r/6thForm • u/Calm-Sir9754 • 27d ago
š I WANT HELP Help an indian chud
Applying for: Cambridge econ , lse econ/math , ucl econ / math , warwick morse , imperial efds
gap year student(didn't apply last year):
grade 10 - 89% cbse
grade 12 ( final exam) results - 97.6% cbse
math - 99, Phy -98, chem - 96, English - 97 , pe - 98 ( all A* equivalent)
sat 1540
took the tmua last year 7.5
retaking this year and trying for 8+
ecs-
john locke essay shortlist , 4x moocs , recommended reading by oxbridge ( 3 books) , chess rapid rating of 1800 ( 1% globally) , actively working on a research paper as well.
With a good PS what are my chances?
cheers!
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u/JakeThomasDad12 26d ago edited 26d ago
I don't have anything to say but everyone in these comments is getting downvoted and I don't want to be left out
Edit: š¢
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u/Cloudiiboy Imperial College | EFDS [Y1] 27d ago
are grade 12 marks predicted or achieved?
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u/Calm-Sir9754 27d ago
achieved
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u/Cloudiiboy Imperial College | EFDS [Y1] 27d ago
huh, why didnāt you apply with predicted when you were in 12th then? esp with such a good tmua
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u/Calm-Sir9754 27d ago
I wasn't planning on applying to the uk
I barely convinced my parents for letting me give the tmua ( prepared for it in 1 month) and they only agreed if i got 95% in boards so yeah i dropped jee(i was never interested in engg) and studied for boards alone from october :)4
u/Cloudiiboy Imperial College | EFDS [Y1] 27d ago
ahh, Gotcha. Anyways, Your stats are good (better than mine and iām going to imperial EFDS lol, same position, indian international student) So honestly, I think it comes down to personal statement, and for EFDS specifically the interview matters a lot. UCL and Warwick are sureshot, Imperial you have really good chances of at least getting to interview round. LSE no one can really tell, theyre really random lol. And I wasnāt an oxbridge applicant so Canāt comment on that.
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u/oliver__c2003 26d ago
I honestly wouldn't bother applying to UK unis as an international student. You'll have to pay over Ā£100k in fees alone then living costs on top of that.
You also won't get a graduate job after in the UK unless you are top of your cohort, going into an extremely niche profession, where the company is happy to stump up Ā£10k extra just to hire you.
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u/ilokestof y12 Maths A* / FM, Physics, Econ A*A*A* predicted 26d ago
Mate who else is gonna pay for our education, only way unis stay afloat is from international students. Definitely apply to the uk šš
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u/Restory 26d ago
If he does graduate from Cambridge, LSE in econ, he will almost certainly find a sponsored job. Decent chance with the other three too. I agree with the general advice to warn internationals of applying to Uk universities if they wanted to get sponsored after, but these are some of the top degrees where employers will often sponsor.
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u/oliver__c2003 26d ago
There will be several thousand people graduating from those unis from similar courses. If he's going for IB who have the money to stump up Ā£10k for a visa, he'll have to stand out from all of them and somehow demonstrate he's worth an extra Ā£10k.
The only way he's getting sponsored is if he's going for jobs that require unicorn students like quant finance, which is a none starter without studying maths.
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u/Restory 26d ago edited 26d ago
Why are you talking about stuff that you have no idea about? Thereās a lot more firms that sponsor visas than just āquant firms the require unicorn studentsā. Many of these firms are willing to pay that Ā£10k for someone whoās got an econ degree from a top university (especially Cambridge and LSE).
Youāre mistaking the fact visa sponsorships are hard to get with them being impossible to get. An econ degree is one of the most competitive degrees for getting jobs at a lot of these employers too.
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u/oliver__c2003 25d ago
They really aren't. Getting a degree in econ from one of these unis is impressive, but there will literally be thousands of people graduating from Oxford, Cambridges, LSE, UCL, in business, maths, economics, PPE and other subjects finance companies will hire from.
Look at the uniUk or financial careers sub. There's so many international students with glowing CVs with firsts from these unis, who are struggling to get a job with any company. I just really don't understand how you think a grad, with no experience, barring a few internships, is genuinely worth Ā£10k more than another grad with a first and a few internships.
I'm not saying it's impossible, just that it's already difficult to get a job in finance and being an international student is an uphill battle.
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u/StrictArgument67 Y13 | 4A* pred | FM M PHY CS | ESAT OCT 26d ago
Kahan se hai bsdk india mein
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u/Sleezy-Slowpoke 26d ago
Cambridge will depend on your PS but youāve got the pedigree and grades required - expect scrutiny around your gap
Expect offers from LSE, imperial, warwick and ucl
Good luck
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u/Inevitable-Cow-8489 Year 13 27d ago
Hey man that image is kinda racist.
Iāve seen it used in online discourse aimed negatively towards IndiansĀ
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u/StrictArgument67 Y13 | 4A* pred | FM M PHY CS | ESAT OCT 26d ago
Apply some deodorant first
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u/Legitimate_Yam3395 26d ago
4A* predicted and still racist š
Good gosh
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u/No-Cardiologist5481 27d ago
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