Is it bad to namedrop a different course in my personal statement

Im applying to environment and sustainable development at lse but geography everywhere else because my interests and ps align more with the content in e&sd than lse's geography course. however, i talk about my interest in studying geography twice. i know lse places a lot of importance on the personal statement, but environment and sustainable development is essentially their version of a physical/environmental geography degree so i was hoping it wouldnt be a dealbreaker. is this okay or should i change it just to be safe?

Reply 1

sunflowers!

Not a personal statement reviewer but I think you should be ok. Universities know you're applying for more than 1 and possibly several different courses, and from what you've said they should be similar enough, so you're good. Just make sure it covers both courses :smile:

If you want, you can use TSRs personal statement review service - its free!

Reply 2

Admit-One

Universities Forum Helper

Worth checking with the E&SD uni as to whether they might accept a statement submitted directly to them. Some more niche courses are happy to do this.