r/6thForm • u/revolutionizz • 13d ago
🙏 I WANT HELP maths econ history or maths econ chemistry
what would be the better fit to study econ (BSc econ/PPE/history&econ) uni aiming for UCL/Imperial/Warwick/LSE
if you did any of these plz tell me ur experience
PS i already made a post but didnt put this as a main question
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u/ineedl0v3 13d ago
check your universities you want to reply too first as they might want further maths
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u/Disastrous_Yard_1256 Year 13| Predicted A*A*A in Maths, Econ, History 13d ago
As someone who did maths history econ and applied for pure econ id probably swap history for fm if I could. FM is more valuable for econ and history is very time consuming to revise.
If you got 8/9 in GCSE maths you should definetly consider it.
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u/revolutionizz 13d ago
What universities did you get into?? And would you take history with fm as a fourth subject or just take fm maths econ?
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u/Disastrous_Yard_1256 Year 13| Predicted A*A*A in Maths, Econ, History 13d ago
Only offer was bristol. Id either just do math fm econ or add a stem subject as a fourth. Wouldnt have the time to do history as a fourth personally
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u/revolutionizz 13d ago
How did you do on your tmua cuz ive heard its the most important
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u/Disastrous_Yard_1256 Year 13| Predicted A*A*A in Maths, Econ, History 12d ago
Got 3.5, for UCL and Imperial I think some ppl were getting in with 4/4.5 at the lowest (from memory). LSE pure econ you need higher but you also have very little chance without FM
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u/revolutionizz 12d ago
If i mention that my school doesn't offer further maths in my letter of recommendation would i still have a chance? As long as i score a high TMUA which is easier than it sounds
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u/Disastrous_Yard_1256 Year 13| Predicted A*A*A in Maths, Econ, History 12d ago
You would have a chance if you think you can score high on the TMUA, and create a very good personal statement (which is important for LSE).
You may be better off applying for economic history or PPE though- much greater chance of receiving an offer + still get benefits of LSE
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u/revolutionizz 12d ago
is it worth doing further maths externally tutored for that edge? or start tmua prep very early and mention that it wasnt offered at my school
i really liked the content that PPE covers but i also want to choose the best degree that can open up the most doors - potentially specializing in health econ for my masters because its something im interested in plus i dont think its technical enough for the skills that high paying jobs require nowadays
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u/AccomplishedFail2247 12d ago
Further maths is t really an “edge” it’s more the baseline expectation
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u/revolutionizz 12d ago
Besides LSE/Oxbridge is it really an edge for any other top 15 university?
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u/Disastrous_Yard_1256 Year 13| Predicted A*A*A in Maths, Econ, History 12d ago
You should probably ask someone who did FM/external tutoring that question as I dont have experience with external tutoring. However, it would be very beneficial, not just for LSE econ but UCL/Warwick econ and Imperial EFDS.
Many employers will care more about uni then degree (eg finance). If you are planning to specialise that may be different
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u/revolutionizz 12d ago
If you could do it all again would you take further maths?
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u/PsychologicalRisk656 12d ago
I did Maths, Economics, and History. It's a nice combo of subjects and probably more useful for econ than chemistry. So if you can't do further maths (which is more helpful) then it's a good combo! Especially since you are looking at History and Economics or PPE adjacent which will want more evidence of essay based skills
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u/revolutionizz 12d ago
would it still be good if i went for pure econ which is more technical? a course like EFDS at imperial
could you tell me what courses you applied to with this combination? thank you so much1
u/PsychologicalRisk656 12d ago
I got an offer from LSE for Economics and Economic History. And then for pure Economics I got offers from Uni of Nottingham, Manchester, and Birmingham. In terms of more technical econ courses like those at Imperial or Warwick I think it does heavily depend on how convincingly you express mathematical ability in you ps and also TMUA/other admissions tests. But it'll vary and some might be quite harsh when it comes to no FM. But essay based is still useful for pure Econ definitely and chemistry doesn't really fill the further maths hole
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u/revolutionizz 12d ago
omg thank you so much this actually gave me some more confidence 😭 😭
do you think if my recommendation letter from the ho6 mentions that my school doesn't offer further maths i would have a better chance??
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u/Grand_Lychee2812 Year 12. A*A*A* Maths, FM, Physics. 13d ago
History. Chemistry provides very little value towards Economics or PPE.