London School of Economics? Other top US schools?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Does anybody know much about the London School of Economics? I have a 3.9 Cumulative GPA and currently have a 4.0(4.7w)-I have had all A's since sophomore year, but I screwed up badly as a freshman.. I took 1 AP as a freshman, 1 as a sophomore, 4 as a junior, and will be taking 4 as a senior. I got 5's on my tests freshman and sophomore years and am hoping for all 5's this year. I got a 2190(mistakingly thought it was 2200 on previous posts) on the SAT and am hoping for a 32+ on the ACT.. I have two problems though-I only took Algebra I as a freshman, and I only have 2 years of a foreign language at school. However, I have taken French I, II, III, and IV at the Community College and considering taking the AP French Tests and possibly French on the SAT II. I also am taking Calc I and II over the summer at the community college in order to makeup for Algebra I as a ninth grader, and am also considering taking the AP tests for them, but again don't know. I'm sure nobody knows, but I am unsure how to follow the LSE international requirements for admission-Anybody know?<br>
I am also interested in some US colleges as well:
UPENN(I know, reach), Columbia(again, reach), Berekeley, NYU, USC, UCLA, and possibly Dartmouth. However, I believe I have somewhat of a hook-I am a nationally ranked tennis player and have the possibility of being recruited but it will be tough to a Division I school..but maybe! </p>

<p>For the US Schools, they are just an option. I am very interested in LSE, so as of now, it is my top choice.(if i can meet the "requirements")</p>

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<p>For an athlete, you have good stats, and beyond UPenn and Columbia, I think you'll get mainly acceptances.</p>

<p>Try Stanford or UMich, or other colleges that don't look at freshman year grades.</p>

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<p>Thank you! Nobody knows anything else?</p>

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<p>Nobody has any more advice? I'm really having problems figuring out the requirements for admission to UK Schools!</p>

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<p>UK schools look exclusively at grades and your personal statement, as well as an interview (depending on the school you apply to, I'm not sure if LSE has interviews). That said, your marks are probably strong enough to be accepted, admission to LSE really isn't as competitive as to the top US schools you named.</p>

<p>Economics at Oxford is good too.</p>

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<p>i think u have a shot at some, but not LSE.
LSE, oxford, and cambridge accept some 60ish people a year from us highschools. Or at least i heard about 5 or so for cambridge, 25ish for Oxford, and LSE 30 or so, maybe 40, but i do know that acceptance rates for their undergrad for US students is much lower than harvard. Grad school is a whole different story. If ur qualified, ur in.</p>

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<p>but still apply to at least LSE, cause if you are going to get into one UK top Uni, its the one.</p>

<p>and whoops...I didnt see the part about tennis. I think that definately ups all your chances for US schools a ton.</p>

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<p>i dont think LSE is not gonna be that hard, but you have to do well in your AP exams. What you get on your AP exams will be the most important thing in admission and will be converted into a point scale by UCAS. for instance, a 5 in calculus (AB or BC) will give you 120 points, whereas a 5 in computer science will only give you 50 points. so core APs generally have higher values in english universities. they will look at your sat and gpa as well, but they wont emphasize them. i don't think LSE is gonna be hard for you as long as you manage to get all 5s on your core APs.last year our school had one or two people going to LSE, two ppl going to cambridge, and one oxford as well. (i'm in a private american school in london)</p>