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Reply 120

ertzgrand

Do you think this is also the case in other london unis like imperial or ucl?

London School of Economics

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Reply 121

niteninja1

I got the best grades in my year at school and at college but I was basically considered a social pariah.

LSE sounds like a strong academic environment it's a shame they don't offer my subject

Reply 122

Audrey18

Original post by prepdream

I have no opinion about the OP's thread, yet I feel the need to reply to your comment. I clearly remembered your comments on the LSE Applicants 2016 thread, and all you did was talking about the same thing over and over again, trying to rank all the unis through some recordings and videos you had. You aren't even a student or an applicant and yet you just go around posting your irrelenvent, biased opinions for some reasons. How funny!

Do not make it out to be a problem of mine if you do not have good friends at tops uni who are willing to share things and info with you. I mean most of you look the same, sound the same and think the same way. Is it any wonder that you cannot accept any view other than yours? You need validation because you lack creativity. You cannot think out of the box. You must be a very boring lover as well.

if you have an issue with me take it up with the other white-knights. There's plenty of them on this forum.

I suggest you respect the OP. It's his thread and his show.

Original post by JohnGreek

Actually, I was reading and replying here since OP posted. On the other hand, you're the one who was oh so happy to see someone take a shot at one of the London universities you don't like for some reason. It's awfully ironic of you to say that I'm joining the bandwagon when you're doing the exact same thing.

(At least you've stopped copy-pasting your answers, at least that's something, right?)

You are another of those comics who lack a spine and only 'appear' to sing hymns from the same song-sheet so as to 'fit into the group'. You live off on welfare handouts instead of going out to get a proper job. You've never done a proper day's job in your life. You and many others like you here only harp on the reputation and prestige of the unis. I focus on standard of teaching and speech delivery.

But you never ever want to discuss about exam questions, exam techniques, grey areas in a topic etc. You had to borrow money from the bank to pay for uni. I took on 3 jobs for a few years to pay for uni. That's just a few of the many differences between you and me. I suggest you take two steps back, get seated in your comfy blue couch and continue with your 'Suits' marathon.

That's the 'passion' you derive from right? Suits?

Reply 123

Ezme39

Original post by Audrey18

Sounding a bit 'Farage' there :wink:

Reply 124

username738914

Original post by Audrey18

1. lol 'tops', grammar = 0/10

2. Wtf is your deal? Maybe get that stick out of your behind.. Actually disgraceful behaviour

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Reply 125

Audrey18

Original post by Ezme39

Sounding a bit 'Farage' there :wink:

You put a smile on my face with that comment of yours. I've since repped you for it.

Don't get me started on Farage. So many smart people on this forum were harping on and on about the Remain camp. So where are all these 'experts' now? Some are still in complete denial about the results, a few are still going on about Article 50 being a sideshow and will never be invoked while others have completely disappeared from this forum altogether.

Reply 126

prepdream

Original post by Audrey18

First of all, thank you for your concern but nah, why would I have to talk with you if I ever had problems finding friends? As I stated above, you make shallow judgements based on only a few things you've seen, that's what happened when you tried to rank some unis based on some evidences you got from your friends. Now it happens again when you criticize me. Only one comment stating that you are being overly judgemental with biased opinions, making several repetitive rants somehow can show that I am a "boring lover", "lack of creativity"? Much wow...

Back to the respect with OP's thread thing, did I do anything disrespectful to him? If it's "his show", then why are you suddenly making a rant on me, which is totally irrelevent to the thread? Can you see the irony you're making? :smile:

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Reply 127

Audrey18

Original post by prepdream

Right off the back, I have absolutely no concern for you. When did i ever say that you could have a talk with me if you had problems finding friends?

I don't want to hurt your feelings. This is a warning from me to you. Do not bother me no more.

Reply 128

prepdream

Original post by Audrey18

Wow scary, but as if those shallow sentences can hurt me at all, or as if I give a damn about your insults... As people said in the LSE thread, you are just a bitter girl trying to make yourself feel better with your university choices by bringing people down. Just when you think the stuffs you are talking about are rational, people hit you back with questions that you can't answer so you start rambling on nonsense things.

Plus, check your grammar, that's a double negative right there :smile:

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Reply 129

philerus

Original post by inhuman

If you are in the economics department, have you had a chat with Judith about this?

I am not based in their department, but I am on a joint degree, so have heard her describe the 'LSE' problem haha .

Then again, she was a major Spartacist in her youth, and as such would not accept half-arsed Fabian results.

Reply 130

JamjamjamT

My son is just about to start his second year at LSE. He has already made some life-long friends and is happy with his choice of Uni having rejected Bath, UCL, Bristol and Cardiff.
He has been on several epic nights out and is a member of several societies. Having said that he has worked hard to ensure he passed all of his first year exams with flying colours.
He is happy living in London and has just moved into a new flat ready for years 2 & 3. He is just a normal kid at a top Uni.

If you want to go to LSE, then go and make the most of it.

Reply 131

Lalavargo

I had a friend who went to LSE who had a similar experience. She was so absolutely miserable that she changed her major and left LSE for Goldsmith university. Sometimes its the course, sometimes its what you're studying but its a lot of money being spent to hate the whole uni experience. Having the name of a great uni maybe a door opener on your resumes or Cv however its not worth risking mental health issues over it. Hope you have the chance to experience the great things London has to offer. Like a few have ssid, the city life isnt for everyone but there's a lot of beauty here also.

