Anyone Apply to or go to LSE?

bennyboy2606

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Well I'm trying to pick my sixth form options, and I don't know what I want to pick. So I'm taking a look at university courses, as I have a better idea what I'de like to do then than in sixth form. Best case scenerio would be LSE (London school of economics) and I think I can achieve the grades, but just how hard is it to get in?

Looking at one accounting and finance course, 1017 applicants, 85 selected.
Do they go on like your family back ground etc or it actually based directly on the applicant and there grades.

Also anyone know what the fee's for a 3 year degree there are like, doesn't seem to show on the site :)

Thanks
Ben
 
At LSE, your entry will be reliant on both your grades at A2 and your personal statement. Your family background shouldn't come into it. Though if you came from a particular poor sixth form/college they may reduce the course's grade requirements for you or be a little more lenient.

Standard tuition fees for most universities is £3145 per year if I recall correctly. But then you have to take into account accommodation costs, too, which will be particularly expensive given the location.

If you're aiming to apply to good universities, you're going to want to stay away from "soft" A-Level subjects and stick to "hard" ones.
 
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I got an unconditional offer from LSE but turned them down :p

You sure you want to be a student in London? My mates who studied in London all hated it. I studied elsewhere and now that I've come to London to work, I love it.

If you've got loads of money then go for it!
 
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Prices don't seem any diffrent from that of Cardiff Uni, apart from the fact i get around 50% off because I'm a taffy :D
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That was enough for me, the WDA grant is a very sexeh thing. :D

IMO if you're looking at accounting I'd take:

Maths
A science (Physics rocks btw xD)
Economics
Further maths

Anyway it's too early for you to look at specific uni's, you don't even have GCSE results yet !
 
ive heard it has a lot of foreign students if that effects your decision, probably >50%, whereas red bricks (like Manchester) normally only have around 15% foreign students.

no point in putting down something you havent visited though
 
LSE is up there with Cambridge and Oxford on an international stage, very few other universities in the UK can match its prestige. If you get a chance to go there, i'd take it. :)
 
bennyboy2606 said:
Well I'm trying to pick my sixth form options, and I don't know what I want to pick. So I'm taking a look at university courses, as I have a better idea what I'de like to do then than in sixth form. Best case scenerio would be LSE (London school of economics) and I think I can achieve the grades, but just how hard is it to get in?

Looking at one accounting and finance course, 1017 applicants, 85 selected.
Do they go on like your family back ground etc or it actually based directly on the applicant and there grades.

Also anyone know what the fee's for a 3 year degree there are like, doesn't seem to show on the site :)

Thanks
Ben
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I graduated from LSE in '06. I decided to go there over Oxford as I felt it to be more prestigious for my course, and also in its extensive business networking opportunities. I would strongly suggest you visit all of your potential universities before applying, as it's always nice to get a vibe for them all before deciding for sure.

Approx. 80% of LSE students are foreign, of which 80% are asian. From my experience, most tend to stick to their own groups and are reluctant to make new friends. Having said that there are plenty of people who are up for a laugh, like with most universities. Oh and definitely live in halls to experience london properly!

My only advice would be to absolutely smack your AS levels, as this is what they'll look at when considering your application. They don't care about predicted grades of A's when you got 4 C's in your first year, as they will simply bin your application as they'll have thousands of other candidates to choose from. So, get good AS grades, coupled with a slick personal that covers your passion about the chosen degree subject and your chances of admission will be good.

Although it's not the best university for social life, I chose it because of the name and subsequent opportunities it would present, and I firmly believe I wouldn't be in the job i'm in now had I not gone there :).
 
I applied for LSE and got accepted, but bizarrely they gave me a stricter conditional offer than Oxford, and as (by that time) I wanted to go to Oxf anyway, there was no competition. At the time I chose it for the name and reputation, but now I'm living in London, I'm glad I didn't study here.
 
What did you get at GCSE, What did you get at AS?
8As & 3Bs for GCSEs
4 As for AS Levels (Accounting, Business, Economics and History)

What course did you do at LSE?
Economic History (BSc), in which I got a 2:1

What job you currently in?
I work for Tesco as an International Supply Chain Analyst.

How much are you earning (Don't answer if you don't want to ofc) ?
I'd rather not say, but lets just say I fall into the highest tax band. Of course salary will depend on the industry and sector you choose to go into. Most LSE grads go straight into banking, which is fine if you can deal with the long hours and insane stress levels. I went down the consulting / analyst route as I wasn't prepared to give up my life for a corporation.
 
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