LSE v Oxbridge

I have offers for an LSE MPA 2-year course, as well as an MPP course at Oxford and at Cambridge. I live in Australia and would love to do a lot of European and North African travel while based in England and on a work break.
Has anyone done these courses and what do you recommend?

Reply 1

Anonymous #1

Hi! Did you already receive the offers for Oxford and Cambridge?

Reply 2

NairobiJane

Original post by Anonymous

Hi! Did you already receive the offers for Oxford and Cambridge?

Yes I have received Oxbridge & LSE

Reply 3

Wired_1800

Original post by NairobiJane

Yes I have received Oxbridge & LSE

Which one did you go for in the end?

If you want to do a lot of travelling, a 2 year course would be the best option. However, i’d suggest taking an Oxbridge degree. Your decision between Cambridge or Oxford would depend on the course structure, college allocation etc.

Reply 4

melancollege

Universities Forum Helper

Original post by NairobiJane

I haven't done the course so I don't know how much time you'll have free in the year, but Cambridge is located within a quick train / coach of Stansted airport, which is one the cheapest of the London airports with flights all over Europe (and assumedly a few in North Africa). I've done day trips to all over Europe during the holidays whilst I was based in Cambridge, often getting the 03:50 coach to Stansted then flying out in the morning and flying back in the evening, getting back to my room just after midnight. Obviously, if you have more time and money, you could easily do longer trips but travel from Cambridge is really easy and fairly cheap (my flights tended to cost about £40 return maximum).