Help!!! What should I do with Economics

Hey!!! I am currently in Year 12 and I am studying Maths, Economics, Psychology and History (and General studies but that irrelevant). I plan to work in the financial area (Financial adviser, Investment analyst, Actuary). I know that I want to do an Economics course but I want to add something to it. Finance and Economics Accountancy and...

Masters in Economics without a Bachelor in Economics?

Hi guys, I'm currently an undergraduate Physics student in Imperial College London, but I am planning to pursue a Masters in Economics after I graduate. I was wondering if it is possible to pursue a 1-year MSc Economics anywhere, instead of having to do the 2-year programme? Most websites state that "a relevant degree" is required, but I...

Sixth form Economics Further Reading

Hi, I have never learned economics before, but I am very eager to learn it. As I was young, I liked to play around with numbers, but my affection towards social sciences (especially history) grew as I grew up, and economics was a course that entertained both my desire towards numbers and societal problems. I am in the Year 11, and since o...

Sixth Form OCR Economics F583 Revision Notes

Just some revision notes I made to concise the first two chapters of the F583 module. These are not meant as a substitute for the textbook, but more as a quick revision recap nearer the exam period. They're very...different to most notes but they worked very well for me! If you don't understand anything, feel free to message me! The order...

Alex Frizzell, fourth-year in the College, 1991-2013

Alex Frizzell was driven to help others, calling upon what she learned as a student of environmental economics, an avid traveler and an aspiring physician. Frizzell, a fourth-year in the College who majored in economics, died Feb. 4 at the age of 21 in Hyde Park. At the University of Chicago, Frizzell’s academic interests included the Ara...

Extra Reading: Economics

Coming to the end of year 12, I've decided I'm probably going to apply for economics. However I don't know too much about it since I haven't taken it and I've also heard it looks good on applications to have further reading, so could anyone recommend any books? Thanks :)...

Other/Not applicable IB Economics Extended Essay - Topic - HELP!

I am in my second year of the IB and I desperately need to choose a topic for my Economics EE. The thing is that my father is not a businessman and is not involved with any companies which can give me easy access to stats or business figures, so I do not know which way to go with regard to my EE and it's topic. I would prefer a Micro econ...

Economics or Finance and Banking without IB economics?

Hi everybody, my question is: Do I have any chance to get into economics or Finance Banking at university, if I do not have economics in my IB subjects? Also, most of the universities require HL in maths for economics... but for example Birmingham or Essex do not. my subjects: Maths SL (6/7) Bio SL German SL Engl HL History HL Czech HL th...

GCSE Economics AQA 2013

Hey is anyone doing GCSE Economics this year? If so how are you preparing for the unit 12 (the second and final exam) section Investigating economic issues?...

the persective of EPAIS in Warwick

I have got an offer of EPAIS(Economics, Politics and International Studies) in Warwick Uni. May anyone tell me the perspective of this course? I want to apply for Phd in economics or finance after my undergraduate courses, so is the economics side in this programme intensive enough and respectable for me to pursue those sort of PhD? Or al...

How to use the WHERE clause in T-SQL

The "a.form" condition in the WHERE clause is not being met in the following query. That's regardless of whatever form that is used, for example, even if form=1 all students of economics in form 4 are displayed as result of the query. SELECT a.Form, c.AcademicYear, b.SubjectName, b.UserID, b.Password, c.

Should I do economics or geography at A-level?

I will be commencing A-levels in September and I chose to do French, politics, English language and economics. However due to a clerical error when inputting the student's choices, instead of economics I was put down to do philosophy and ethics. This has caused my actual choices to clash, meaning I can not study economics. I think that if...

Chances of getting accepted by UCL/LSE for an MSC in Economics?

What are the chances of getting accepted by UCL or LSE or Warwick with a mid-to high 2:1 in Economics? I'm enquiring on behalf of my boyfriend who is interested in corporate banking and the financial sector in general. I study Linguistics, and I'm not entirely sure of the correct terminology, but I am pretty sure he is interested in these...

