<p>"It’s more difficult for non-US residents/citizens studying abroad to find jobs in the US, but this must be qualified. It all comes down to sponsorship. If you’re a highly qualified applicant at a top university outside the US then you’ll have more opportunities than a similarly qualified applicant at an average university in the US. Employers are looking for quality and will hire accordingly. I know plenty of people at Oxbridge/LSE who went to work in the US. Another option is to work for a firm in London and then transfer to their US-based branch once you’ve established a solid reputation.</p>
<p>LSE has a very strong reputation in academia and across nearly all markets that touch on the social sciences. It’s particularly strong in NYC and Washington, DC. Any claim that the LSE isn’t on par with Ivies or other top US universities is simply wrong. The LSE’s strategic partner in the US is Columbia and it should be viewed as roughly equivalent (for the social sciences, of course). US firms do recruit at the LSE campus for jobs in the US market and LSE students are eligible to work in the US. Any statement to the contrary is false."</p>
<p>You posted a very subjective post with no firsthand or quantifiable evidence. Washington University offers exchange and other programs with Oxford. Let me know if you think WUSTL has the equivalent reputation of Oxford by this metric. I know at the elite consulting firms, LSE is HARDLY an equivalent to the ivies (and I know this because I work at one and do recruiting). And they do not recruit at LSE for US Positions. You should qualify your statement by stating less prestige and reputation driven consulting firms might hire at LSE for US positions. The top firms also sure as hell would not hire an LSEer over a target ivy graduate (or strong non-target undergraduate for that matter) for a US position.</p>