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hi, there. I've received an offer for MA War Studies, and I've accepted it! I think conflict studies are really hot right now, and King's is the only uni that has got the department of 'War Studies'. King's definitely has the best reputation in the country in this field, plus, all the modules they teach there seem quite unique and innovative. I just love the look on people's faces when I tell them "I'm (hopefully) gonna study WAR STUDIES!"
:eek: "oh, no, shock, horror, she's going to nuke us!"

(that's one of the rather shallow reasons...:rolleyes: )
Reply 2
Yes, I know what you mean - I have already enocountered several comments in the form of 'War Studies - you look so peaceful' etc., which I find quite amusing! :cool: Sounds like a really good degree and department. Did you apply to any other unis and did you already get their offers or is Kings your first choice? What's you BA subject background?
I only applied to UCL and King's. Got an offer from UCL as well, but in the course of application I've come to hate UCL with a passion, and it was for Legal and Political Theory, which, in my humblest opinion, sounds deadly boring compared War Studies. I'm currently studying Politics and IR at Royal Holloway.
Reply 4
oh_sweet_surrey
I only applied to UCL and King's. Got an offer from UCL as well, but in the course of application I've come to hate UCL with a passion, and it was for Legal and Political Theory, which, in my humblest opinion, sounds deadly boring compared War Studies. I'm currently studying Politics and IR at Royal Holloway.


So why do you hate UCL?
Reply 5
I'm on MA IR. Its ok, but classes are huge. (30+ ppl is common) Library is mile(s) away.

London is dirty, busy and noisy.
mauritius
So why do you hate UCL?


1. subjects on offer are quite outmoded (they don't even have a proper IR course),

2. overall snobbishness of the students there (those that I know, at least, yeah it is a stupid generalisation, but, that's how I felt anyway)

3. the dreadful EVALUATION SHEET they ask the referees to fill out!!! maybe I'm oversensitive, but I felt quite offended when I found this in the application pack. Students aren't ****ing commodities!!!

yeah, well, that's my biased view at least :p:

Good to know that the class at KCL is huge. I've just got out of a class consisting of 4 people. It's about time things changed.