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LSE or UCL??

So I have LLB offers for law (both AAB) from both UCL and LSE and i don’t know which to pick.
UCL is ranked top for Law in the UK, but LSE is ranked higher overall
Also I’m commuting so I don’t know if this will make an impact on my experience
Also I’m not sure which university is preferred by employers, particularly law firms
Please let me know your thoughts

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by pelumimariaa
So I have LLB offers for law (both AAB) from both UCL and LSE and i don’t know which to pick.
UCL is ranked top for Law in the UK, but LSE is ranked higher overall
Also I’m commuting so I don’t know if this will make an impact on my experience
Also I’m not sure which university is preferred by employers, particularly law firms
Please let me know your thoughts

please don't take the other comment to heart, this is certainly a very tough decision and one that requires a lot of consideration, so it isn't 'tweaking' or anything (plus it's likely ragebait). i doubt there would be any difference for employers as both are reputable (congratulations btw!!) so you should just base it off whichever course modules you like more!! also consider accommodation, if applicable to you, and the distance to campus from wherever you live. you can't go wrong with either, but maybe i'm a bit biased towards lse and its social-science niche as a fellow lse offer-holder. good luck!

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by Anonymous
please don't take the other comment to heart, this is certainly a very tough decision and one that requires a lot of consideration, so it isn't 'tweaking' or anything (plus it's likely ragebait). i doubt there would be any difference for employers as both are reputable (congratulations btw!!) so you should just base it off whichever course modules you like more!! also consider accommodation, if applicable to you, and the distance to campus from wherever you live. you can't go wrong with either, but maybe i'm a bit biased towards lse and its social-science niche as a fellow lse offer-holder. good luck!

Okayyy thank you so much for your response. I think I am leaning more towards LSE now just because I went to both unis yesterday and the LSE event gave me opportunities to start making friends and talk to different people whereas at UCL it was just a case of us being sat in a room and being spoken to for 3 hours 😭 but yh ill have a look at the course content. I think I do prefer the journey to LSE though, it’s pretty straightforward

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