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No I'm not. And 99% of the students at LSE are not Asian. There is a mix of students from a variety of countries. These including England, Scotland, France, Germany, China, India, Pakistan, Finland, Sweden and South Africa. Students are from everywhere - not just Asia.

I never implied that.

I have a C as one of my predicitons for A level, would this have an affect on any outcome?
Do you think LSE will check with my school for recent assessments to see how one is doing?
For PS, how much (in terms of paragraphs/sentences) should one talk about read books and quotes. A book by Lawrence Dickey talking about and taking extracts from the "wealth of nations", is this an overused example as Wlthofnatns is very popular so could they think Im just chucking it in their to try and impress them?
hope you have a awesome time with your course!

Hey! I am planning on applying for BSc Management but I have been hearing very varied views about the course. I'll be glad if you can let me know:

1. Is it a good major? As in some say that its better to do something specific like Bsc Accounting or Bsc Economics rather than Management.
2. How well are graduates of Bsc Management paid?
3. Considering that I am an international student and the high amount of fees I'll have to pay, will it be worth it or would I rather do something else?

Thanks!

Is it true that the atmosphere feels incredibly competitive (after you get in!) and cut-throat at LSE?
Also is being at a university where everyone is doing similar courses and has similar aspirations in your opinion a good thing or a bad thing?

As a second year BSc IR student I feel very strongly about this. Yes, it is incredibly competitive and cut throat.

Perfect example: last year I was in a study group for exams. There were about 15 people from my year in this. Only 3 showed up to meet. I will classify the three of us as following: 1) nerdy super intelligent girl who clearly thought she was superior to everyone, 2) me, in the middle, 3) a girl who is smart but still getting the hang of university (I was happy to help her with this). I don't even know how to start describing the first girl, but to sum it up, she was clearly disgusted with the both of us, had an attitude, and decided to cut the thing short because 'um, well ... yeah, I gotta be somewhere in like 10 minutes'. But before trotting off, she did ask us to sign a card for our 'famous' lecturer/teacher who she thought was super duper ... I bet he'll write up a nice reference. It's little things like this that have consistently soured my experience at LSE.

Is this an experience just for IR, but for all students as well? I just got an offer for Economic History and I'd like to know if that applies to them as well.

Your username means 'black boat' in Japanese!

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Erm it depends how many A levels you are taking. That C will be less damaging if you are doing four and the other three are strong however if that C is one of three, to be honest its damaging, especially for LSE's notoriously competitive standards. Also its unlikely the LSE will check up on how you're doing, usually only Cambridge asks for those kind of portfolios.
I'd say a good 5 lines should be spend on talking about books and quotes. Make sure you know what you're talking about and make it concise. You're right many people use popular books such as Adam Smith's "Wealth of Nations" so try and use something more niche. I talked about a book called "the rise of and fall of long term capital management" which I knew not many people have heard of before. Best of luck!

As a second year BSc IR student I feel very strongly about this. Yes, it is incredibly competitive and cut throat.

Perfect example: last year I was in a study group for exams. There were about 15 people from my year in this. Only 3 showed up to meet. I will classify the three of us as following: 1) nerdy super intelligent girl who clearly thought she was superior to everyone, 2) me, in the middle, 3) a girl who is smart but still getting the hang of university (I was happy to help her with this). I don't even know how to start describing the first girl, but to sum it up, she was clearly disgusted with the both of us, had an attitude, and decided to cut the thing short because 'um, well ... yeah, I gotta be somewhere in like 10 minutes'. But before trotting off, she did ask us to sign a card for our 'famous' lecturer/teacher who she thought was super duper ... I bet he'll write up a nice reference. It's little things like this that have consistently soured my experience at LSE.