<p>i've got some pretty general questions if you guys dont mind:</p>
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<li>what's are the academics like compared to american colleges?</li>
<li>IMPORTANT: how competitive is admission? what are some average stats?</li>
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<p>aahh thanks a lot for any help!!!</p>
<p>it's called google. use it.</p>
<p>ummm im looking for more personal accounts...like say if you've actually been to the school!! google cant do that...</p>
<p>oh and i checked their website and it looks like the english are pretty discreet about their admissions statistics.</p>
<p>I've looked into LSE and the only way I've found to compare admissions is through IB Scores. If I remeber correctly their Economics program recommended a 666 at HL, with at least 38 points and taking HL Maths. Which if you do not know the IB program is VERY hard to achieve. That is just to apply to the program.</p>
<p>white rabbit, thanks for your reply. yea, i read that up on the LSE website too but i don't do IB. the only other "requirement" on the website that i found was four AP tests with 4s and 5s on them. aahh its frustrating because i've looked around and there's like nothing that can give me average stats but oh well</p>
<p>I've heard from several people that admissions there is pretty numbers-based</p>
<p>I'm actually super-interested in LSE as well...</p>
<p>Academics...I guess you could equate Oxbridge to HYPSM...and LSE is usually BARELY a notch below Oxbridge...so I'd equate it to an IVY or at the very least a top elite school like say Duke. The problem is that LSE is a school specific to the Social Sciences, so it does not have as much recognition as a large university like Oxford where everything is studied. I've heard that while most Americans on the street would have no idea what LSE is, it is HIGHLY regarded in the professional world.
The other difference is that it is a 3-year school where you ONLY study your major. If you go into Economics, every class you take will pretty much be an Economics-related class. So you won't have the "liberal arts" education that American colleges give. Depending on your career goals, that may be a good or bad thing.</p>
<p>The UK system is that they give "conditional offers", and in LSE's case, those are pretty much whatever AP exams you take end of senior year...unless you're already a freshman in college.
Two people I've asked have had offers of 5554 (Accounting and Finance) and 55443 (International Relations).
You also have to apply to a specific course of study, and some are VERY competitive while others are. For example, a standard offer for Economics is AAA, but its BBB for Management Science. A&F and Economics are the two most competitive programs...which explains why the A&F person's conditional offer was higher than the Management Sciences student.
They don't interview, which I suppose makes the process slightly easier than Oxbridge, and your essay should be related to your major (write about your passion for Economics if you're applying for that)... I believe that extracurriculars are not really important there; it's grades and being able to fulfill their conditional offer.</p>
<p>Ooh and if you're American...they like you! Because you pay more than the British student.</p>
<p>have you tried asking on the<strong><em>student</em></strong>room? that's where I asked and the students there (British) were very helpful.
Hope that helped a little!</p>
<p>Admission to UK schools apart from Oxbridge is effectively rolling. The UCAS application deadline is sometime in June for for UK students it's in January and for those who applied to Oxbridge as well it was 15th October! So get your application form in ASAP to give yourself a better chance.</p>
<p>LSE is Mick Jagger's alma mater.</p>
<p>oooo dear cupcake! yea i sent my app in two days ago but an admission's officer told me it's not that big of a deal.</p>
<p>btw, williams f1 fan, i love you!!! thanks sooo much</p>
<p>and cool fact coureur</p>