<p>I was wondering if someone could supply with me info on LSE. I was thinking about applying there in addition to the slew of other colleges I am applying to. Does anyone know if it is as good, or even better, than any colleges/universities state-side? It is certainly cheaper.</p>
<p>college rankings for many international institutions vary but this is the best institution outside of the united states for economics and politics according to every ranking i have seen. these two rankings seem pretty legitimate since the first is very comprehensive while the second is done by yale. but as always, take all rankings with a pinch of salt. <a href="http://ideas.repec.org/top/top.inst.all.html%5B/url%5D">http://ideas.repec.org/top/top.inst.all.html</a>
<a href="http://cowles.econ.yale.edu/areas/ecm/gsrank.htm%5B/url%5D">http://cowles.econ.yale.edu/areas/ecm/gsrank.htm</a>
hope this helps.</p>
<p>Thanks, jimmy!</p>
<p>Has anyone on CC every attended an institution outside the United States, whether it be an exchange/abroad program or an undergraduate program?</p>
<p>Does anyone think it would be a good idea to do undergraduate at a foreign school like LSE then apply for graduate school in the united states?</p>
<p>Unless you have really, really good grades you don't even need to apply there.
Some say that it is a lot easier for Americans (you are American, right?) to get into Havard than to get into LSE!</p>
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<li>it is not that much cheaper. Living expenses in London are killing you, believe me.</li>
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<p>thats not true, lse is a bit strange with its admission system. if you have around 6 5s on APs that are related to the subject you are applying for and a have good personal statement you are basically fine. if you only have around 4 5s on APs it gets a bit tricky if you apply for economics or law. i got in with 4 5s on APs and i got an offer for economics and politics but a friend of mine with the exact same grades got rejected for law. the admission rate overall is probably lower or about the same as harvard but its easier for american students. i mean the admission rate for british students is probably like 3-4% but for us is probably around 15-16%. the way i like to think about is that they need your money desperately, they charge us 12000, while british students pay 3000. that usually makes admissions extremely easy for foreign students but the problem is too many internationals apply to the LSE........LSE is more than 50% non-EU students</p>
<p>Nice, $12,000 is relatively cheap compared to the type of tuitions private universities charge in the US. I am not worried about my grades or SAT. However, my private school does not offer AP classes like public schools do. The only APs I believe my school has are in Gov't and Politics and that's about it. </p>
<p>Jimmy, are you currently enrolled at LSE? Have you visited the campus and what not? I am seriously considering applying and, if accepted, attending LSE.</p>
<p>I second whoever said that living in London is VERY expensive. That's something that should definitely be factored into your decision.</p>
<p>"LSE is more than 50% non-EU students"</p>
<p>That is certainly not true. More than 50% (I think 50-60%) of the students are from the UK. At least another 20-25% is from EU-countries. The rest is from non-EU countries. And as far as I know Americans aren't the biggest group of the non-EU students!</p>
<p>Ps: Living expenses for 12 months: at least!!! 12.000 pounds</p>
<p>yes i probably will enroll but i have never visited, if you dont have APs it can be problematic because you might have to take the entrance exam. they dont look at GPA so i submitted a SAT score, 5 SAT IIs and 4 current and 9 future APs. i am not really sure about lse's student population cause the school is rather ambigious about it and the stats i have seen contradict each other. one article stated that 38% were from the UK and 18% from EU while others say 50% from the UK. i hope the latter is right. asians are the biggest non-eu student group</p>
<p>btw, its 12000 sterling, it would probably cost around 100,000 dollars for 3 years including everything (its a 3 year bachelor degree like all the other english unis)</p>
<p>Just checked their homepage. 56% are from the UK. About half of the other 44% are from the EU.</p>
<p>ok i guess wikipedia is stupid</p>
<p>So what is the percentage for non-EU/UK....1 percent?</p>
<p>i think its about 10% american, 23-25% asian</p>
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<p>This is certainly untrue at the graduate level... I got into LSE but not Harvard for a similar degree. Granted, LSE loves having Yanks because they're good for funding...</p>
<p>I thought we were talking about undergraduate admission?</p>
<p>I still don't know if it's true at the undergrad level. I'd suspect that LSE is somewhere on the same level as Harvard.</p>
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<p>Yes, I studied at Tsukuba University and ICU in Japan. One of the best experiences I had as an undergrad.</p>
<p>no offense or anything but lse grad just seems a bit shady, i mean a msc in a year? i think lse for undergrad and PhD is pretty solid but i just dont know enough about msc</p>
<p>UCLAri, you reside in Japan but do not speak Japanese. Could you please explain your circumstances? I am rather curious.</p>
<p>Also, are there any business schools (undergrad or grad) abroad that I should take a look at?</p>
<p>cacjr,</p>
<p>Just because I'm not Japanese doesn't mean that I don't speak Japanese. I'm actually quite fluent.</p>
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<p>Only the British ones are worth the money, if you ask me. Oxbridge comes to mind.</p>
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<p>There are plenty of master's in the US that are one year degrees. I don't see what's so "shady" about it.</p>