London School Of Economics Undergraduate for US Student

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hi, not really sure what my odds are of getting in to LSE and don't really know how to tell because I can't find much admission data for applicants from US so I was hoping you guys could help me out. First off I would like to go there for either Economics or Accounting and Finance.</p>

<p>So my "stats" are as follows:
Currently a Junior in very competitive California high school, ranked in the top 3%. My weighted academic GPA 10-12 is a little above a 4.5 Andy overall GPA is about 4.35 waited and 3.95 un weighted. My sophomore year I took AP Euro (got a 4), honors English, honor chemistry, honors pre calc, Spanish 2-3, and Algebra 2. Junior year I have take US History and Social Psych at community college, AP Calc AB/BC (I'll be taking AB exam and looking for a 5, AP Language, AP Biology, and Physiology. My SAT scores have not come in yet but looking for over 2100 but I plan on doing better on ACT (~32) I'm also taking Biology and Math Level II exam and shooting for mid-upper 700s on each, however I'm not sure how important SAT Scores are to LSE. Next year I'm planning on taking IB Business Management which I think is two classes sort of like Calc AB/BC, CP English (which I think I should change to AP Lit), AP Macro, AP Micro, AP Gov, Law and Justice, AP Stats, honors physics, and maybe psychology at community college. As far as sports, road biking and basketball. And EC's are sort of week, I'm hope to intern over the summer in a related field and I'm currently working on a multi platform advertising tool. No need for financial aid and I read somewhere you have to be able to prove to immigration you can afford to go for every year so I'll have no problem doing that. Also I think you apply with something like a UCAS so are there any other schools over there I should consider applying to also? Last thing, is there anything additional I need to do because I'm from the US? Thank you</p>

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<p>Meh. I’d say it’d be pretty tough for you. LSE is one of the top schools and they get 10s of thousands of applicants each year for a limited number of places. It’s especially difficult for non-EEA students as they have a very small quota which they cannot exceed. </p>

<p>However, with UCAS you can apply to up to 5 schools for one flat fee of 23 quid so you might as well apply to LSE. Just make sure you have a good personal statement and beyond that all you can do is hope. For Americans, St Andrews in Scotland is very popular and quite well regarded as is the University of Edinburgh. In London, schools like Kings College, UCL, SOAS, and maybe even Queen Mary are also very good. I would say that SOAS and UCL are on par with LSE although SOAS is mostly a Poli-Sci school.</p>

<p>Good Luck!</p>

<p>And if you have any further questions, I applied through UCAS this year so I’d be happy to help.</p>

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<p>If LSE does not work out, know you still study abroad at LSE through top US schools. I know that UChicago allows one to study abroad at LSE for a year, and I’m confident other US schools would allow this, too.</p>