History at London universities

So I have my A Level grades already, I tried to apply to Economics this year around and only got an offer at Birmingham university, and I'm not too sure if I want to stick to economics anyway now. So I was thinking of going down the History route instead. My grades were, Economics - A*, History - A* and Maths - B, and in my GCSES I got 3A...

Graduate Diploma Economics University of London

Hello everyone, I need to know if any of you have taken this course and if it is any good: http://www.londoninternational.ac.uk...a tes-economics I can't find anything on it. Really want to do economics but can't afford much. I want to know if this course is worth doing. Thanks...

Sixth form Cambridge Economics HELP

Okay, well last year i just scraped a D grade from economics due to me being very very lazy. Economics i just found very boring and it interest be none whatsoever. Ive applied for Mathematics and Finance at Heriot-Watt and Mathematics and Business at Brighton. I need ABC for Heriot, or BBC at Brighton. Now CIE is probably one of the harde...

MSc Economics at LSE, Warwick, Barcelona or Stockholm?

Hi guys! I have got an offer for the MSc Economics at LSE, Warwick, Barcelona GSE and Stockholm School of Economics. Does any of you have any suggestions? I know LSE is very prestigious, but some people say that the quality of the courses is going down and that Professors are not very accessible. I don't know if this is true, that's why I...

Economics Study guide and Quiz for Android

ALFAJIRI MOBILE SOLUTIONS The Economics study guide and Quiz app comes with over 700 flash cards and quiz questions. It covers both Micro-economics and Macro-economics. The flash cards have audi and can be flipped. the student can also choose to view both sides of the... $1.99

ESPS vs BA Philosophy & Economics?

Hi there, I'm currently an offer-holder for the 4-year European Social and Political Studies, where I intend to specialize in Philosophy, Economics and Italian. Since I got my offer 3 months ago, I've been reconsidering the following: 1. I don't have much love for the Italian language (I've been studying Chinese since I was 10 and would r...

Econ at Warwick or Econ and Business with EES at UCL?

Hello, I've received all my responses on UCAS - four offers (Economics at Warwick, Nottingham, Exeter and Economics and Business with East European Studies at UCL) and one rejection (Economics at LSE). Exeter has the lowest conditions - 8.5/10 at the Romanian Baccalaureate, so it'll definitely be my insurance choice. I'm trying to figure...

GCSE Economics Unit 12 2013

Hey, just wondering if anyone has started revision for this economics unit and if they've received the pre release material yet? I haven't and I'm starting to worry, is this unit harder than unit 11 (which was personal economics)? Thanks...

SOAS, Southampton, or Exeter for Economics?

Hello Everyone, and Thank you for reading my post and for your opinions. Basically, I am 23 years old male, originally from the middle east and lived in London for 7 years (mainly been in employment) and currently studying Access course in Humanities and Social Science and hoping to study Economics at University. The good part is I have r...

Secondary Economics and Business by Edexcel

There is this subject in A level called 'Economics and Business' provided by Edexcel. I already have Business Studies and Economics under CIE. Can I take, or will it be useful to take, Economics and Business in Edexcel? Posted from TSR Mobile...

Secondary Economics and Business- A level

There is this subject in A level called 'Economics and Business' provided by Edexcel. I already have Business Studies and Economics under CIE. Can I take, or will it be useful to take, Economics and Business in Edexcel? Posted from TSR Mobile...

Economics at Hertfordshire

I'm looking to do an Economics with Finance degree at Herts and was wondering if anyone on here is currently doing the degree and tell me any information about it? I have looked at the league tables and seen it is incredibly low (Around 70th out of 75) and was wondering why is this the case? I am currently doing a degree at Hertfordshire...

Info Needed - Economics - 2013/14

Hi, the deadline to selecting my Firm and Insurance University is fast approaching. I am stuck between studying Economics at Loughborough and Leicester. Loughborough has a higher grade requirement than Leicester with an AAB compared to ABB. I know I have the potential to achieve an A* in Economics with my final exams coming up this summer...

