Hello guys !
I am planning to apply to London School Of Economics to study economics there.
My SAT 1 score is:1950
710/800 Math
600/800 CR
640/800 Writing
SAT 2
Math level 1 740/800
Math level 2 710/800
Chemistry 780/800
Physics 720/800
AP’s:
Calculus AB and BC : 5
Macro and micro : 5
Physics C :5
Chemistry: 5
Top 3% in class
IGCSE:
A in english as a second language and arabic
A* In physics chemistry and economics
Extra curricular:
Head of Student Life organization
Head of several clubs
Went to 3 Habitat for humanities
Can anyone tell me what are my chances of getting accepted ??
I am not sure how they would evaluate american students. But your math score is on the lower side.
Please chance me
http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1749461-chance-me-for-mit-caltech-and-ivies.html#latest
http://www.lse.ac.uk/study/informationForInternationalStudents/countryRegion/northAmerica/USA/entryRequirements.aspx
Above is the link for LSE’s USA entry requirements. Be aware that this is an extremely academically oriented school. They do not conduct interviews and the only way they get to know you personally is from a 4,000 character personal statement. This means you academic qualifications are key. They do not look at SAT scores or any other standardized test. Your extra-cirriculars, while great, will mean little to LSE if they do not relate to your intended degree. For example, I also want to attend LSE and obtain a degree in government and economics and have been working to that since freshman year. So one of the clubs I joined was the Model UN team and have done only economic based committees and have won awards. This shows my interest and experience in both world government and world economic matters. I have also done peer leadership at my school, but that will mean little to LSE other than my leadership skills because it has nothing to do with government or economics.
To be accepted into an economics degree program you must have taken 5 ap courses and have gotten a five in all of them. As I see above you have only taken 4 so they will not even consider you for an economics program. So if you are still left with only 4 ap courses I strongly suggest you take another one this year. They will allow you to apply even if you have not taken all your tests but you will be required to submit your grades you currently have in the AP course and their admissions tutor will predict your ap test grade. Depending on whether or not they predict you will get a five that will count as 1 ap course. Because you have to submit grades in an ap course for prediction of the test outcome do not self-study it on your own as there will be no way to predict your test grade. Taking it through school is best, but if you simply don’t have time in your schedule take it through an accredited online cite such as John Hopkins Center for Talented Youth.
Be aware that most USA applicants accepted have exceeded the minimum requirement of 5 ap courses. If you have any time to I would recommend taking as many AP courses they classify as suitable for entry as you can, either online or at your school. Based on the AP courses you have listed above I would strongly recommend you take some ap history courses and an ap english. History is a critical part of economics and is essay-based which will help you in writing. They also require USA applicants to have taken an ap english course and if you haven’t you will be required to sit a standardized test. AP Language and Composition is especially good for writing.
As i said before, you must have taken 5 ap courses to be even considered for an economics program, but the five AP courses you take must be an A level AP. However taking 2 certain B Level ap courses and getting a 5 in both will count as one A level. On the USA requirements page (see link above), Ap courses grouped together such as US and Comparative Government and Politics, Macro and Micro economics, and Human Geography and Environmental Science are B level AP courses but if you took both and got a 5 in both, that will count as one A level.
To see which AP courses are considered A level and which are considered B level view this link
https://www.ucas.com/ucas/undergraduate/getting-started/entry-requirements/tariff/tariff-tables/966