LSE: any point applying from France?

[shockthemonkey]

I have seen talk of brilliant candidates from France being rejected by LSE. I am starting to believe it.

All buoyed up having had one success at LSE last year, I guided an outstanding applicant through the same process this year. Honestly his profile was great (Bac S Option Internationale with a conservative 17 MG and 17 in maths spé). He really nailed his PS.

His rejection email says it was his PS, but I have seen so many PSs by now that I know a good one when I see it. I find it stronger than the one which was successful last year.

The poor guy is gutted (though he has great offers from Warwick and Bristol) and I am considering gently discouraging LSE aspirants next time around.

Does anyone have any success stories getting into LSE from the French system, or have any insights regarding the "it was your PS" line from LSE? It does seem too easy as a "reason" for rejecting someone.

[GoMilou]

Needmoresleep have you seen article in this weekend's FT by Simon Kuper - "The French elite: where it went wrong" ? Tells you all you need to know about why so many French students want to study in top UK unis.

I infer from article the increasing demand for UK unis is due to either the offspring of the French elite realising they need other skills to succeed in a globalised world or kids from the provinces getting fed up with just how impermeable the world of ENA and X and the elite of Paris is. Or both.

www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/2/d76b5fcc-b83f-11e2-bd62-00144feabdc0.html

[BoboChic]

Had an interesting bit of information today about LSE recruitment for its MSc Finance. Clearly there are "issues" with recruitment for this programme similar to the issues with recruitment to undergraduate courses. Some MSc students are not up to the course, by their own admission.