<p>I was just hoping I could get people's two cents regarding what I should do here. I studied abroad last year at the London School of Economics, and had a good time. I filled out an application to transfer, and met the requirements. So now I am left with a dilemma:</p>
<p>Should I transfer to LSE or stay at Brandeis? At LSE I would get a BSc in Government, at Brandeis a BA in Politics and Philosophy. LSE is a three yera program, Brandeis a four year program, but I am unsure if that is a factor. I am hoping to go to law school (in the US), and am considering which of these options would help me facilitate this. Further, I enjoyed LSE quite a bit more. However, I have the option of graduating early at Brandeis, which would probably save me between 10-15,000 dollars. </p>
<p>Does anyone know how a move like this would affect the thinking of law schools, or my career prospects in general? Thanks a bunch.</p>
<p>Are you sure you want the BSc in Government degree, or are you unsure of your major? UK universities rarely allow you to change your concentration once your course has begun.</p>
<p>Graduating early at Brandeis = 3 years instead of 4? = same as LSE?</p>
<p>I'm guessing LSE costs you more per year then?</p>
<p>Hey sorry, let me try to clear things up somewhat. </p>
<p>I applied for a transfer into the Government department, so the degree I would end up with is called a BSc in Government. The stuff at Brandeis I did would count as one year, and last year as another. So I would be in my third year at LSE or fourth year at Brandeis, but either way, I would be in my last year of undergraduate school. Its just that LSE is considered a three year program, Brandeis a four year program.</p>
<p>I've taken enough classes so that I could graduate a semester early, or maybe switch to part time, thus not having to pay all that tuition. Brandeis would normally cost me (trivially) more otherwise. </p>
<p>What I'm really unsure of is how law schools would regard this, or for that matter, just any generic company where I could get a regular job. Preferably with health insurance. Thanks again for your input.</p>
<p>Regarding law schools, ask at the law school forum. If you just want to get a regular job (or perhaps a better than regular job), LSE would be better (in Europe at least).</p>
<p>It depends on where you are gonna work at. If you wanna work in Europe, then LSE is the perfect choice. However, if you don't wanna work overseas, then you'd better not study abroad.</p>
<p>i just completed my first year at a community college in the US, and was wondering about transferring to LSE. Is it even possible? all ive found is </p>
<p>Transfers in the UK are extremely rare. Most UK schools won't have anything about transfers on their web-sites because they're not even sure what that means. It's very much a US concept. UK students move to a different college by dropping out and re-applying.</p>
<p>thanks for the response
would you know anything about the study abroad program at LSE?
the reason i want to study at LSE is because i want to work for a few years in London/Paris before settling in the US</p>
<p>Go to the LSE it has an amazing reputation on both sides of the atlantic, one that, i hate to say, but far outstrips that of brandies. LSE is amazing if I were you I would go there plus its in London which makes it even better. For law school I would definitely choose LSE as it ads a little international spice to your application in addition to adding a stronger name to your c.v.</p>
<p>Go to LSE! Out of question. Regardless of where you want to work, LSE will open you any doors. Recruiters know it, and its famous for its independent, intellectual and intelligent students. If you get good grades at LSE, Law School in the US wont be a problem as well (I know someone who got into Law School at Harvard, Yale, Chicago, and Georgetown). In many rankings, LSE is second after Harvard in social sciences. Brandies is not even close to that (without wanting to sound insulting).</p>
<p>LSE is not overrated. That's complete BS. It is the hardest school to get accepted to in the UK. It has an average 17 applicants for every available position making it more difficult to get accepted to than Harvard. It is ranked first in the UK for all business related subjects. Furthermore it has mad rep. in London which by the way just took over New York as the worlds finance and business capital. If you do well at LSE you will get a job wherever you would like. LSE has a better rep. for business undergrad than Harvard or Yale. It has the third best econ. department in the world. It has just as good or better rep. than Yale and is on the same level as Harvard. And for social policy it is ranked first in the UK.</p>
<p>^I think Swissas said "LSE is not overrated. That's complete BS."
In other words, he was saying your comment on LSE being overrated was BS.</p>
<p>On another note, I think you cant really compare being denied at UM, Yale, UChicago but admitted into LSE, becauseits like comparing apples with oranges. According to your math, Harvard should be easier to get in than Duke, since a friend of mine got denied @ Duke but got in @ Harvard.</p>
<p>its all relative. Its easier for non europeans to get in to LSE because then LSE can charge them more. Furthermore LSE gets very few applications from the States and so accepts more American applicants. Its considerably easier for Americans to get in then Europeans. Also very few Americans that get accepted actually go due to the cost which increases the number of Americans they need to accept in the first place. Nonetheless, LSE is ranked as one of the best Universities in the world in the area of economics, business and social policy and that is undeniable. And by the way those opinions are basically universal agreed upon by all intelligent people you talk to in business or finance.
Win8282 has a good point about the acceptances.</p>
<p>Thanks for all the valuable input, it's really great. I was able to get this offer by doing the study abroad program. Each department has different requirements (I had to get a 2:1 in my classes), and should you meet this offer, you can get in. I would recommend this (study abroad) program, and would be happy to answer questions regarding it. </p>
<p>Regarding the LSE admissions, I think there are some masters programs that are (relatively) easy to get into, but any undergrad degree is going to be fairly tough.</p>
<p>That aside, does anyone know if an American can get a job in the UK after graduating from a place like LSE? </p>