LSE/Oxford- Don't know if my scores are enough?

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I will probably apply for history/politics. I’ve looked into government/history at LSE and history at Oxford. I’m just worried because I don’t think I’m qualified to be admitted, so I’m just looking for honest thoughts.

AP World-5
APUSH-5
AP Human Geo-5
AP Language-5
AP Statistics-4
AP Chemisty-3

ACT- 34
SAT-2070

I’m really good and passionate about the social sciences, but would the 4 in Stats in 3 count against me as they are not relevant to my subjects? Also, on LSE website, they say they need 5 fives, this is also counting AP’s from senior year right?

Thanks! Also, if there is anyone that has gotten in for subjects similar to what I’m applying for I’d love to talk to them. I’m from a random public school in the midwest and really have no guidance.

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As I am sure you know, with World, USH & Language and the 34 ACT you meet the minimum requirements for Oxford, and for LSE you need you need 2 more 5’s (at least one in a ‘preferred’ AP). Your low chem mark won’t hurt you and your stats mark isn’t that low, so it won’t be seen as a negative (the reason for the difference in my comment is that chem is far from his/gov, but stats is something that somebody in either subject could find useful if they stayed in the subject for grad school; either way they won’t be why you don’t get in).

You don’t say what you are planning to take Senior year, but I would hope that Euro is on the list

Remember that for Oxford you have to take the HAT, and that score will be important for shortlisting for interview. Also remember that you will have to submit a graded essay from school with your application.

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Senior year courses: AP Gov, AP Macro/Micro, AP Calc, AP literature, AP Psych…our school doesn’t offer Euro so might have to self study…

also must it be a graded essay to submit to oxford? We wrote 0 graded essays in my class, and the history essay I have written is to submit to a conference…

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You have to have a graded piece of work for history at Oxford. Can a teacher mark your conference submission? note that the comments are important- not just a letter or number at the top. Writing is a HUGE part of the course at Oxford (and LSE, but much more at Oxford): you write at least one 4-6 page essay every week of term (based on a huge reading list that you are given in the tutorial from the week before).