is a B in further maths good for top econ - URGENT

Hey, a B in further maths doesnt seem like a very advantageous position, simply because a lot of these unis would like a further maths prediction to be A or above. That being said, the rest of your grades are great and you did get an A in your AS-levels, so there is a chance that unis will give you the benefit of the doubt and assume you do better than a B. I dont know if top top unis like LSE and UCL will do that though, because there is SO much competition. Best thing to do for your application is for you to have smashed your TMUA

Hey, a B in further maths doesnt seem like a very advantageous position, simply because a lot of these unis would like a further maths prediction to be A or above. That being said, the rest of your grades are great and you did get an A in your AS-levels, so there is a chance that unis will give you the benefit of the doubt and assume you do better than a B. I dont know if top top unis like LSE and UCL will do that though, because there is SO much competition. Best thing to do for your application is for you to have smashed your TMUA

Also I got an A in the prediction exams not an actual AS level grade for FM

My grades are A*A*Aa in Maths, chemstry, Economics & as level FM. (my teachers offered me a condition to keep FM but get As in both maths subjects)
Im considering asking my maths teachers to let me keep the full a level FM but get predicted a B in it
Im wondering whether it would be BETTER combination for UCL, Warwick , Imperial, LSE (for accounting & finance not econ), KCL , bath, exeter ect (pure econ for all except imperial & LSE), or would they just see the B as a straight disadvantage?
thank you

My grades are A*A*Aa in Maths, chemstry, Economics & as level FM. (my teachers offered me a condition to keep FM but get As in both maths subjects)
Im considering asking my maths teachers to let me keep the full a level FM but get predicted a B in it
Im wondering whether it would be BETTER combination for UCL, Warwick , Imperial, LSE (for accounting & finance not econ), KCL , bath, exeter ect (pure econ for all except imperial & LSE), or would they just see the B as a straight disadvantage?
thank you

I see, why isn't your school letting you have an A prediction? I'm honestly not sure what you should do, but bear in mind taking 4 a levels is hard af. I took four, and got a b in my fourth - it was unnecessary, I didn't need it for my offers and I wasted precious time studying for that a level instead. Further maths IS necessary, but I don't know whether unis will consider the B enough for it to be worth taking it. If you want to apply for something like pure economics at unis like LSE, I would say your chances are not that great without fm unless you have absolutely smashed the TMUA, like I said before.

Yeah, not applying for pure econ at LSE, ive seen the stats, my teachers say with the current data they have they cant predict me the A* in normal maths with 4 a levels. Icl I need the A* so dropping is the best choice atm.

makes sense, best of luck for your application! i hope you get wherever you want to go to

tysm, do you know anything on imperial EFDS by any chance?

My grades are A*A*Aa in Maths, chemstry, Economics & as level FM. (my teachers offered me a condition to keep FM but get As in both maths subjects)
Im considering asking my maths teachers to let me keep the full a level FM but get predicted a B in it
Im wondering whether it would be BETTER combination for UCL, Warwick , Imperial, LSE (for accounting & finance not econ), KCL , bath, exeter ect (pure econ for all except imperial & LSE), or would they just see the B as a straight disadvantage?
thank you

You don’t meet UCL Economics’ grade requirements if you don’t have an A* in Maths - and you’re at a serious disadvantage with Warwick too. Plus you need tmua for them. If you do have an A* in maths, but no fm, it’s probably a bit better.
Here are Warwick’s admissions statistics (regarding fm) from previous years:

Shooting yourself in the foot a bit applying to Warwick without fm (UCL is even worse…)
You’re also going to really struggle to get into LSE and Imperial EFDS courses with an econ PS - I think you’ll have to make your mind up between econ and other courses. I’d personally commit to the London unis and apply econ to safer choices but up to you
A*AAB / A*A*A is a fair way below the predicted grades that most offer holder have anyway for those four courses…