Gap year for LSE/Oxbridge econ or stick w Warwick econ

I was lowk close for LSE and oxbridge, got an interview for oxford and my interview scores were decent tbh so i dont think i was a clear reject. LSE held me to the last day and said competition as reason for rejection so i think i was somewhat competitive for them. I got UCL offer but firmed warwick over it cus yeahh. And i could also apply imperial? Is it worth it tho? I spoke to a warwick student and he said cus both are targets the advanatages of lse/Oxbridge are incremental rather than no interview vs interview? I mean he may be biased but he said the types who succeed at lse or oxbridge are the thows who wouod also succeed in warwick. feel i may be delaying my career etc and everything by one year, but also im not sure if its worth it? Like i was sooo close this year and maybe lost out on luck or other factors, but sinxe i think i wilk get super strong achieved grade, ive done more Econ supercurriculars, ill be better at tmua. i think i have a good shot to hopefully gwt at least one of them.What do you think?

reddit.com
u/Top_Pineapple8438 — 16 hours ago
▲ 10 r/6thForm

anyone else feel like this?

lowk feel like every exam has been a war and ive been using all the time and answering and trying hard for every question and i’ve never come out of any exam thinking it was too hard or too easy. but just middle, like im aware of where i went wrong and what i did. good. but idk if this is weird cus in my mocks i always got As or A stars but i would finish exams earlier or not like this this?

anyone else?

reddit.com
u/Top_Pineapple8438 — 1 month ago

How good is warwick econ

I have an offer for Warwick economics and management, as well as KCL but warwick I believe is seen as better for finance not sure (correct me if I am wrong). Like many at my age, I would like to work towards IB/AM, in finance. I like to think I am career focused and have a strong CV with experiences at a few top companies already(6th form experiences/insights nothing too serious)

Thing is I applied Oxford econ and management and was really close (Interview + held in the pool which is like a backup list), and applied LSE for management , to which I think I was close because they held me to the last two or three days to reject me (they said reason was competition). I am wondering if i should re apply for LSE or Oxbridge (maybe UCL too), I am predicted 3 a star inc maths and econ, and should get at least A*A*A. I could work on my uni apps again and do better(I do believe is was really close for 2 top ones and could maybe get it next year). But also I am not sure of the strength of warwick; some on here say it is great; other say LSE/Oxbridge is on another level. Thoughts?

reddit.com
u/Top_Pineapple8438 — 2 months ago
▲ 179 r/6thForm

Final Rejection..💔💔

I don’t usually post but in case anybody else was feeling this way I thought it would be good to share. For a couple years since gcse’s, LSE was my dream school. I worked really hard on my GCSE’s and got all 9s and a few 8s. I picked A-Levels I enjoyed and worked so hard in year 12 to pick great super curriculars, from essay competitions (multiple commendations). I worked really hard on making a personal statement authentic, showing my intellectual honesty and myself, whilst demonstrating my academic interest in management and economics. I got so many people to check and say my personal statement was humble, and really good, and i guess that gave me a false sense of certainty. I did so much research and hyper-focused, and although I applied to Oxford and Warwick and others, I always wanted LSE deep down.

I got an Interview from Oxford, got relatively quick offers from warwick Bristol KCL etc, and then the LSE wait. I waited so many countless 8Pms, that many people here at at r/LSE helped me get through.

Today, 12 hours before I will be lining up to do a levels, 233 days after I hit submit on UCAS, i got rejected, and it sucks.

Its sucks seeing offers go out for months knowing you can be that guy, knowing you researched the course better than anyone, knowing that you were dishing advice on here for months feeling confident about your application.
Its sucks seeing other people live the dream you may have wanted, knowing you saw people who didn’t show an interest in management as an academic discipline, get offers, and yet you didn’t. It just generally sucks. And knowing others may live the life you may were dreaming about for years, and you didn’t get it. It hurts like hell.

I guess it shows you can do everything to your best, and still not get the outcome you wanted

It really sucks.
And I don’t know why I am posting, I feel like this is all a dream and someone will slap me awake. Some people will say my offers are great and they are no doubt, but sometimes you just expect something more from yourself.

Sorry for wasting your time, honestly not sure how I will ever deal with this once ive processed it tommorow.
Thanks to anybody who read this all.

u/Top_Pineapple8438 — 2 months ago