Social Psychology UCL vs. LSE
Hey guys 
I have received an offer from both UCL (MSc Social Cognition) and LSE (MSc Social and Cultural Psychology) and I'm having trouble deciding between those two. I like the focus of both universities, so that doesn't really help...
I am a bit uncertain about LSE because student satisfaction seems to be quite low and they are said to have a really competitive environment - does anyone have an opinion on that (especially in the psychology department) and can help me out? Much appreciated!!
I have received an offer from both UCL (MSc Social Cognition) and LSE (MSc Social and Cultural Psychology) and I'm having trouble deciding between those two. I like the focus of both universities, so that doesn't really help... I am a bit uncertain about LSE because student satisfaction seems to be quite low and they are said to have a really competitive environment - does anyone have an opinion on that (especially in the psychology department) and can help me out? Much appreciated!!
(edited 1 month ago)
Reply 1
Following as I also have offers from both! Congrats to you! From what I can see from the course outline though, they are fairly different in terms of their perspectives on psychology. LSE offers true social psychology, whereas UCL is cognitive psychology from a social lens (so you're going to learn more about cognitive and neuropsychology which won't really be covered by LSE at all).I'm leaning towards LSE because social psychology is my strong point, I'm less good at maths and statistics and my research preferences are mixed methods and I like qualitative data so that makes a difference for me. I can't really comment on the actual universities though, I know LSE is harder to get into so it makes sense the vibes are more competitive!
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by AnonymousFollowing as I also have offers from both! Congrats to you! From what I can see from the course outline though, they are fairly different in terms of their perspectives on psychology. LSE offers true social psychology, whereas UCL is cognitive psychology from a social lens (so you're going to learn more about cognitive and neuropsychology which won't really be covered by LSE at all).I'm leaning towards LSE because social psychology is my strong point, I'm less good at maths and statistics and my research preferences are mixed methods and I like qualitative data so that makes a difference for me. I can't really comment on the actual universities though, I know LSE is harder to get into so it makes sense the vibes are more competitive!
Sorry for the late response! Congrats to you too!! I know that the courses differ quite a bit, I just have personal pros and cons for both, that makes deciding between the two not really easy haha
But I'm also leaning towards LSE, so maybe we'll see each other in the fall
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