<p>I have always planned on moving to the US, and had considered going to university in America. I am British, and am living in England, so it is obviously substantially cheaper for me to go to university in England where the tuition cost is only £3070 a year.</p>
<p>I have an offer for Economics and Management from Oxford University, and an offer for Economics at the London School of Economics. Although I plan to move into investment banking, for which LSE is supposedly slightly better, I am intending to accept the Oxford offer because I prefer the course and the university, as well as Oxford's reputation is the US being better from what I have read.</p>
<p>I was just wondering whether I am making the right decision, or is LSE considered to be better for Economics than Oxford in the US?</p>
<p>Further to this how do the aforementioned British institutions compare with Harvard?</p>
<p>I am interested in this because I will probably do an MBA in America, and given how competative the courses are at places like HBS, which would be most impressive on an MBA application, and after that a job application in the USA?</p>
<p>I am not sure how admissions officers at MBA programs would rank LSE versus Oxford. I am pretty sure that admissions people at most Ph.D. programs would rank LSE above Oxford. I would guess that if you prefer Oxford to the LSE and you are determined to do an MBA, you should go to Oxford; I doubt something as narrow as the relative ranking of LSE versus Oxford wrt economics will be that critical for an MBA admission committee which doesn't even look for much of an economics background. On the other hand, if you think a PhD in economics is a real possibility, you may want to consider choosing LSE; the LSE is really hooked into the PhD programs in the US, has a very good graduate program of its own and offers a lot to the aspiring economics researcher.</p>
<p>I think what MBA people are looking for is quantitative ability over anything else. If Oxford E&M has a lot of maths, it should be fine. I would take Oxford over LSE simply for the experience you are going to get there - there are subjective intangible aspects you will find at Oxford which you will not get as a London student in such a high-pressured hard-working environment. Let's face it, both courses are pretty incredible. They say Oxford E&M is the most employable course in the country as well.. I was there for interviews... awesome place, how could you not fall in love with it? </p>
<p>About comparing with Harvard.. would say Harvard better than LSE, also objectively better than Oxford but then you have to take into account subjective stuff - the 'Oxbridge experience' haha..</p>
<p>3000 quid a year for one of the best uni's in the world.. value for money I reckon. Take Oxford.</p>
<p>I am ridiculously jealous of you for being able to make that choice - for a while, LSE was my dream school, and Oxford second choice. I doubt that really matters, haha, as my opinion is moot, and I am going to college in the U.S. I guess I'm interested to see the general answer too, because my current ambition is to study at LSE either in study-abroad or for a master's after graduation. For you, I'd say go for the cheaper program in U.K. over something outrageous ($40,000+ U.S. dollars) over here... both schools have great reputations in the U.S.
- An American most likely headed to Harvard for Economics</p>
<p>in terms of faculty, lse is way better than oxford, it is the only school outside of the US that has a faculty comparable to the economics faculty of a top American uni. the faculty in economics at lse is just way more renowned globally compared to oxford's since a lot of them were US professors from the start or at least hold phds from American Ivy Leagues. but i don't really think phd and mba programs would look at which school is better at research or has a better faculty when they make admissions decisions therefore i think you should go to oxford. oxford was my first choice but i ended at the lse after being pooled and rejected.</p>
<p>Can't add much to what has already been said, but I would also suggest that LSE has better relationships with the "City". The economics grads from the LSE (from my experience of friends at both LSE and Oxford) have been generally more worldly and employable (I assume from having to live in the city already, and also having a more varied student population, and maybe not being viewed as "pampered"). </p>
<p>Oxford will be more comfortable and fun - and the man on the street will always say Oxford - if that matters.</p>
<p>No university can match harvard - Oxford has the same stength across a wide range of subjects, LSE has the same very high quality but only on a narrow range of subjects.</p>
<p>If your goal is to go directly to Harvard, Wharton, Stamford, Tuck, etc. for an MBA, I do not think which school from those you mentioned (all of your choices appear to be top tier) matters much at all, nor does the your actual course of study (as long as you graduate). Your GMATs will be much more important and your GPA somewhat more important.</p>
<p>If your goal is to do an investment banking internship and seek a deferred admission to graduate school, things are probably somewhat different. Still, I don't think that given your options, you can really make a bad choice.</p>
<p>Honestly, LSE is mostly for Oxbridge economics/maths rejects.</p>
<p>Comparing to Harvard:</p>
<p>Harvard undergrad is better than LSE and marginally better than Oxford. But I think Harvard and Cambridge would be very similar. If you're looking into ibanking, then Wharton undergrad is on a similar level to Harvard.</p>
<p>Wharton is pretty hooked into ib, but in this tier, I doubt that your university would matter much. Harvard and Wharton are strong enough brands go get you interviews and from there on, it'll mostly depend on your own performance. To get into an MBA program, both the LSE and Oxford would be great UG choices. Most likely, it won't matter which one you choose.</p>
<p>hey.. i was also an applicant to cambridge n lse.. but i got rejected after the interview from cambridge n got an offer from LSE. Now, ive also got admission into UPenn - College of Arts n Sciences (CAS) but i plan to take a transfer o wharton from CAS. I wanted to know that should i choose an ivy league in the US or should i go with economics at LSE..!!</p>