Should I do 4 a levels, and how much chances do I have to get into top uni for Econ

Hi, everyone I'm currently in Year 12 and I'm aiming for LSE,UCL,KCL for Economics Bsc. I have two main questions. First one is I Got for my GCSE not really good grades compare to those ones who usually apply for this unis:

Combine Science - 65

Business - 6

CS - 6

English Lan - 5

English Lit - 5

Math - high end 8

Art & Design(3D) - 3

Media Studies - 3

Further Math - 7

Will it give me big disadvantage compare to other ones? (On the second term of year 10 I moved schools to completely different location, Before that I was in Boarding school. So I went from private school to state school and also when I moved I go FSM, because I'm Ukrainian(will this help me to reduce effects of my bad GCSE? and is there chances of me getting contextual offers? )) currently I'm in private school(I don't have any benefits right now, but a lot of unis ask you if you had Free School Meals in last 6 years and I had them for 1.5 years )

Second Question is should I drop out Physics

Currently I'm taking Math, FM, Econ and Physics but physics is my worst subject + I don't really have time for it and I'm planing to take economics related course not physics one. And as I will have more time I could spend them on EPQ (Economics topic) and read more books for economics because I read whole book during summer beak and I really enjoyed it (The Undercover Economics). I'm pretty confident with math but I'm not sure because my GCSE are not the best, should I do 4 A levels to compensate it. And is it much better to get for example 3x A* + A/A* in epq or get A*AA + A/B in physics(A* in Math). Also I want to have more time spend with my family and read more books to improve my English.

Also there is another question is that because I have English Lan grade 5 and some Uni ask for Grade 6 in Eng would I have less chances to get in(I'm doing IELTS now in school and plan to meet the requirements, for most unis is 7.0)

How risky is it to take Math, FM, Econ + EPQ for top unis in London because on LSE for example they say that this is good combo for Econ, but it might be if you are not able to take for example 4 a levels (your college doesn't offer one or it's for everybody no matter you are in independent school or in state one(because usually independent ones could offer anything if they have teachers)). Also in worst case I could take Russian for 4th subject to get into.

Also if you have good advice what I should do for extracurricular.

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genz14

it definitely puts you at a disadvantage because unis look at applicants holistically, all my friends who are applying to those league of unis have gotten 9s/8s/7s but thats for medicine but economics is also pretty competitive. i mean check the requirements on the website for the unis and make sure your a level results can match up also if you dont like a subject then legit dont take it and esp if ur not good at it only ever take subjects that you like and check bc some courses at unis require specific subjects to be taken for e.g. for medicine most unis say its cumpulsory to take chem for medicine. extra curricular activities need to link w ur career bc for a doctor we need to show leadership, communication, resilience etc thru extra curriculars like im a brown belt in martial arts, i do nicas rock climbing (level 4/5), i played for my schools tennis team for 3 years and i play tennis outside of school, i run a club alongside a teacher to help younger students who are weak at maths, i volunteer at a charity shop, im appearing for the IMC (UKMT) which you can have a look at it looks good for applications but make sure you get a bronze/silver/gold, take part in comps like these i think SMC should be availiable to u since ur in sixth form defo try out for that idk if uve heard abt moocs? those are good (not sure if theyre only for medicine) ummm but yeah academics do matter dont forget to check grade requirements for unis and put some safe options. im in year 11 and im predicted all 9s i want to apply to oxford, ucl, imperial, then queens and smth else as my safe option if u get what i mean but anyways gll i hope u smash it and get into ur dream uni

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