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1st year at LSE and want to leave...advice anyone?

Ok so i'm an LSE fresher studying Politics and I want to leave.

I know that I am very lucky to have a place at LSE but I think I should be studying law and as i'm not particularly ejoying London either i'm considering dropping out moving back up North and applying to Manchester to study Law!

Everyone thinks im throwing perhaps the best thing that could've happened to me away, but is it worth being miserable and doing a course i don't like just so that when/if I graduate I have the prestige of an LSE degree??

Also there's the risk if I do drop out I won't get an offer anywhere to study Law, theyre hardly giving Law places away!!!

CONFUSED!!!!

Any advice?????

Reply 1

Aladdin Sane

If you got an offer from LSE, I'd say it is likely you will get offers elsewhere. If you are not happy, then yes, it is not worth being there. Have you paid for the first year already? If so, it may be worth sticking with it a while longer until the next application term comes around (unless you can switch course midway through), in that time you may find you don't want to leave.

Reply 2

Bubbly_blonde

Im changing to my 2nd year next year at another university im like you im at DMU though, but im emailing loads of places already seeing if i can transfer if your not liking it then dont stay for the whole 3 years, the only reason im staying this year is cause ive paid for it.

Reply 3

Ossie1701

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Hey - have you tried talking to your tutor / Student Services about a possible switch from Government to Law? Explain the situation to them if you have not already done so.

I think you have got to work out what the actual problem is: Is it the course or the Location? You may just be homesick - many of my friends (from as far afield as Sri Lanka) were pining for home just a few days ago.

The most important thing you can do now is talk to someone, don't suffer in silence.

Reply 4

alison_jane_88

OP

Woah quick responses, thanks everyone :biggrin:

I have only paid the first terms fees so I wouldnt lose an entire years worth.

I have tried to switch department but the Law department are't even lookin at transfer requests as they are already really oversubscribed.

I must admitt I do miss home, but I really dont enjoy my course and whats more is that I really do think I should be studying Law, I was between the two when applying and now I know i made the wrong decision.

I have spoke to my tutor and we've agreed i'll stick it out for the rest of this term as I have paid for it anyway however if by Christmas i go with my gutt and leave then my UCAS application is going to be something of a rush, and I know from last year its better to get your application in as early as possible.

From reading around it seems that Manchester have already started to make offers for the Law course!!!

Reply 5

Bubbly_blonde

The first terms fees? is that the same for everyone?

Reply 6

sweet_fluffy_nuke

alison_jane_88

I know that I am very lucky to have a place at LSE but I think I should be studying law and as i'm not particularly ejoying London either i'm considering dropping out moving back up North and applying to Manchester to study Law!

Any advice?????

Finish Politics at the LSE then do the one year conversion course(GDL/CPE).
That is equivalent to doing the Law degree in the eyes of employers ( solicitors firms and barristers chambers )

Politics at LSE + the GDL is a far better career move than Law at Manchester if you want to be a lawyer. The calibre of the university you go to really, really, really counts if you want to be a lawyer.

Reply 7

tourist

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alison_jane_88

Ok so i'm an LSE fresher studying Politics and I want to leave.

I know that I am very lucky to have a place at LSE but I think I should be studying law and as i'm not particularly ejoying London either i'm considering dropping out moving back up North and applying to Manchester to study Law!

Everyone thinks im throwing perhaps the best thing that could've happened to me away, but is it worth being miserable and doing a course i don't like just so that when/if I graduate I have the prestige of an LSE degree??

Also there's the risk if I do drop out I won't get an offer anywhere to study Law, theyre hardly giving Law places away!!!

CONFUSED!!!!

Any advice?????

In my first year there as well, London isn't all it's cracked up to be! PM me if you want to chat about it.

Reply 8

Good bloke

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alison_jane_88

I have only paid the first terms fees so I wouldnt lose an entire years worth.

That sounds like a dangerous assumption to make. You may only be paying in termly instalments but you probably have an annual commitment. The same applies to rent. You cannot just walk away with impunity from financial commitments you have made.

Reply 9

NDGAARONDI

16

What a waste.

Reply 10

Ashes_to_Ashes

2

You shouldn't stay at a place doing a thing that you don't enjoy, but I'd give it a bit of time, as the adjustment from the north to London is huge.

Good Luck :smile:

Reply 11

xxxchrisxxx

11

well my feeling is that you are probably being a bit of a baby, but really, if you're THAT miserable, i dont think there's anything else to do but pull out and transfer to wherever it is you think you'll be the happiest.

Reply 12

yeahyeahyeahs

16

What's wrong with living in London?

Reply 13

The Boosh

17

if you are unhappy, not wanting to spend the best part of three years in london studying politics, then make all the enquiries you can. there is nothing worse than spending thousands of pounds doing something you don't want to do for three years. i'm not sure why manchester is an improvement on london, but you'll have your reasons. an lse degree doesnt mean an aweful lot outside of certain circles - i can't see you being offered a job in manchester as a solicitor soley because you have an lse brand name. if you are interested in law in the north, check out nottingham or durham (two very different places). perhaps edinburgh too?

please don't hang around "because it's lse" - there is more to life than this tsr "prestige" fantasy.

Reply 14

The West Wing

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You seem to have very strong reasons for dropping out, not only are you on the wrong course, you're at the wrong place. It would seem foolish to "stick it out" when these years are supposed to be the best times of your life.

Reply 15

xxxchrisxxx

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The West Wing

You seem to have very strong reasons for dropping out, not only are you on the wrong course, you're at the wrong place. It would seem foolish to "stick it out" when these years are supposed to be the best times of your life.

Why do one's years at uni have to be the best years in one's life?

Reply 16

The West Wing

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xxxchrisxxx

Why do one's years at uni have to be the best years in one's life?

Though I'm not yet in a position to speak from experience, the theory is that it's a journey of self-exploration where you're free to experience unlimited personal and interllectual stimulation (relatively) free of responsibility and obligation.

Reply 17

Fairy.Dust.Forever

xxxchrisxxx

Why do one's years at uni have to be the best years in one's life?

You wouldn't stay in a job that made you miserable, would you? I think you should re-apply for Law through UCAS for Manchester or anywhere you will be more comfortable! Whilst I couldn't say whether or not university is supposed to give you some of the best years of your life, i'm certain it's not worth being utterly miserable for! I live in Surrey and plan to stick to a university thats relatively easy access to home... it's not selling yourself short... it's providing you with what you need to be happy at university and making the most of your time there! Good luck!

Reply 18

La Haine

2

You all may aswell commit suicide on graduation day tbh if you're planning on living another 40+ years but never reach the dizzy heights of uni life.

And why is there so much unrest among LSE freshers? Out of the people that I know or have met going to LSE, they all seem to have major problems with one thing or another about the uni and it's even worse on TSR.

Reply 19

superman Zog

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Bubbly_blonde

Im changing to my 2nd year next year at another university im like you im at DMU though, but im emailing loads of places already seeing if i can transfer if your not liking it then dont stay for the whole 3 years, the only reason im staying this year is cause ive paid for it.

I agree Leicester and DMU is a dump, nothing to do there. So many better uni elses where. I wanted to leave after I got there, but couldn't get out of the halls cus I've already paid.

1st year at LSE and want to leave...advice anyone?

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