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Now that summer is here I thought it would be nice to have an official chat thread where all us (hopeful) freshers can chat :o:

So who's excited about LSE (assuming people with conditionals make their offers)... I am! :cool:

Reply 1

ninety_nine

12

Ha, there's so many of these threads I don't know where to post! What are you studying/what halls? I got my place confirmed by e-mail like the day I got back - so excited now!!

Reply 2

charlo26

Hey! I'm studying anthropology and i'm staying in bankside :smile:

Reply 3

__Katy

10

Law and Rosebery :yy:

Really don't want to emerse myself in LSE stuff until after results now though :s-smilie:

Must resist, must resist...

Reply 4

Kellybaby

I'm studying economics and im at Bankside
aaah I'm so excited, terrified about not getting my grades though
had a nightmare last night that for some reason my offer got taken away from me, hope it doesn't mean anything :-/

Reply 5

ninety_nine

12

Like El Mariachi I'm a gap year app, so apart from him no-one can rival my enthusiasm (having spent the best part of a year going up and down the country visiting mates at different unis and desperately waiting to become a student myself)!

I'm at Butler's Wharf though, so if our social scene sucks (one can always hope), I'll probably try and geg into the Bankside crowd (about 15mins away)!

Reply 6

ninety_nine

12

__Katy

Law and Rosebery :yy:

Really don't want to emerse myself in LSE stuff until after results now though :s-smilie:

Must resist, must resist...

How did your exams go then?

I love the pessimism from the conditional offer holders - you'll all make your offers - most of the lawyers/economists are probably only a few UMS off it at the moment anyway haha!

Reply 7

illy123

12

Offer holder for Economics ... AAAE have a feeling I might miss an A on either English Lit or Economics

Reply 8

__Katy

10

ninety_nine

How did your exams go then?

I love the pessimism from the conditional offer holders - you'll all make your offers - most of the lawyers/economists are probably only a few UMS off it at the moment anyway haha!

Horrible. C4 was horrible, was so excited that I actually felt prepared for it and it was a shatter of an exam. History was "To what extent was Hitler's rule a despotic tyranny?" and no one in my hall knew what despotic meant. To add insult to injury, some schools were read out definitions :rolleyes:

So yeah, I have reason too worry :p:

Although, I only needed 2 straight C's in Maths and D1 went well, then a U in my English exam and a U in my Art project. If I don't get the A in the last 2, I deserve to be decapitated :p:

Reply 9

ninety_nine

12

__Katy

Horrible. C4 was horrible, was so excited that I actually felt prepared for it and it was a shatter of an exam. History was "To what extent was Hitler's rule a despotic tyranny?" and no one in my hall knew what despotic meant. To add insult to injury, some schools were read out definitions :rolleyes:

So yeah, I have reason too worry :p:

Although, I only needed 2 straight C's in Maths and D1 went well, then a U in my English exam and a U in my Art project. If I don't get the A in the last 2, I deserve to be decapitated :p:

Hahaha, that pretty much confirms my stereotype about the law students! You're probably one of those students who'll be gutted if they don't get at least three full mark modules in the summer :p:

Reply 10

ninety_nine

12

illy123

Offer holder for Economics ... AAAE have a feeling I might miss an A on either English Lit or Economics

I'm sure you'll be fine - I'm not sure what board you're on for Lit, but it's one of those subjects everyone does better than they think on at A2 (partly because the questions are always so stupidly worded)!

Reply 11

imsogreat100

Frontier

Now that summer is here I thought it would be nice to have an official chat thread where all us (hopeful) freshers can chat :o:

So who's excited about LSE (assuming people with conditionals make their offers)... I am! :cool:

by which you mean... chinese oxbridge rejects chat thread?

:P

JOKE

Reply 12

munchies1991

Hey! Environmental policies with economics, rosebery hall. My offer is abb but do you reckon they would accept aac? Really worried about physics OCR b course, such a rubbish physics course!! :mad:

Reply 13

illy123

12

imsogreat100

by which you mean... chinese oxbridge rejects chat thread?

:P

JOKE

LSE Econ are Oxbridge rejects? Ouch. :woo:

Reply 14

__Katy

10

ninety_nine

Hahaha, that pretty much confirms my stereotype about the law students! You're probably one of those students who'll be gutted if they don't get at least three full mark modules in the summer :p:

Oi! No, they were genuinely horrible exams! And I have never got a full mark module, bar 2 coursework ones, thank you very much! And I honnestly do not care what I get in History as long as I get those 3 damn A's. Pssh, go take you stereotypes elsewhere mister :hmmm:

Reply 15

ninety_nine

12

__Katy

Oi! No, they were genuinely horrible exams! And I have never got a full mark module, bar 2 coursework ones, thank you very much! And I honnestly do not care what I get in History as long as I get those 3 damn A's. Pssh, go take you stereotypes elsewhere mister :hmmm:

I was like that last year - that's why I take so much in joy in having no exam worries! :biggrin:

I'm sure you'll be fine though - are your exams all done and dusted?

Reply 16

ninety_nine

12

munchies1991

Hey! Environmental policies with economics, rosebery hall. My offer is abb but do you reckon they would accept aac? Really worried about physics OCR b course, such a rubbish physics course!! :mad:

Welcome!

Errr, I remember them explicitly saying they don't have to take you in that circumstance, but you could argue your case pretty well. Especially if you're only a few UMS off..

Reply 17

imsogreat100

illy123

LSE Econ are Oxbridge rejects? Ouch. :woo:

Either Oxbridge rejects or people that would rather spend many more thousand pounds for a similar degree

Reply 18

illy123

12

imsogreat100

Either Oxbridge rejects or people that would rather spend many more thousand pounds for a similar degree

It will be interesting to see. I personally rejected Downing Cambs for LSE; I didn't like the tutorial system with its spoon-feeding and wanted a self-taught environment. I also wanted to do a postgrad in LSE as it's the best place in the world for an Econ postgrad, so that helped with the decision ... along with being near the leading social scientists.

For some people the London factor is a big reason also ...

Reply 19

imsogreat100

illy123

It will be interesting to see. I personally rejected Downing Cambs for LSE; I didn't like the tutorial system with its spoon-feeding and wanted a self-taught environment. I also wanted to do a postgrad in LSE as it's the best place in the world for an Econ postgrad, so that helped with the decision ... along with being near the leading social scientists.

For some people the London factor is a big reason also ...

yeah i do see the point, i've firmed st. johns cam and insured LSE for econ, hard decision though

probs LSE for masters although i think MIT etc. is better?

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