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Dear all,
I applied to LSE as an international (EU student from France). I went to a government-owned school. In France, we call government-owned schools public schools. In the UK, however, public-schools are private schools.
The problem is that my referee wrote that I went to a public-school, as here it is understood as a government-school. According to the UK, however, I went to a governmen-school (owned by the government; didn't pay a fee). In my personal statement, I wrote that I went to a government-school.
I am afraid that this might harm my application, as the admissions officers might think I went to a private-school, even though I didn't. What should I do?
I applied to LSE as an international (EU student from France). I went to a government-owned school. In France, we call government-owned schools public schools. In the UK, however, public-schools are private schools.
The problem is that my referee wrote that I went to a public-school, as here it is understood as a government-school. According to the UK, however, I went to a governmen-school (owned by the government; didn't pay a fee). In my personal statement, I wrote that I went to a government-school.
I am afraid that this might harm my application, as the admissions officers might think I went to a private-school, even though I didn't. What should I do?
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If you're worried, just email LSE to clarify. I'm sure the admissions staff will be able to work it out though - the LSE staff is very international, so for a lot of them 'public' will mean 'state' school.
Personally, if I saw anyone who wasn't British talking about going to a public school, I'd assume they meant a state school. I'm sure the admissions staff will do the same.
It's because public schools aren't just private schools - the term 'public school' really only refers to 7 particularly famous private schools. I went to private school, but I didn't go to public school. Applying from France, it'll be pretty obvious what you're talking about.
Personally, if I saw anyone who wasn't British talking about going to a public school, I'd assume they meant a state school. I'm sure the admissions staff will do the same.
It's because public schools aren't just private schools - the term 'public school' really only refers to 7 particularly famous private schools. I went to private school, but I didn't go to public school. Applying from France, it'll be pretty obvious what you're talking about.
Last edited by LeapingLucy; 3 weeks ago
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(Original post by LeapingLucy)
If you're worried, just email LSE to clarify. I'm sure the admissions staff will be able to work it out though - the LSE staff is very international, so for a lot of them 'public' will mean 'state' school.
Personally, if I saw anyone who wasn't British talking about going to a public school, I'd assume they meant a state school. I'm sure the admissions staff will do the same.
It's because public schools aren't just private schools - the term 'public school' really only refers to 7 particularly famous private schools. I went to private school, but I didn't go to public school. Applying from France, it'll be pretty obvious what you're talking about.
If you're worried, just email LSE to clarify. I'm sure the admissions staff will be able to work it out though - the LSE staff is very international, so for a lot of them 'public' will mean 'state' school.
Personally, if I saw anyone who wasn't British talking about going to a public school, I'd assume they meant a state school. I'm sure the admissions staff will do the same.
It's because public schools aren't just private schools - the term 'public school' really only refers to 7 particularly famous private schools. I went to private school, but I didn't go to public school. Applying from France, it'll be pretty obvious what you're talking about.
This really helps me out - at least mentally! ;-) Have a great sunday!
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