Warning about LSE

yes - she'll be at carr saunders, i believe! ironically, she'll be living closer to UCL than me, even though i'm going to UCL

You'll be able to catch up regularly then, so that's great! I hope you both enjoy yourselves (sorry if this posted twice? My app crashed)


Posted from TSR Mobile

would economics be classed as one of LSE's quant courses? i know i can't expect economics, of all degrees, to not be completely intense and demanding - but surely it would never go as far as to worsen her problems if sufficient help was available for her?

That's not surprising if TSR is your only source. People are more likely to bother posting about things that they hate than they like, in threads which tend to be answered by people with similar views to them. I don't exactly see people in any university subforum creating "omg this uni is so great you should all come here!" threads. In some cases, like the OP's, the poster has actually experienced what's going on and is in a position to comment. In others, people just tend to relay the same stereotypes/biases they've accumulated from elsewhere. This creates a masssive echo chamber where the same bad stuff is regurgitated ad nauseum and the good stuff either goes unmentioned or is ignored.

You may also want to specify what measure of "better" you'd like to hear about.

Those same people should have also warned you that you get plenty of chances to socialise with people from other London unis, and that a lot of the social aspect comes down to the accommodation you pick and the type of societies you join. Then, of course, it comes down to personal preference and what sort of character you are - two guys from my school who are both doing Econ there said that they loved how everyone was so like-minded as them in terms of their goals etc. My point is that one's experience varies massively and cannot be described in bold, all-encompassing terms. There's a lot more nuance here, something which OP rightfully acknowledged early on.

I don't think that this thread would be appropriate to start some sort of massive comparison between UCL/KCL/LSE. They all have their merits and demerits, and I imagine that academics and "opportunities" are impossible to gauge without knowing what course/career you're looking at.

Actually, most of this thread has come down to the social aspect, which is strange considering that OP made some very interesting points that people glossed over (such as, why does he think that the careers office is diabolical?)

I'm not criticising your friends for anything - just saying that there's a large variety in the type of experience you're likely to have, perhaps even more so than at other unis.

I agree with your second point - the vast majority of complaints I've heard regarded the cliqueyness and the mentality of the students there. I've also heard issues about the library being overcramped, and a few other things that there's little point mentioning right now. The only point I'm trying to make is that how people respond to these comes down to the individual and their priorities, and that there are plenty of other aspects of the uni about which we hear little to nothing about.

That's why I think that it's always beneficial to have threads like the OP's, but we need to be wary of people hijacking them with their overly simplistic views of the university.

Lol they're all snakes. I had one of them try to sabotage my internship application :/

TSR is certainly not my only source, I know plenty of people personally who went there and said it was absolute **** with no community whatsoever. This only confirms what I already know...

By better I mean in every aspect - socially, academically, in terms of societies and opportunities available etc.

I m going to LSE this September and my checking with school seniors who went there are so far positive!

I m going to LSE this September and my checking with school seniors who went there are so far positive!

I'd rather not go into the specifics because I know a lot of lse students frequent TSR but its a quant degree

The only "problems" you spoke about was the level of the lecturer's English. It's funny because I distinctly remember you trying to rank the London unis for Law based on one recording of one lecture in one of their modules. I think that your nonsense is the exact reason why people take comments like yours' with a pinch of salt.

please can you tell me if UCL is also the same as LSE or is it is better in terms of socialising as well as studying?

I don't think it's fair to criticise those I know and say they did uni wrong, but I respect that not all people are going to think the same way about their uni experience. But honestly said, I have never heard anyone who has had anything nice to say about LSE. It's been overwhelmingly negative in comparison to what I've heard from other unis, and the complaints are always the same.