London School of Economics or University College London?

I've gotten into both LSE and UCL for Politics, though I can't decide which one to choose.

At the moment I'm heavily siding with LSE because of its incredible reputation and brand name.

Any thoughts on the matter would be greatly appreciated!

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Keep in mind that LSE offers a far narrower range of courses, so the atmosphere will be different to universities which offer arts and STEM subjects e.g. UCL.

Personally I'd still pick LSE due to the reputation, although I don't know how well regarded it is for politics.

Forget concepts like 'brand names'. Its meaningless in terms of future prospects, especially since LSE and UCL are both 'good' Unis.

FAR more important is that you choose the course you are most interested in - because that is what you will be studying for the next 3 years - not the brand name of the Uni.

Forget concepts like 'brand names'. Its meaningless in terms of future prospects, especially since LSE and UCL are both 'good' Unis.

FAR more important is that you choose the course you are most interested in - because that is what you will be studying for the next 3 years - not the brand name of the Uni.

Have you visited both? If not, I would highly recommend it - you can often find that a visit makes things a lot clearer - and often you will find that one uni just feels 'right' whereas the other does not.

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'Prestigious' means nothing if you don't enjoy the course.

And despite what many people believe, employers don't actually sift applications according to the Uni you went to. Just because more LSE (or wherever) graduates are at ABC employer doesnt actually signify it was the Uni name that got them there.