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Msc Economics Admissions Guide (including a Warwick specific post)

I have now started a spreadsheet to store info for taught Postgrdauate courses in Economics at Uk universities:
http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=rcf0S1p4-udUcSa6BD3cXVw&output=html

[pre]_7) Oxford1234 Mphil (2 year) 1st year UK/EU £9,900/£10,300 Overseas £13,650/£14,050
1234567890123456789012345678902nd year UK/EU £6,400/£6,800 Overseas £13,650/£14,050[/pre]
[pre]10) LSE123456 Msc (1 year) UK/EU £18,048 Overseas £18,048[/pre]
[pre]27) Warwick123Msc (1 year) UK/EU12£8,160 Overseas £11,810[/pre]
[pre]36) UCL123456 Msc (1 year) UK/EU12£9,280 Overseas £14,040[/pre]
[pre]51) Cambridge Mphil (1 year) UK/EU12£9,560 Overseas £15,525 [/pre]

[PRE]82) Nottingham Msc (1year) UK/EU £4,370 Overseas £10,610[/PRE]

Note:
1) The Oxford fees is the sum of the University Fee and the College Fees. College fees vary by college hence the / figures.
2) The UK/EU fee for UCL is still the 08/09 fee as the 09/10 fees have not been publisched yet.
3) The Cambridge fees are formed by totalling the University and College fees.

Why the funny numbering?
The numbers reflect the Universiteis worldwide research rankings for economics:
http://ideas.repec.org/top/top.inst.all.html

If go to a moderate uni after I complete my degree will I be able to do a masters at a better uni?
In general with top unis the constraints are financial not academic. In terms of academics whilst LSE and OXbridge requries Firsts (both actual and predicted) outside those three a 2:1 is probably acceptable. e.g. at Warwick a good 2:1 is ok. Top unis will also look at the content of your course esp. in terms of Maths and Statistics.

So in general the challenge is not getting offers. e.g. If you study econ at an AAA-AAB uni and are predicted a 2:1 or are at an ABB-BBB uni and are predicted a 1st I would expect you to get offers outside the Top 3. However the constraint on applicants are financial not academic. i.e. hard to find funding as the funding that is available is more focused on PhD than Msc students.

Issue is how well you do once you get there. The material taught at undergraduate varies as you go down the table and is no longer a good preparation for msc.

Also check out:
i) the Warick preliminary knowledge post: http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?p=10923238#post10923238
ii) the spreadsheet http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=rcf0S1p4-udUcSa6BD3cXVw&output=html for the fees and academic requirements on each msc course.

Can I go to a mid table uni for undergraduate and then a top uni for an msc? (1)
At undergraduate level TAELT has 5 ridiculously ridiculously competitive (RRC) unis and 6 ridiculously competitive (RC) unis. At Msc level the picture would be very different. Instead there would be perhaps only 3 RC unis and no RRC unis. For example:
i) Warwick make a lot of offers (e.g. between half and 2 thirds of applicants get offers) and have students from places like Cardiff, Sheffield and Royal Holloway in the last few years.
ii) Notts this cycle had a student from Kingston.

Why is there such a big drop in competitivity between Bsc and Msc?
Well:
i) Lots of Bsc Econ graduates are very employable and hence don't want or need more education.
ii)The Msc fees are higher. So unlike at BSc level prices are not artificially low and hence there is not excess demand.

Can I go to a mid table uni for undergraduate and then a top uni for an Msc? (2)
Getting into a top uni for Msc is one thing doing well is another. i.e. the material taught varies between top and mid table unis. And whilst there is a natural progression in the material taught between Bsc and Msc at top unis, there is no such guarantee at other unis.

So in conclusion. Yes you can move up from a mid to a top uni, but:
i)there are likely to be more issues with the material.
ii)It is expensive and coming from a less good uni it is harder to get funding.

How do I go about applying to do postgraduate study in economics at a UK university?
In terms of applying for postgraduate study you do that directly to each uni so you do not have to do that through UCAS. You can apply to as many or few as you like. And you are not limited to 5 choices.

What are the deadlines?
Well in general there are no hard application deadlines. But sooner is better. e.g. for many funding schemes you need to have made an application first before you can applying for funding. And many funding schemes do have hard deadlines.

