Master's degree in London- SOAS is only $20k USD per year?

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<p>Why are the master’s degrees there so much cheaper? They’re about 50-60 grand here in the US! Check this out:</p>

<p>[Tuition</a> Fees 2010/2011: Postgraduate: SOAS](<a href=“http://www.soas.ac.uk/registry/fees/postgraduate/]Tuition”>http://www.soas.ac.uk/registry/fees/postgraduate/)</p>

<p>Is anybody familiar with the UK system and could advise me on my chances with a 3.5 in anthropology coming from a top 10 US university? I’m looking to apply to social anthropology in SOAS (school of oriental and african studies) and possibly LSE and Cambridge.</p>

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<p>I would drop them and email if you cannot find entry requirements for US students on their web-site. </p>

<p>Bear in mind the very high cost of living in London which you will need ot be able to afford on top of tuition fees.</p>

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<p>UK is raising prices for tuition for the coming year, but it’s still probably a bargain compared to US. Of course, for grad school, nobody pays full freight - teaching assistantships and research assistantships are very common.</p>

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<p>I did an undergrad semester at SOAS and I would again just caution you to bear in mind the high cost of living in London. Rent, public transportation, flights back to the US, obtaining a student visa with its limited work allowances, food, even recreation (get used to paying around $12 for a beer) cost.</p>

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<p>I think the EXACT OPPOSITE is true in the UK. All foreign students pay full freight in order that the school does not go bankrupt. In fact to get a student visa you have to prove you already have to money to pay for all tuition and living expenses. Saying you will get a job later is not good enough, and they do not offer the “work-study” type of course where you are guarenteed a job in any case. A student visa usually allows you to work up to 20 hours a week. That will usually mean a minimum wage job, which is starvation rations in London.</p>

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<p>^ Yes, I meant in the US.</p>

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<p>Most UK Masters programs are intensive and 1 year fulltime.
The cost of Undergrad degrees will increase dramatically in 2011/12 not Post-Grad programs.
Since you are looking at a taught Masters there will be no opportunity to offset your fees with teaching/seminar/research work…that is the domain of Doctoral students
London is hideously expensive…Look at Cambridge/Bristol/Oxford/Manchester/…even St Andrews in Scotland.</p>

<p>Your 3.5 GPA is worth an Upper 2:1 on the UK scale which is sufficient for nearly all Masters programs in the UK…the prestige of your US school will count for little in the final analysis.</p>

<p>You will find roughly a third of the class will be UK, one third, EU, and the other third International students.
It certainly makes for a lively and inspiring atmosphere in which to learn.
Good luck</p>