Warwick Economics Offer holder 2013

I thought we should have one thread like this one ;) for those that are firming Warwick or as an insurance. I applied to straight Economics :) Posted from TSR Mobile...

UCL ESPS vs Warwick PPE

Hi all, I have offers to study ESPS at UCL (may choose full economic spec.) and PPE at Warwick. Whilst I understand Warwick and UCL are perceived as having equal prestige in economics, I was slightly concerned whether the ESPS (European Political and Social Studies) sounded slightly wishy washy, even though it is a four year course and yo...

MSC Finance/Economics/Investment what grade needed to get in??

Hi all, I know there is a lot of threads on this but this one is marginally different. My question is what grade is needed for following courses for entry? Yes some are more obvious than others please fill in missing numbers or correct my mistake. Mphil Finance and Economics at Cambridge= 1st a must? Mphil Finance at Cambridge =1st a must...

LSE msc finance and economics profile evaluation

Dear all, I want to ask you if you can help me to understand my chances to get into the LSE msc finance and economics program. I am an Italian student studying in an American university overseas, I am double majoring in business administration and economics and finance. My cumulative GPA is 3.4, and I hope to rise it a bit by the end of t...

How competitive is economics at Warwick?

Obviously, as it is one of the UK's leading universities for economics, it's reasonable to assume that the general academic standard of applicants is vey high at Warwick. So my question is this: 'Where would I stand, with A-level Maths, Further Maths, Economics and Business Studies (a poor selection, I know) in terms of my likely hood of...

1 year Msc programme helpful for Phd?

Is there someone who could explain to me how a 1 year master programme can leverage your odds for applying to a Phd afterwards (economics or finance)?. I am asking this since most Phd application deadlines are in Dec-Jan and a few in February. If you don't have any grades to show yet and your professors barely know you, then how can your...

Durham Uni College Procedure

I am applying for Economics at Durham and looking at University College. One reason is because it is fairly close to the economics department. However I know this college is usually oversubscribed and therefore I may be rejected and given an offer at another college. Would I have a say in this college choice? I am not too bothered about w...

UCL or LSE - Would it make a difference?

I currently hold offers from UCL - Bsc Mathematics, and LSE - Mathematics w/ Economics, and as of now I'm very much inclined to take the UCL offer. The main reason is because LSE doesn't offer a very rigorous mathematics course, and I would mainly like to study mathematics, rather than economics. Also, I can easily change the UCL degree t...

Sixth form Exam technique for business & economics

I am doing the Edexcel Economics & Business A2 exams. I am predicted an A but got a D in my first A2 exam (Unit 3). My teacher thinks it was down to exam technique as my content was decent. Can anybody offer tips? e.g. on structure? I know one "secret" for this exam in particular is to define key words in the question (Even though this is...

Essay Writing in Economics degree?

I'm a little confused about what course to do at university. I'm confused between doing a joint degree like maths and economics or maths with economics or just maths. However it all depends on how much essay writing I'll have to do in the economics part of the course, if there's a lot of writing (which I dont like) then I might just opt f...

Questions about meeting offer requirements

I have received offer from Queens Mary for law and it requires Grades AAA* including Law Economics. This means I must at least score As for both law and economics right?...

Loughborough or Leicester?

Hi, the deadline to selecting my Firm and Insurance University is fast approaching. I am stuck between studying Economics at Loughborough and Leicester. Loughborough has a higher grade requirement than Leicester with an AAB compared to ABB. I know I have the potential to achieve an A* in Economics with my final exams coming up this summer...

Applying for summer internships while on placement/in employment?

I am currently in my 2nd year of a 4 year Economics course which includes a placement year. I've managed to secure a relevant placement in Corporate Finance at a large professional services firm. So I will be doing that next year, it is also my penultimate year, so I should be applying for summer internships too. I have two key concerns I...

Business Studies or Economics

Do all universities prefer economics? Posted from TSR Mobile...