MSc International Political Economy - Reinstatement
Dear London School of Economics,
Could you kindly provide the number of students that, after successfully securing an offer, decided to instead reinstate their application in the next admissions cycle. Of those students, how many then also received an offer in the following cycle as part of the reinstatement application. Respectively, for the MSc International Political Economy, for the past three academic sessions. Thank you in advance.
Yours faithfully,
Elias Bernhard
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Dear Elias
Further to your recent FoI request, the Schools response is provided
below:
MSc International Political Economy: Number of students that, after
successfully securing an offer (A), decided to instead reinstate their
application in the next admissions cycle (B) and how many received an
offer in the following cycle as part of the reinstatement application (C).
Year of initial Number of offer Number of offer holders who Number who
application holders (A) reinstated to the next year received an
(B) offer in the
next year (C)
2018/9 109 2 2
2019/0 110 4 3 (+1 reserve
offer)
2020/1 134 14 13
Please Note: The difference between last year and previous years is that
the LSE stopped accepting deferral requests, due to the pandemic. Anyone
who wanted to be considered for this year had to reinstate alongside the
new cohort.
Could I ask you to think about the underlying question that is prompting
your data request. If you are attempting to find out what are your chances
of getting a place, remember that this cannot be answered by reference to
data. Applications are considered on their individual merits, based on a
holistic view of your supporting documents in the context of the current
cohort. Figures from previous years will not offer any insight on your
application. Your best way to find the answer is to apply.
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Paul
Dr Paul R. Duller
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The London School of Economics and Political Science
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