<p>I've just submitted my application to the London School of Economics, and I was hoping I could get my chances for a MSc program in Politics and Communication.</p>
<p>Here are my stats:
Senior at UCLA
Political Science and Communication Studies double major (American Gov./Mass Comm. concentrations)
3.76 overall GPA/4.0 in Political Science, 3.67 in Comm. + 6 community college classes with 4.0
A couple small quarter-long research projects, mostly in the Comm department but one in Political Science.
Assistant editor at daily school newspaper. Writing tutor. Vice President of major campus organization.
Good letters of rec.</p>
<p>I'm not too clear on exactly what I'd like to research yet, but I have a lot of intellectual curiosity and interest in this area.</p>
<p>If you can prove to them that you can foot their admission fees, youre in, no problem. After extensive research, I have discovered that the general formula for admission to LSE is:</p>
<p>Fairly sure. Applying to LSE is fairly cheap, so alot of kids who realistically have noc chance of beign accepted apply anyways, "just in case." Political Communication isnt even one of the hot Msc programs so their applicant/acceptance ratio is probably not that high. As I said, 3.6+ and ability to pay admission and you should be set.</p>
<p>I'm a graduate of the media and communications department, so I would definitely apply. You have the grades. The UK system does not really care about external activities, all they really care about is the grades.</p>
<p>Media and Comms over subscribed like all departments, my programme was 15:1. It goes without saying that everyone has the grades. It's a great programme though, so apply!</p>
<p>As nauru and I pointed out, with a good GPA and money, your chances of acceptance at LSE are rock solid.</p>
<p>Does this mean LSE is a piggy bank? Yes and no. Yes, because they want your money, no question. No, because in exchange for this money, they give you the opportunity to do anything while you are there. You can either sit back, do nothing, and pay for a degree, or network like crazy, attend a bunch of amazing classes outside of your field, find a sweet internship by way of the school's placement services, ect. As anyone will tell you, LSE seems to be exactly what you make of it.</p>
<p>Thanks everyone, I really hope it works out. I actually already submitted my application and my file just went complete, so hopefully it won't be too long until I find out.</p>