London School Of Economics & Political Science

I have been a master student for a few months now, and glad to have had the opportunity to go.

The reputation is great, and I am very impressed by the teachers as well as the course content, it has been amazing and very challenging!

What can I say about the campus: extraordinary location!! The campus has everything you need and I really can't complain. From the medical center that is really very good, and the library that's truly incredible, it's really good!
But you can't be expecting a campus like Harvard or MIT: the LSE is a new school and its in the middle of central london! It's as central as it gets!

All the people I know from the LSE are great and very nice and come from very diverse cultural background which makes this place even more special.

The LSE is very far from being a waste of time, or money or anything for that matter as long as you make the most out of it! Enjoy the environment, the work, the teaching, the people, and the city!

I highly recommend it, you cannot be disappointed!

I'm a summer school student here and the experience had been great! The location is awesome since it's in central London, the professors are amazing with lots of life experiences to bring in, and there is a lot of cultural diversity since they mainly have international students studying abroad here!

I spent a year here as a grad student, and it was the best time in my life, really. LSE is a top academic institution, and - from my personal experience - the student experience is just fantastic. Apart from the course itself, the plethora of public lectures and seminars opens your mind to areas you'd never thought about.
Lying in the grass in Lincoln's Inn Field, reading or discussing with fellow students - an unforgettable memory!

To all of you who are about to graduate and enter the corporate world:  If you get a chance, check out a piece titled The Hatchet Man's Playbook.  It's about what they didn't teach you at uni.  A real eye opener.  I  can't recommend it highly enough.

The LSE has an academic reputation rivaling Harvard, MIT, Oxford and Cambridge, yet lacks their facilities and cannot therefore be compared. The site can barely be called a campus, taking up a tiny area of the city, with no green space to call its own. Sports enthusiasts be warned, this is not the place for you. Many of the academic courses are taught by world renowned academics, and being this close to the city of London gives it an advantage for job seekers.

I would not recommend LSE for undergraduate studies, as it is likely that many undergraduates will end up in London anyway, and personally I feel that it is a good idea to experience a real university campus somewhere a little further afield. If you are a postgraduate however it is much more important to consider course content and reputation. One final consideration is the cost of studying here, fees at the LSE are among the highest in the country, if you feel the course is worth this, then go for it.

You have to look at LSE from the lens that matters most to you. Urban university? Rich intellectual environment? Top-quality instructors? Yes, those were all important to me. Most of all, though, is LSE's point of view on economics, grounding it in political and social contexts that have two ultimate effects: 1. A consideration of extrinsic characteristics traditional omitted from other economics tutoring, and 2. Added pressure on economics to bring into its models these extrinsics - making them over time intrinsic to our economic, social and political thought.

Where else can you get this, so intensely, and with such a prestigious name?

Waste of time/money/effort.

It's two redeeming qualities:
1. Two-year UK work permit/visa after graudation
2. Putting the school's name on your CV.

I took a short course there. It was an introduction to human rights every Monday from 18:30 to 20:30.

The course dealt with the human rights regarding all the conflicts in the world.

Firstly, we studied the origins, then the law and how difficult is to apply the law in a lot of different countries.

A very interesting course, the atmosphere was nice, we were about 10 students so we were like a little group.

The course was based on discussions with the teacher so very realistic.

People were there to understand how the world works.

I did a masters in Population and Development here, and found it fascinating. Definitely worth the expense for the truly excellent teaching and the real academic buzz about the place.

Since LSE is so close to westminster, the courts, the houses of parliament and the business centre of London, lots of very high profile people come and give lectures on their way through when they visit london. They don't have time to go up to Oxford or wherever, but LSE is very conveniently located, meaning you can regularly see heads of state, world-renowned authors etc. giving talks.

One very small negative point is that they knocked down the really nice Beaver's Retreat university pub while I was there, and there are not many quiet, traditional places to go for a nice beer and a chat unless you go off campus, which is a shame.

However, overall, LSE definitely merits its five stars and more.

Definitely astounded by the sub-par reviews thus far! I'm currently finishing my MSc at the LSE and would recommend it to anyone for graduate education! The facilities can be a little overburdened at times and it lacks some of the camaraderie of the Ivies, but the education, the location, the diversity and the inherent advantages of attending the LSE are amazing! I can't speak for the undergraduate education, but I highly recommend it for postgrad students!

LSE, is for me the best university I've ever known to study what I like, the methodology is wonderful, I never imagined coming to London to study, do not pass through my head as my LSE choose to graduate college.

While the LSE isn't exactly tourist-friendly it might be worth taking a glance at if you're otherwise walking past. The university, founded in 1895, is part of the University of London and ranks amongst the very highest in Britain. Technology savvy students with Financial Times and blackberry in one hand and a Starbuck's in the other dash from class to class studying the whole range of Social Sciences from straight economics to social anthropology. The Library, at 10 Portugal Street, was stylishly refitted in 2002. Although you may not be able to view the collection - you can see the impressive Sir Norman Foster refit from the lobby hall. The LSE bookshop, the Economists' Bookshop (Waterstones), is a good place to grab a copy of Popper or an update Econometrics textbook.

Obviously a very good university with its pros and cons. I won't go over them all but to me there were two major benefits:

1) The halls of residences are all great fun and spread out across the city. Each one has a unique feel generating much loyalty and devotion. Their disparate nature forces students to live a much more metropolitan existence than other campus-based places whist still affording the security and ease of friendship of a self contained hall. I'd recommend Rosebery hall given its fantastic Islington location and vibrant bar.

2) To me personally the best aspect has been its international reputation. Working in America on and off I find mentioning you attended LSE to be a real door-opener (yes, to my surprise most have heard of it!). Also, they seem to assume you took some form of economics when in reality geography or dare I say sociology may have been your major! This works with even at the very highest level. Extremely helpful when looking to impress.

I'm a second year student at LSE. Would say the facilities are very good. Lots of PCs which are pretty new and all run very well. Lots of well-respected academics work here. Class teachers tend to be research students which means it can be a bit hit and miss - some of my teachers have been amazing but others not so good. Entry requirements are quite high so most students do tend to be pretty hard working. As it's not a campus it doesn't have as much as a social feel (anyone can walk in from the main road!) as other unis like Southampton etc but there's definitely a sense of community. The students union is very good, with many different societies to suit different people and the SU bar is amazingly cheap for central London so definitely worth a visit before going clubbing elsewhere.