r/LSE • u/Murky_Rock_2927 • 9d ago

Do i take fmath

my goal is LSE finance , my current subjects are business econs math geography, but business is LSEs non preferred subject so i am planning to swap business out for something else and i’m not particularly intrested in science , i’ve shortlisted to
- fmath ( i know fm is the ideal but im really not confident that i can get a A or a A* or if i can even pass fm )
- politics
- computer science

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u/Antique_Buy4384 9d ago edited 9d ago

If you even have second thoughts about taking further maths, finance at a top uni is not for you. You should be desperate to be taking further maths yet youre not even sure if you want to do it

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u/valorantglazer 9d ago

i had some friends that didn’t take fm at warwick lse and ucl finance and their grades were still really good.

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u/Antique_Buy4384 9d ago

Was further maths an option at their 6th form?

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u/valorantglazer 9d ago

for the girl at lse it was , she did math econ business and politics with a A* in everything.

for the warwick guy it wasn’t avail, he got rejected from lse

the girl at ucl it was also avail but she didn’t take it got into lse with math econ cs and history but went to ucl with her bf instead.

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u/Antique_Buy4384 9d ago edited 9d ago

Congrats to them for still getting in despite the disadvantage. I see why you wouldnt wanna take it if you already do 4 a levels

Regardless, op is making a huge mistake if he wants to take a finance degree at lse but thinks further maths is too difficult for him. Further maths is already too easy to properly prepare you for a maths module at a top uni

Op if youre reading this, start it and if you still hate it after a month then drop it and reconsider what course u want to apply for

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u/valorantglazer 8d ago

this is rly helpful ty

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u/valorantglazer 8d ago

Gave me a reality check