Which econ course?

jonathonross2006

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So I have offers from ucl and bath econ and kings e&m and am endlessly waiting for lse politics and econ to reply to me
I wanna do development econ as a career, maybe something in world bank, imf etc. what do you guys think is the best course for this out of the three I’ve got? I’m thinking ucl but I’ve heard bath is also really good for econ
Thanks :smile:

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cksiu

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by jonathonross2006

So I have offers from ucl and bath econ and kings e&m and am endlessly waiting for lse politics and econ to reply to me
I wanna do development econ as a career, maybe something in world bank, imf etc. what do you guys think is the best course for this out of the three I’ve got? I’m thinking ucl but I’ve heard bath is also really good for econ
Thanks :smile:

Congratulations to your offers. All your offers in hand are good unis, overall and for econ. I guess your safe choice uni had gave an offer and you are deciding on shich uni to firm?

Since you already have a career plan, why not look at the course modules of the unis to see which could benefit you most? Placements would be good to your future career.

Choose your favourite among Bath, KCL and UCL. If LSE is your dream uni and it eventually gives you an offer, firm LSE. Forget it otherwise.

Good luck.
How LSE compares with Bath, KCL and UCL in your mind?

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jonathonross2006

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I don’t have a safety LOL I applied to Oxford lse kings bath and ucl and got rejected from Oxford, thinking my insurance will be bath or kings but idk which one, heard bath might be better than ucl as well from some people

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cksiu

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by jonathonross2006

I don’t have a safety LOL I applied to Oxford lse kings bath and ucl and got rejected from Oxford, thinking my insurance will be bath or kings but idk which one, heard bath might be better than ucl as well from some people

Never mind, the logic is the same. Look at the course modules to see which uni best suits your passion.

Unless you definitely prefer Bath's modules, London unis (KCL and UCL) have an advantage. Students have opportunities to attend seminars and talks by outside experts of other London Uni member colleges. Years ago Greenspan (then US Chair of Federal Reserve) gave a talk at LSE.

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pagan-scimitar

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by jonathonross2006

So I have offers from ucl and bath econ and kings e&m and am endlessly waiting for lse politics and econ to reply to me
I wanna do development econ as a career, maybe something in world bank, imf etc. what do you guys think is the best course for this out of the three I’ve got? I’m thinking ucl but I’ve heard bath is also really good for econ
Thanks :smile:

UCL is the best for econ out of the offers you have but all of them are great, so there isn't really a wrong choice. Your main concern should be whether you want to live in London or not. Bath also offers a placement year if thats something you're interested in (could be useful postgrad applications/graduate jobs). For IMF and World you'd probably need a masters and phd so you could always choose a different uni for postgrad if you wanted.

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BenRyan99

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by jonathonross2006

So I have offers from ucl and bath econ and kings e&m and am endlessly waiting for lse politics and econ to reply to me
I wanna do development econ as a career, maybe something in world bank, imf etc. what do you guys think is the best course for this out of the three I’ve got? I’m thinking ucl but I’ve heard bath is also really good for econ
Thanks :smile:

Out of the offers you currently have, UCL has the strongest course. I would probably firm UCL and leave Bath as the insurance. Similar to what others have said, for roles at international organisations you'll almost certainly need a MSc and PhD too, they don't really hire undergrads or master's grads.

Which econ course?

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