Reply 560

tooambitious

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by .ACS.

I would say you would need to do the two year track EME programme at LSE, but otherwise yes.

Ah cool, thank you :biggrin:

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Reply 561

ladiesman

Can we apply using our Gmat score?

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Reply 562

LordKitchener

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by ladiesman

Can we apply using our Gmat score?

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I don't know where you are referring to but I know LSE Econ dept does not accept GMAT scores in lieu of GRE.

Reply 563

justnothappenin

Hi. I'm planning to do an economics master in the UK but in every single university website I checked they ask for a 2:1 degree or international equivalent which apparently I don't have as my final average is 14/20 and I'm supposed to have a 16/20 according to conversion tables. My university is internationally well-ranked and I was hoping that would help me but now I'm not sure if they will even consider my application. Should I bother applying? Thanks! :smile:

Reply 564

.ACS.

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by justnothappenin

Hi. I'm planning to do an economics master in the UK but in every single university website I checked they ask for a 2:1 degree or international equivalent which apparently I don't have as my final average is 14/20 and I'm supposed to have a 16/20 according to conversion tables. My university is internationally well-ranked and I was hoping that would help me but now I'm not sure if they will even consider my application. Should I bother applying? Thanks! :smile:

Which university is it? / Which country's grading system is it?

Reply 565

justnothappenin

Thanks for your reply :smile:

I'm from Nova School of Business & Economics. The grading is the Portuguese one - it goes from 0 to 20. They have good master programs and the option of doing a year abroad or going for a double degree so this is not a question of me wanting to go to another country.
I was in the University of Hull for one semester in my second year (last year) and I liked the system and the tutor-student proximity, maybe also the fact that it was easier to get good grades which I know is not going to happen in a master program.
I had no clue I would have to get at least a 16 out of 20 to get anywhere in the UK. Well, even if I knew that in my first year of uni I don't think I would have managed to get higher grades like that :/

Reply 566

economicsgirl2014

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by justnothappenin

Thanks for your reply :smile:

I'm from Nova School of Business & Economics. The grading is the Portuguese one - it goes from 0 to 20. They have good master programs and the option of doing a year abroad or going for a double degree so this is not a question of me wanting to go to another country.
I was in the University of Hull for one semester in my second year (last year) and I liked the system and the tutor-student proximity, maybe also the fact that it was easier to get good grades which I know is not going to happen in a master program.
I had no clue I would have to get at least a 16 out of 20 to get anywhere in the UK. Well, even if I knew that in my first year of uni I don't think I would have managed to get higher grades like that :/

Does anyone know which is the best university for an economics masters

Reply 567

Danf159

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Just wanted to know how important advanced econometrics is for MSc Economics at LSE.

I'm currently a final year at Warwick BSc Economics, and only did 1 Econometric module (core textbook: Woolridge), which was a compulsory module in year 2. I did well in the module, scoring a 76% overall.

However, I did not take any econometric modules this year, instead focusing on financial economics, mathematical economics and applied economic modules. So my main question is, will my application be affected because of this choice?

:colondollar:

(edited 10 years ago)

Reply 568

joeyye520

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Needed some background evaluation
Currently studying at Cass business school, banking And international finance
1st year 78%, 2nd year 72%
Applying for advanced diploma in economics at Cambridge and Eme 2year at lse
All results for 2nd year economics modules are above 80 and I am top 10 within peer group. 2nd year low grade was because of two accounting modules. Econometrics module 76%
What do you guys think the chance to get offer from cam or lse ?

Reply 569

vinod sridhar

Portsmouth University - MA Marketing

University Of Derby - MSc Marketing Management

Brighton University - Marketing (Branding and Communications) (MSc)

Nottingham Trent University -MSc Marketing

London South Bank University - Msc International Marketing

Which one is better?
Has anyone gone to these unis? any advice

Reply 570

Raffdico

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I'm going to apply for a Msc in Finance to Warwick, how many chances i have with a 2:1? Is it highly competitive?
At last, can you suggest me a middle level uni that i can apply for that is not too much competitive? (Second choice if i'll not get into warwick)

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