I’m trying to apply for the London School of Economics but I wonder if it is harder to get in if your a International student.
No, it’s easier if you have completed the pre reqs. Completing the specific pre-req APs is the hard part.
Easier or harder than what? Really it depends on the school. For a lower ranking school they want the higher fees that international students pay, and international students aren’t subject to the quotas that apply to domestic students. So if you meet the criteria you will be admitted, if you can pay. But a tippy top school will have more applicants than they can take and will therefore care more about admitting the best qualified students. Because A levels have a lot more depth than APs, it can be harder for a US student to demonstrate that you are better qualified than an international student from a country where A levels are offered. For example more students attend Oxbridge from Singapore than from the US. I would classify LSE more in the “wants the best qualified students” category than in the “needs money” category.
Agree wtih @Twoin18. LSE is definitely more than a ‘complete the pre-reqs’ school.
However, given that (per your other thread) you are starting Grade 8 this autumn, and you are interested in math/math & science, not only are you getting ahead of yourself, but LSE is a social science university and doesn’t offer math or science (I think that the closest they come is Mathematical Economics + Econometrics.
Luckily, you have lots of time to think about what you want to study and where you want to study it.
To add to what @collegemom3717 says, the science-focussed branch of the university of London is Imperial College.
Also, at all UK universities, you apply specifically for one subject, or a narrow combination, and study just that. So by the time you come to apply you will need to be focussed on a specific subject. (If you are a really top student and aim for Oxbridge there is the Natural Sciences course at Cambridge which does combine the sciences and math.)
Aim to be taking AP courses in all the math and sciences you can during HS, and to get 5s in the exams - that is crucial for the top universities in the UK.
To be clear, meeting the pre-requisites for LSE should not be seen as a slam dunk but rather as a “necessary but not sufficient” condition.
Americans get a favorable review compared to UK/EEA applicants simply because there aren’t as many of them applying, and even fewer who meet expectations, especially wrt math background. It does not mean you’ll be cut any slack when it comes to expected academics or personal statement.
LSE likes to see ALevel math/further math - which is beyond calculus BC and broader than it. If admitted, there’ll be no “remedial” math class to bring you up to speed. So, you better know you have achieved at the level they expect before you can even consider applying.
Why the Uk?
Why LSE?
What “course” ( you understand you wouldn’t major in something that you choose among various gen eds, right?)