<p>I've been accepted to both Georgetown SFS (will probably major in international economics) and the London School of Economics (for a bachelor of science in Government and Economics). I'm just wondering how people would compare these two schools? I'm interested in economics and international development. I know LSE is more "econ focused" and might have a better international rep but the SFS would probably be better-rounded and has an international development certificate and other opportunities that look really good. I'm thinking about doing some type of development work after graduation and possibly getting a phd in econ eventually. I'm leaning towards gtown at this point but still not 100% sure so opinions would be appreciated.</p>
<p>i doubt LSE has a better international rep. more european royalty sends their children to Georgetown than anywhere else in the world.</p>
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<p>Georgetown SFS with a junior year abroad at LSE, if you love it transfer for your senior year. People do it all the time and you have the advantage of developing two networks in 4 years. DC is also the home of the World Bank, Inter-American Development Bank, USAID, the IMF, Peace Corps, etc. The access to these development institutions give Georgetown the advantage.</p>
<p>Consider doing your MSc. or PhD at LSE, MIT, Harvard, Berkeley, Chicago or Oxford.</p>
<p>lse definitely does have an edge in terms of international reputation, having said that I would probably go for SFS for the breadth but thats just me. Don’t get down on lse cos its not in Washington - London students do tons of internships at the foreign office, parliament, think tanks and its so easy to travel in europe to the european parliament, the hague etc. plus london is an amazing city to live and study in (but i am a bit biased)
I’d say go with where your interests lie. British educations tend to be narrower, but if you want the focus I’d say thats good. Otherwise go with Georgetown
Plus studying abroad will be impressive to employers, especially from freshman age, it shows great maturity and a real hunger to experience other cultures.</p>
<p>At the undergraduate level, I would say stay in the U.S. In general, American universities have a more broad focus and are a little more flexible. SFS might be better for undergrad and LSE would be a good grad school. Also, it depends on your career plans. If you plan on working in the U.S. government, SFS would definitely be better just because of the Washington location. If you plan to work in Europe, LSE would probably be better, especially if you are set on Econ.</p>
<p>lol i’m an lse reject but my app status doesn’t inflluence this post :P,</p>
<p>to be honest it depends on what you want, are you a more academically focused person? or dya want to take part in extra-curricular activities as well as academics in order to get the ‘whole college experience’?</p>
<p>bear in mind whichever you go to you’re job prospects are unlikely to be affected, as they are both extremely well known, although lse is more ‘known’ in England and a couple of european countries but thats about it :/, imo more depends on where ye end up going for grad school than undergrad :)</p>