Are my GCSEs good enough?

I want to apply for economics at:
1. UCL
2. Warwick
3. Kings
4. LSE

Will my GCSEs hold me back?
I got 98887776
9,8 combined science
8 in geography and English language
7 in maths and comp Sci and eng lit
6 in Spanish

Reply 1

bibachu

Original post by practicable-bull

I want to apply for economics at:
1. UCL
2. Warwick
3. Kings
4. LSE
Will my GCSEs hold me back?
I got 98887776
9,8 combined science
8 in geography and English language
7 in maths and comp Sci and eng lit
6 in Spanish

Your GCSEs are fine. Only Warwick and LSE seem to consider GCSEs heavily for their BSc Economics courses. UCL only asks that you meet the minimum requirement of a grade 4 in English language and maths, which you do. KCL don’t have any specific GCSE requirements. The only thing you should be concerned with is meeting the A level requirements, as economics, at Warwick and LSE particularly, is very competitive and you would be applying to competitive universities. You would need to have a minimum of A*A*A with an A* in maths to be a competitive applicant. You would also need a strong personal statement, glowing reference and good TMUA score.

Reply 2

Anonymous #1

Original post by practicable-bull

I want to apply for economics at:
1. UCL
2. Warwick
3. Kings
4. LSE
Will my GCSEs hold me back?
I got 98887776
9,8 combined science
8 in geography and English language
7 in maths and comp Sci and eng lit
6 in Spanish

No your gcses are fine, even for lse. Make sure your personal statement is perfect and predicted grades are at least a*aa (a* in maths)

Reply 3

thegeek888

Original post by practicable-bull

I want to apply for economics at:
1. UCL
2. Warwick
3. Kings
4. LSE
Will my GCSEs hold me back?
I got 98887776
9,8 combined science
8 in geography and English language
7 in maths and comp Sci and eng lit
6 in Spanish

Your GCSE grades are fine for all UCAS choices but you will be up against the competition of of those applicants with all 9s and 8s and the odd 7, 6, 5 or 4 grades.

Also, for BSc Economics you're strongly advised to study A-Level Further Maths?! Just look at the Year 1 content for LSE BSc Economics degree?! Exactly!!! ☹️