Reply 132

username402722

Original post by KT942

Different strokes for different folks. Your experience might be amazing and you might love studying in london. My advice to you would be to do your research. I accepted LSE because it was the highest ranking uni I got into, I ignored the other aspects such as no campus, being located in busy central london. Did you attend the open day for offer holders? That would have given you a brief insight into what its like.
Asides from that, put yourself out there, interact with other london uni students which you meet on nights out (some of the ucl lot I met were really lovely).. I also plan to get a part time job this year which will keep me sane. Keep ontop of your studies as well because the work load can be very hectic at times.

I live at home as you may guess and my studies are not at LSE. My experience is going to some of the political or religious talks/lectures at LSE, so is limited. However, I can see why it would not be for everyone and not just as it is in central London. I lived part of my life outside London and when the friends I made then come to visit London they find it very difficult, and that is just for a weekend or a day.

A part-time job may be a good way to avoid the worst parts of uni life and a separate social group can be very valuable to you.
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Reply 133

leinad2012

Original post by KT942

. I wasn't part of the AU mainly because I wasn't up to their standards (they're very good)

Sorry bud, as a current student at LSE I've agreed with lots of your points, but this is where you've lost me. I've been part of the AU for both my years at LSE and this couldn't be further from the truth. Sure, the first teams of major uk sports (football netball rugby hockey) are very good, but the clubs have 7 or 8 teams where you should comfortably get into one if you have played at an average standard. This is coming from someone who was distinctively average at their sport as a kid, who hadn't played it competitively for 3 year before trials and still got into one of the lower teams.
Go to trials and give it a go, or try for one of the smaller sports (there are loads). You will definitely get into one if you are willing to compromise.
I'm going to write a longer post responding to your original op as I hated my 1st year but absolutely loved 2nd year and can't wait to go back in 3 weeks. Maybe it can help you try to make your next year better, but it requires a massive mentality change to what you currently have.

Reply 134

username1924691

I'm gonna apply to LSE even though i don't think I'd like it at all 😂😂
I'm applying bc it's prestigious, plus LSE graduates earn more money 💸💸

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Reply 135

Lalavargo

Original post by Christie_xx

I'm gonna apply to LSE even though i don't think I'd like it at all 😂😂
I'm applying bc it's prestigious, plus LSE graduates earn more money 💸💸

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At least you're honest 😄

Reply 136

BabyLadDarren

Original post by ertzgrand

Do you think this is also the case in other london unis like imperial or ucl?

Imperial yh, UCL nah.

Reply 137

leinad2012

OP raises a lot of good points that I think anyone at LSE would agree with. Some lecturers have poor English, classes are absolutely dead on the whole especially for quant, there are big international cliques, no campus is an issue, lack of community, high competitiveness. But none of these should completely ruin your uni experience.

I think a big part if the problem is lots of LSE students think uni will change them from being some introverted quiet kid to some outgoing party animal. This just won't happen.

As for me, I hated 1st year. I moved out of halls to go back home within a month because halls were dead, I missed my family, hadn't made good friends and found living in London incredibly lonely (hilarious given how many people there are). I only joined one sport society, didn't go out and didn't get picked often for my team. I didn't talk in class or to people at lectures so was left with only a few "friends" I had met at the welcome "party". They all circle jerked over banking which I wasn't interested in and it gets boring after 2 weeks hearing about their applications to jp or goldman while they spew jargon trying to one up each other. If my lectures and classes finished at 12 I would go home straight away. As a result I didn't make many friend, but fortunately due to my lack of socialising did well in the exams.

When reflecting after my 1st year I realised that I had ****ed up. I had blamed lse and London for my **** experience when it was 100% down fo my **** attitude and inability to adjust to uni life. I went into 2nd year determined to put that right. I joined a couple societies, talked to people in lectures and in classes and made friends far more suited to me who didn't all feel the need to have some pissing contest over who had the best internship. I played wellfor my sports team so fortunately got to play every week (bear in mind I live in north London and LSE have their playing fields in Surrey. Most weeks this was a 4 to 5 hour round trip on a Saturday through central London, but 100% worth it). I went out with my sports team more. I went on the ski trip im Decembet. I went to talks. If lectures finished at 1 I'd go to the library to work and would always bump into someone I knew.
If you want to enjoy LSE (or uni in general), YOU have to change. YOU have to put the effort in. And you'll get 3 great years back in return. But if you aren't going to bother, then quit now, because it isn't going to get any easier academically or sociably. If I can make friends, as a huge introvert living an hour away from uni, and enjoy my time at uni, then anyone can.

Reply 138

Gambino98

Original post by leinad2012

Is this true for Rugby then? I'm not mint but I'd like to get involved with sport at Uni, but everyone I speak to about uni sport (not LSE though) say it's very high level, so I dont want to embarrass myself

Reply 139

leinad2012

Original post by Gambino98

I'm not part of the rugby team so take what I say with a pinch of salt. From a quick look they only have 2 teams who play in the "BUCS" leagus as opposed to "LUSL" (BUCS is the "British Uni and College Sports leagues", so these are leagues for a pretty good standard whereas LUSL is for leagues only for London unis so the quality is lower as there are less unis).

I'd say the standard of the first team will probably be very good due to LSEs high intake from private and grammar schools, and their 2nd team probably will be pretty good too. My advice would be to try out and see how it goes. Normally teams have at least double the number of players as are in the starting line up in that sport as student can't play every week, so there's probably 30 players per team.
Just go to trials and see, worst case scenario you waste a day of your uni life and meet other students interested in rugby, and you can probably join one of other sports societies anyway.