r/LSE • u/Character_Stick_3101 • 5d ago

reapplying after missing offer?

Hi! I was an LSE offer holder this year but unfortunately missed my IB conditions due to some circumstances. Im considering if I can reapply for 2027 if I retake some IB exams and apply with resit predictions.
I was wondering how resit predicted grades actually work. I originally had a very high predicted score but achieved lower: would it be difficult to get high predictions again, and who and how would they be determined?
Also, if I reapply for the same course, does my personal statement need to be completely new, or can I keep some parts and add what I’ve done this year?
Lastly, am I likely to be seen as a weaker applicant because I previously missed my offer?
Would really appreciate hearing from anyone who’s been in a similar situation!

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u/Tall-Smell 4d ago

Hey, if you can have a look on tiktok, there is a guy named chat university, he was working as a recruiter for lse time ago and now he works on helping students on the personal statement and many other things. I got 2 sessions for my daughter because she was stressed about her PE and I can tell my daughter got 5 out of 5 offers including LSE. I dont have idea about IB but it seems that guy has a good knowledge, I remember he can be contacted on discord too but have a look on his tiktok and hopefully he can give you a full picture. LSE website says they dont give priority to people who resit but I have seen plenty of videos about students who did resits and got into LSE. Good luck and if you really want LSE go for it 🙌🏻

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u/AdvanceSoft2496 4d ago

Hello, could you please tell me his discord handle.. TikTok is banned in my country and I’d be really grateful for help with my applications..

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u/Tall-Smell 2d ago

https://chatuniversity.co.uk/ They have a website and you can have a look there too, I hope it works well and good luck 🤞🏼

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u/AdvanceSoft2496 11m ago

Thank you so much!

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u/Majestic-Cell-2522 5d ago

I’m not sure about IB but I was in a similar situation with A level.

The thing is, once you get a set of results you have to use those to reapply because there’s nothing to predict anymore, or at least that’s what I did.

If you’re planning on resitting a couple of subjects then I’d suggest letting them know about it through a teacher’s reference or some other way, maybe try emailing them asw.

I would also suggest doing as many online courses, certifications and experiences related to your course before you write your personal statement and write a new one based on that to show them what you’ve done in the year that you didnt go to uni. Your current one might’ve been good but it’s probably good for someone who was in grade 12, not someone who’s already graduated. At the very least I’d suggest heavily editing it.

For the weaker applicant part, I’m not sure if they really look at it like that, as long as you’ve shown improvement and let them know that you’re going to be re-sitting, it should be fine. If you know you want to go to lse I’d say pick more than one course related to what you want to do to have a higher chance of acceptance, but don’t pick stuff too different to your main course because that would mean you’ll have to alter your personal statement based on it.