{"id":540,"date":"2008-05-31T21:18:53","date_gmt":"2008-05-31T20:18:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sixthform.info\/lawblog\/?p=540"},"modified":"2008-05-31T21:22:54","modified_gmt":"2008-05-31T20:22:54","slug":"combinations-of-a-level-subjects-%e2%80%9cblacklisted%e2%80%9d-by-lse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sixthform.info\/lawblog\/?p=540","title":{"rendered":"Combinations of A level subjects \u201cblacklisted\u201d by LSE"},"content":{"rendered":"

Several top universities – Russell Group members – \u201cblacklist\u201d certain subjects that they do not consider preferable for students to have studied as undergraduates. Obtaining a combination of \u201cblacklisted\u201d subject may hamper admission to the London School of Economics (LSE)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Cambridge University\u2019s website does not include Law <\/strong>on such a list, but does state: \u201cFor many courses, prior knowledge of certain subjects is required\u2026 Some courses (e.g. Law, Oriental Studies, and Philosophy) do not require you to have studied the subject before.\u201d<\/p>\n

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books<\/div>\r\n<\/div>However, this year, LSE considers Law <\/strong>a \u201cnon-preferred\u201d subject. But, this only applies if it is part of a combination of subjects from their \u201cnon-preferred\u201d list. So, you are less likely to be offered a place if your three A levels are Law, Business Studies and French, because Law and Business Studies are on the list. But a combination of Law, Maths and French would be OK, because it only includes one \u201cnon-preferred\u201d subject.<\/p>\n

Just one subject at A level in the LSE \u201cNon-preferred list\u201d<\/a>, may not be a problem, and they are certainly less fussy about what subjects you did at AS.<\/p>\n

The following are in their \u201cNon-preferred list of subjects\u201d.<\/p>\n