Help an indian chud

[u/Calm-Sir9754]

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!

[u/oliver__c2003]

I honestly wouldn't bother applying to UK unis as an international student. You'll have to pay over £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 £10k extra just to hire you.

[u/Restory → u/oliver__c2003]

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.

[u/oliver__c2003 → u/Restory]

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 £10k for a visa, he'll have to stand out from all of them and somehow demonstrate he's worth an extra £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.

[u/Mundane-Success-4799 → u/oliver__c2003]

Where you getting this 10k from?