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School of Oriental and African Studies
London

SOAS or Queen Mary for International Relations?

I've received an offer from Queen Mary but I've yet to hear from SOAS (but I did receive an email that sort of made clear that I've got an offer)

I've visited both unis, both have nice vibes though SOAS seems more politics-y which is kind of my thing. Queen Mary offers no modules regarding Politics of the Middle East which I'm really interested in, and SOAS does, but even if I go to Queen Mary I can take modules at other unis. SOAS' course content is completely non-European, which I think is a bit of an issue because I feel like I won't get a complete understanding of International Relations without some modules that focus on Europe. Which I think is the whole purpose of the undergraduate degree, to get a broad understanding of everything. I plan to specialise in my Masters. Queen Mary is and 1hr and 15min away by tube from home, which will be expensive and stressful if I choose to go to Queen Mary. I've gotten the impression that area where QM is located is a bit dangerous. SOAS is only 30-45 min by bus and is located in the heart of Bloomsbury, an area which is more safe and surrounded by other campuses. QM has a higher graduate prospects rating on thecompleteuniversityguide.com (74/100) than SOAS (60/100) for Politics (couldn't find IR) but SOAS ranks higher in student satisfaction (4.06/5) than QM (3.87/5)

As you can see I'm extremely confused so someone please give me some advice!
The only thing you need to properly figure out is how much you want to learn about European politics
School of Oriental and African Studies
London

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