If you can’t find an answer to your question below, feel free to email lselife.navigate@lse.ac.uk and one of the team will get back to you.
Why have I been invited to join LSE Navigate?
We will invite everyone who received a contextual offer and successfully secures their place to study at LSE after results day to join LSE Navigate. We will also invite other care-experienced students who come from the UK, even if they did not get a contextual offer.
Is it compulsory to join?
No, it’s not compulsory but we hope you will want to join! We’ve designed the information, support and activities as part of LSE Navigate to help you make the most of your time at LSE, but you can opt out at any time. You can also choose only to attend events and opportunities that interest you the most. If you want to stop receiving emails about LSE Navigate, email lselife.navigate@lse.ac.uk from the email address you would like to unsubscribe and we will remove you from our mailing list.
How do I tell if I have received a contextual offer?
You can find out the standard and contextual offer grades on each programme page and more information about contextual admissions and offers at LSE.
Who will know I received a contextual offer?
We will share a list of LSE Navigate members with academic departments before Welcome Week, so they can make sure you have the best transition into university life possible. Your department will only share this with staff members who need to know this information to provide relevant support and guidance, such as your academic mentor. They won’t share it with other students, or with staff members who do not have a role in providing support while you study. Every student at LSE got their place based on their own individual academic merit and future potential, and deserves their place studying here.
Do I have to go to every event?
We hope you’ll be able to attend as many events as possible, to make use of all the opportunities on offer. We’re aiming to design a programme that is useful and accessible to everyone who is part of LSE Navigate – if you have a request, idea or suggestion please tell us or email lselife.navigate@lse.ac.uk. Everyone’s timetable and other commitments are different so we know you might not be able to attend everything, but we’ll try to run events at a variety of times across the year.
Who is eligible to take part?
LSE Navigate is open to undergraduate students from the UK who received a contextual offer, or who have told us they are a care-experienced student. You will receive a specific email inviting you to join LSE Navigate after your place is confirmed on A-level Results Day. If you’re not sure why you have been invited to join, you can email lselife.navigate@lse.ac.uk to check.
What does a contextual offer mean?
LSE uses contextual offers to recognise that everyone’s educational journey and experience is different, and that A-level grades alone might not recognise true achievement and future potential. We want to build a diverse, global academic community of talented students, no matter their background. Contextual admissions and offers allow us to use additional information about your personal circumstances and background when considering applications from UK applicants eligible for Home fee status. A contextual offer will be one or two grades lower than the standard offer for the programme (usually not including any Maths grade requirements). It doesn’t mean we’re presuming you won’t get the grades to meet the standard offer, but we hope it gives you the confidence to choose LSE as your firm choice. Your contextual offer represents LSE’s belief in your future potential if you join our student community.
Am I guaranteed to get into LSE?
You still need to meet the grades and conditions in your offer to secure your place at LSE. Find out more information about contextual admissions and offers at LSE.