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How much you value your social life - UCL offers more of the typical uni experience, while LSE's social scene can be quite dry at times. Obviously, as both are in London you can always find fun things to do, but there really aren't many fun stuff ran by LSE itself and people hold parties less than at UCL. LSE's societies also tend to run quite irregularly, while I've heard that UCL's are more active
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The student body - LSE is very international - about 70%. The international students tend to stick with those from their own country, which can make LSE quite cliquey when such a high percentage of the student body is international. This doesn't mean it's impossible to find your crowd and make great friends just like at any other uni, just that it doesn't have much of a community feel. However, the anthro department is probably one of the friendliest/most chill at LSE, so it's definitely easier to make friends with really fun and interesting people compared to LSE as a whole.
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Future plans - if you want to do a Master's in Law after undergrad, doing straight Law might make it easier when applying. Otherwise, it's worth noting that LSE has a bunch of law-related events, from networking with Magic Circle lawyers, to talks relating to different types of law, to help with applications. UCL has lots of these opportunities too, but LSE is notorious for their career support. You can check out the Law Society Instagram pages of both unis to gauge if there's much of a difference in the career opportunities offered, as there may not be.
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How much you value your social life - UCL offers more of the typical uni experience, while LSE's social scene can be quite dry at times. Obviously, as both are in London you can always find fun things to do, but there really aren't many fun stuff ran by LSE itself and people hold parties less than at UCL. LSE's societies also tend to run quite irregularly, while I've heard that UCL's are more active
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The student body - LSE is very international - about 70%. The international students tend to stick with those from their own country, which can make LSE quite cliquey when such a high percentage of the student body is international. This doesn't mean it's impossible to find your crowd and make great friends just like at any other uni, just that it doesn't have much of a community feel. However, the anthro department is probably one of the friendliest/most chill at LSE, so it's definitely easier to make friends with really fun and interesting people compared to LSE as a whole.
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Future plans - if you want to do a Master's in Law after undergrad, doing straight Law might make it easier when applying. Otherwise, it's worth noting that LSE has a bunch of law-related events, from networking with Magic Circle lawyers, to talks relating to different types of law, to help with applications. UCL has lots of these opportunities too, but LSE is notorious for their career support. You can check out the Law Society Instagram pages of both unis to gauge if there's much of a difference in the career opportunities offered, as there may not be.
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How much you value your social life - UCL offers more of the typical uni experience, while LSE's social scene can be quite dry at times. Obviously, as both are in London you can always find fun things to do, but there really aren't many fun stuff ran by LSE itself and people hold parties less than at UCL. LSE's societies also tend to run quite irregularly, while I've heard that UCL's are more active
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The student body - LSE is very international - about 70%. The international students tend to stick with those from their own country, which can make LSE quite cliquey when such a high percentage of the student body is international. This doesn't mean it's impossible to find your crowd and make great friends just like at any other uni, just that it doesn't have much of a community feel. However, the anthro department is probably one of the friendliest/most chill at LSE, so it's definitely easier to make friends with really fun and interesting people compared to LSE as a whole.
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Future plans - if you want to do a Master's in Law after undergrad, doing straight Law might make it easier when applying. Otherwise, it's worth noting that LSE has a bunch of law-related events, from networking with Magic Circle lawyers, to talks relating to different types of law, to help with applications. UCL has lots of these opportunities too, but LSE is notorious for their career support. You can check out the Law Society Instagram pages of both unis to gauge if there's much of a difference in the career opportunities offered, as there may not be.