The Great LSE?

lcblatnik
Wed, 25 Apr 2007 18:11:26 +0000

Hey everybody,

I wrote a thread a few weeks ago comparing Michigan and LSE for a grad degree in International Relations. Since then I have had the chance to e-mail students currently in the master’s IR program at LSE and I have been getting some surprising (or disturbing to me) results. It seems like a good number of the American students there don’t believe the program is worth the money and feel like they aren’t learning anything. Here is what one student had to say-

“My advice as a fellow American is to attend school in the States. LSE is a world renowned institution that will look fantastic on a resume, there’s no doubt about that. But, I honestly feel like I haven’t learned anything that will be of use in a career focusing on IR.”

Is this true? Is LSE really not as great as it sounds? I am beginning to hear this more and more and am wondering if it’s true. Please post with comments and questions.