Official London School of Economics and Political Science 2025 Applicant Thread

congrats! what are ur stats?

i got rejected for geography at 10:24 am. but im actually happy with how it turned out because ive been leaning towards ucl!
i just wished theyd let me know sooner so that i could firm and get decent accomodation for ucl :/

Rejection for pol & econ via LSE email at 4:39pm. Those who also got rejected, did you get the same reason as
'The assessors felt that there were strengths to your application, however admission to LSE is highly competitive and the quality of applications received this year has been high, as a result many well-qualified candidates have been unsuccessful in their application.The feedback we have received from the Admissions Selector indicates that your application was unsuccessful as a consequence of the exceptional standard of other applicants this year. LSE receives a large number of applications per place and admission to the school is highly competitive. All the information on your application has been considered holistically, and although overall your application was good, it was not as strong as other similar applicants who have applied this year'
Also, i've got offers from Warwick PPE and econ & pol at Bristol/Durham. I wanna go into investment banking/finance so which would you guys recommend as ik all 3 are target unis. I was thinking ab firming warwick and then insuring bristol but idk. i'm from london btw. Congrats to all those who got offers!

Rejection for pol & econ via LSE email at 4:39pm. Those who also got rejected, did you get the same reason as
'The assessors felt that there were strengths to your application, however admission to LSE is highly competitive and the quality of applications received this year has been high, as a result many well-qualified candidates have been unsuccessful in their application.The feedback we have received from the Admissions Selector indicates that your application was unsuccessful as a consequence of the exceptional standard of other applicants this year. LSE receives a large number of applications per place and admission to the school is highly competitive. All the information on your application has been considered holistically, and although overall your application was good, it was not as strong as other similar applicants who have applied this year'
Also, i've got offers from Warwick PPE and econ & pol at Bristol/Durham. I wanna go into investment banking/finance so which would you guys recommend as ik all 3 are target unis. I was thinking ab firming warwick and then insuring bristol but idk. i'm from london btw. Congrats to all those who got offers!

Rejection for pol & econ via LSE email at 4:39pm. Those who also got rejected, did you get the same reason as
'The assessors felt that there were strengths to your application, however admission to LSE is highly competitive and the quality of applications received this year has been high, as a result many well-qualified candidates have been unsuccessful in their application.The feedback we have received from the Admissions Selector indicates that your application was unsuccessful as a consequence of the exceptional standard of other applicants this year. LSE receives a large number of applications per place and admission to the school is highly competitive. All the information on your application has been considered holistically, and although overall your application was good, it was not as strong as other similar applicants who have applied this year'
Also, i've got offers from Warwick PPE and econ & pol at Bristol/Durham. I wanna go into investment banking/finance so which would you guys recommend as ik all 3 are target unis. I was thinking ab firming warwick and then insuring bristol but idk. i'm from london btw. Congrats to all those who got offers!

Rejection for pol & econ via LSE email at 4:39pm. Those who also got rejected, did you get the same reason as
'The assessors felt that there were strengths to your application, however admission to LSE is highly competitive and the quality of applications received this year has been high, as a result many well-qualified candidates have been unsuccessful in their application.The feedback we have received from the Admissions Selector indicates that your application was unsuccessful as a consequence of the exceptional standard of other applicants this year. LSE receives a large number of applications per place and admission to the school is highly competitive. All the information on your application has been considered holistically, and although overall your application was good, it was not as strong as other similar applicants who have applied this year'
Also, i've got offers from Warwick PPE and econ & pol at Bristol/Durham. I wanna go into investment banking/finance so which would you guys recommend as ik all 3 are target unis. I was thinking ab firming warwick and then insuring bristol but idk. i'm from london btw. Congrats to all those who got offers!

Sorry to hear that - UCL is however a great London uni.
My son got his Geography rejection at 10:27…! I hate to say it, but I suspect they were waiting on international offer holders to either firm or withdraw and we’re holding a waitlist of sorts to maximise the higher fees from non UK. As we know, universities are struggling financially, so those that attract a lot of overseas students would be foolish not to give them a slight priority! Enjoy UCL!

Yes. Still waiting.
Only heard back from Warwick

Rejected geog with econ we move

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