🎓 Academic Program
LSE BSc Economics — one of the world's most rigorous 3-year undergraduate economics degrees. Ranked top-5 globally by QS Economics subject rankings. Faculty include Sir Christopher Pissarides (Nobel, labor search), Ricardo Reis (macroeconomics), John Van Reenen (productivity/innovation), Steve Pischke (labor econometrics), and Oriana Bandiera (development). Home to STICERD (Suntory & Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines), the Centre for Economic Performance (CEP), and the Centre for Macroeconomics. Options include BSc Economics, BSc Econometrics & Mathematical Economics (EME — most quantitative), and BSc Economics with Economic History.
🎯 Admissions
📊 Exam Requirements
📅 Deadlines
💰 Financial Aid & Scholarships
📑 Scholarship requirements
- LSE Undergraduate Support Scheme (USS): up to £7,000/yr — for low-income UK/international students
- Apply after receiving offer
- External: Chevening Scholarship (POSTGRADUATE only, full funding)
- External: Commonwealth Shared Scholarship (POSTGRADUATE only)
- Mongolian government scholarships for UK study (research separately)
🔄 Scholarship maintenance
USS: maintain academic standards. Annual review.
⚠️ Conditions & restrictions
- USS is partial only (~22% of tuition)
- Tuition gap remains for international students (~£25,000/yr uncovered)
- Living costs not covered by LSE scholarships
- Chevening: only for postgraduate students with 2+ years work experience
📝 Application requirements
- UCAS application
- Personal statement (500 words / 4,000 characters)
- Predicted grades from school
- Academic reference (one)
- No teacher rec letters required at UK undergrad level
✍️ Supplemental essay prompts (2025-2026)
- See LSE Economics supplement — UCAS Personal Statement (500 words / 4,000 characters) demonstrating genuine passion for economics beyond A-level syllabus
⭐ "Why Us?" — Essay hooks & school personality
LSE Economics is the intellectual home of modern macroeconomics — Hayek, Robbins, Pissarides all worked here. The Centre for Economic Performance is the UK's leading applied economics research centre. STICERD funds undergraduate research summer projects. London location = direct access to Bank of England, HM Treasury, IMF London, and the entire City financial district. 70% international student body means unmatched global network. LSE100 course develops interdisciplinary methods across the school.
🏆 Unique advantages
World-top-5 dedicated Economics program. London internship access at every major bank, hedge fund, consultancy, and think tank. Global brand — LSE Economics is instantly recognizable to any employer worldwide. 18 Nobel laureates. Direct Bank of England / HM Treasury / IMF pipeline.
💼 Career outlook
Top recruitment by Goldman Sachs London, JPMorgan, Barclays, HSBC IB, McKinsey, BCG, Bain London, Bank of England, HM Treasury. Big 4 UK for economics-consulting arms (Deloitte Economics, PwC Strategy&). Starting salary £45,000-55,000 in London IB/consulting.
⏰ Work while studying
Tier 4 / Student Route visa: 20 hrs/week during term, full-time during breaks. London tutoring/admin jobs ~£12-15/hr. LSE Careers is one of the best career services worldwide.
🎯 Essay Hooks — "Why Us?" эссэд ашиглах specific anchor-ууд
Ерөнхий "great library" биш — тодорхой campus culture, program, alumni хэсгүүд. Тухайн сургуулийн уникаль зүйлсийг эссэдээ дурдснаар "чи маш их судалж, зөвхөн бидэн рүү зорьж байна" гэсэн сигнал өгнө.
- STICERD funds undergraduate research summer projects with faculty like Oriana Bandiera and Ricardo Reis
- Centre for Economic Performance is the UK's leading applied economics research centre
- LSE Economics Society hosts weekly speakers from Bank of England, HM Treasury, and IMF London
- 70% international student body creates unmatched global network from day 1
- London location = direct internship access to City finance, HMT, BoE, and IMF regional office
📝 Application effort estimation
🎯 Backup plans
- Apply EARLY through UCAS (January 15 recommended)
- Mongolian government scholarship for UK study (key route)
- UCL, Warwick, Cambridge Economics as parallel/alternative
- Consider master's at LSE later via Chevening (better full-funding option)
🔗 Official sources
- lse.ac.uk/study-at-lse/Undergraduate
- lse.ac.uk/economics
- chevening.org
- lse.ac.uk/fees-and-funding