Graduate School.......in Europe?

Unclebob
Wed, 13 Jun 2007 02:05:51 +0000

I’ve studied on both sides of the pond. It may very well turn out to be more expensive as phoenix pointed out.

French uni’s will put you through a rigorous test of your french before allowing you in (and Sciences Po would be a more appropriate choice I think if you’re interested in France, rather than the Sorbonne…)

If you love foriegn cultures, make sure you go to a major city - because that’s where the culture clusters. Outside that you may encounter more xenophobia than you might have expected - the city atmosphere of multiculturalism should be much more welcoming.

Paris and London would seem your best options - to give a list: UCL, LSE, Kings, SOAS would seem the best for your subject area (although London…expensive, but there are good funding opportunities if you apply early).

Outside london, some interesting options might be Edinburgh, or Exeter which have beautiful campuses.

In Paris: University of Paris 06, Sciences Po, Le Hec, and maybe you’d want to consider the University of Nice (I know a professor there) - nice weather ;).

In general there is less emphasis on the gre/gmat in postgrad application but it is used in some courses so you will have to do careful research into whats required. If your GPA is 3.5 or higher that will be roughly equivilant to the 2:i that many universities in the UK will ask for (this is the uk system). Don’t rule out oxford and cambridge - if you’ve got the grades, you can get in - good references, good gre, good GPA and nothing else will matter. You see more people from argentina on their courses than you do from islington… ;)

Good luck and if there’s something specific you want to know, don’t hesitate to ask.