Possible reasons for LSE rejection?

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I applied about a month ago for politics and economics and got rejected today. I didn't fully expect to get in but I thought LSE usually gave decisions later, so getting rejected this early must mean something went really wrong.
For context I have a 42 predicted in IB, 776 at HL (Economics, History, Math AA) and 776 at SL (Biology, English, Hindi) and 2/3 core points. My personal statement was about the course.
Can anyone help me speculate why?

Reply 1

Txnit_10

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Hey, I am in the same position, predicted A*A*A*A* A did sm and got rejected for my GCSEs which just fit the requirements

Reply 2

Txnit_10

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I didn’t expect such an early rejection either but yh

Reply 3

cherrypie7

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I didn't know they cared about GCSEs this much. I didn't do those, I did IB MYP, which I'm not sure if UK universities care about.

Reply 4

artful_lounger

Universities Forum Helper

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by cherrypie7

I applied about a month ago for politics and economics and got rejected today. I didn't fully expect to get in but I thought LSE usually gave decisions later, so getting rejected this early must mean something went really wrong.
For context I have a 42 predicted in IB, 776 at HL (Economics, History, Math AA) and 776 at SL (Biology, English, Hindi) and 2/3 core points. My personal statement was about the course.
Can anyone help me speculate why?

Did you request (and if so, receive) feedback on why you were rejected?

Reply 5

cherrypie7

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I got rejected an hour ago so not yet, I'll mail them tomorrow and see what happens. They haven't even sent me a rejection letter lol.

Reply 6

Txnit_10

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by cherrypie7

I got rejected an hour ago so not yet, I'll mail them tomorrow and see what happens. They haven't even sent me a rejection letter lol.

They took 24 hrs to send me one

Reply 7

babyvic

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What GCSES did u have?

Reply 8

Admit-One

Universities Forum Helper

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Application outcomes have to be communicated by UCAS first, that’s why there’s a delay before you receive any notification from the uni itself.

With this level of course, rejections are invariably some minor difference between a very good academic profile and a bulletproof one, or a very good personal statement and and outstanding one.

Without seeing their internal scoring criteria you’ll never know what subtlety they were looking for versus another uni that gives you an offer without hesitation.

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Feyzan08

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by Txnit_10

Hey, I am in the same position, predicted A*A*A*A* A did sm and got rejected for my GCSEs which just fit the requirements

Unbelievable. Your predicted grades are grade. What were your GCSEs?

Reply 10

Txnit_10

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by Feyzan08

Unbelievable. Your predicted grades are grade. What were your GCSEs?

9977776666 9 in maths 9 in lit 6 in English lang. it’s lowkey average but I’ve improved sm and done so many supercurrculars. Luckily I hope my other unis can see that. Also I am pretty much above their grade requirements anyways so yh

Reply 11

Txnit_10

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Plus I was convinced my marking in GCSEs were harsh marked and it was all odd. I didn’t really have guidance on marking it by any teachers but yh

Reply 12

babyvic

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What course was that for?

Reply 13

Txnit_10

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Politics and econ LSE

Reply 14

Anonymous #1

Yeah LSE can really be hit and miss, sorry to hear about you not getting in. There’s plenty of other great unis out there too.

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Anonymous #2

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by Txnit_10

Politics and econ LSE

Such a shame. They shouldn’t be so hard on GCSE grades. I was thinking of applying to the same course but my GCSEs r smiliar
Where else have you applied and have you got any offers from them yet?

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