Statististics for entry
Dear London School of Economics,
I would like to know the following :
-(1)the number of offer holders from the mature student category
- (2)Do students with a single gap year need any additional qualifications to those who don't?
-(3)The number of students taking accounting in A level for the course Accounting and finance
-(4)The number of students getting 4A*'s at A level (actual if possible, if not then predicted)
-(5)The number of students who didn't take (I)gcse's
Please note that the questions refer to home,EU and abroad students & as for the time period:last two years should be fine.
Yours faithfully,
Shannon Ahmed
Dear Shannon
Can you please confirm if question 4 and relate to all students or just those on Accounting and finance?
Your request will be placed on hold until we receive this confirmation.
Kind regards
Danny
Dear GLPD.Info.Rights,
Thanks for the reply!Question number 4 relates to only the Accounting and Finance
Yours sincerely,
Shannon Ahmed
Dear Shannon
Apologies, one further clarification on this please.
Does point 3 refer just to offer holders, or all applicants?
Kind regards
Danny
Dear GLPD.Info.Rights,
Thank you for the reply
All the questions refer to offer holders.
Yours sincerely,
Bob
Dear Shannon
With reference to your request for information under the Freedom of
Information Act, please find attached and below the School's response.
1) The number of offer holders from the mature student category
2017/8 = 122
2018/9 = 150
N.B. ‘Mature Student’ for the purposes of this query has been defined as
students that would be 21 years or older at the point of registration.
2) Do students with a single gap year need any additional qualifications
to those who don't?
No additional qualifications required, all applicants need to meet the
standard academic entry requirements for the programme in question.
Questions 3-5 – Please see attached spreadsheet.
Each applicant to LSE is considered on his/her merit and in competition
with the rest of the applicant cohort in a given admissions cycle. Each
application is viewed holistically; assessing the merit, potential,
motivation, skills and qualities of applicants by considering all the
information presented on the application form. This includes, but is not
limited to, academic achievements and qualifications. The personal
statement, academic reference and additional social and educational
contextual data also form an important part of the selection process. For
more information on exactly what contextual information is used in the
admissions decision making process please refer to the [1]Undergraduate
Admissions Policy.
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Yours sincerely
Danny Hassell
Executive Assistant to the School Secretary
The London School of Economics and Political Science
Houghton Street | London | WC2A 2AE
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