty much every event and the answer is that generally, three A-Levels are the expectation.
There are admittedly some caveats, e.g. if you're at a school where most students take four A-Levels and you take three, they may ask you to explain why you aren't, but this isn't the case for most students and for most students, three is sufficient.
Where are you getting your information from?

Thank you! Do you think an EPQ would help in strengthening my application if I don’t do 4 or should I start off with chemistry as a fourth and possibly drop it depending on how I cope with the workload?

Most of the offers for Oxbridge went to those with 4 A-Levels, well over 40% infact. 60% were with 3 A-Levels.
Also, at the LSE Open Day the talk for Economics was interesting. Because the admissions tutor stated: "Maths and Further Maths were essential with 2 more from Physics, History and Economics." So 4 A-Levels are required for some Economics degrees. Similarly for Law, the admissions stated thos with 4 A-Levels with a mix of Sciences and Arts would be treated favourably. Only Maths and Economics would accept Maths, Further Maths and Economics for their degree at LSE.

I go to Cambridge both as a student and I do a lot of outreach with the college's admissions office and the wider university ambassador program. We get asked this question at pretty much every event and the answer is that generally, three A-Levels are the expectation.
There are admittedly some caveats, e.g. if you're at a school where most students take four A-Levels and you take three, they may ask you to explain why you aren't, but this isn't the case for most students and for most students, three is sufficient.
Where are you getting your information from?

You would need to achieve A*A*A or A*A*A* for Cambridge, Oxford, LSE, Imperial, UCL, KCL, QMUL, Durham, Warwick, Bristol, Nottingham, Manchester and York.
If you added Physics or Chemistry, you would be a much stronger applicant since LSE and Cambridge will have a lot of applicants with 4 or 5 A-Level subjects.
Or you could try to aim for A*A*A* in Maths, Further Maths and Economics and if you are not accepted by any courses, then do A-Level Physics or A-Level Chemistry in 1 year.

why specifically phys or chem... i don't think you know what you're talking about

Because the LSE recommends them.

Hi guys,
I want to go to lse for economics or finance and accounting and I’m going into year 12 with the a levels maths, fm and economics but I was wondering if that would put me at a disadvantage as some unis see fm and maths as similar and insufficient but I spoke to my head of sixth form and he said 3 would be better than 4 but the advice is very mixed from everything I’ve seen and also I’m not sure what my 4th would be if I was to do 4 so I don’t know what to do and I’d really appreciate some advice.