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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I went to LSE, albeit a couple decades ago and as a masters student. But I knew a lot of undergrads because I lived in a dorm with lots of undergrads.

LSE was MUCH less work than my top ten SLAC undergrad. You maybe had a few essays, some of them counted, some didn't. All or most of your grade was dependent on year end exams. Each week of term was a different topic and the exams had maybe ten or twelve topics and you only had to write on three. So the strategy was to learn four topics really well, one topic pretty well, and two topics sort of well as back ups.

Lots of vacation time. Plenty of free time.

It's important to be a mature self starter who does not need hand holding. British administrators are tough and not very flexible. For example, they don't care if you have a death in the family, even a parent. You still have to show up for exams, funeral plans be damned. My friend's parent died and they did not allow him to take his exams late. Instead, he had to apply for permission to take his exams the next year. Half of the classes were taught by different profs, with different syllabi. He was delayed getting his degree for a year. It seemed very cruel and harsh.

Oxford and Cambridge has more essay writing. [/quote]

This comment misses the mark. Most UK universities operate on the end of year exam model. But the thing that is missing from the comment is that the grading is HARD. Very, very, difficult to get a first at LSE.[/quote]

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