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How to pay for LSE grad as a US citizen?
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Date: February 12th, 2010 2:49 PM Author: Know-it-all Love Of Her Life My gpa is only cumulative 3.52 w/ dept. honors~ but I worked like 2 jobs or more during enrollment and paid for college completely on my own.
Marshall scholarship requires a 3.7 gpa so I don't make the cut. Any ideas of scholarships, fellowships or grants that I might be able to apply to to help me pay off LSE debt? |
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Date: February 13th, 2010 5:15 PM Author: territorial public bath mad-dog skullcap LSE, for the most part, doesn't give out funding. Their master's programs are cash cows; look at their self-published admission statistics. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1220512&forum_id=3#14108239) |
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Date: February 17th, 2010 6:27 PM Author: soggy travel guidebook legend Subject: I know what you're thinking... ...because I thought it, too.
You're thinking that at about GBP 10-12k ($20k) + room and board, you can pay for a 12-month program at LSE for the cost of tuition alone at a US school. (Am I right?).
I want to strongly caution you against leaving the country to get a grad credential. Many people do so, and flourish. I did not.
I thought I had it all figured out. At the same time I was looking at LSE, I was also looking at a grad program at a top-ranked school here in the US. I had grown up outside the country, and so I figured I could take LSE, London and whatever they through at me in stride. I was wrong. In retrospect, I should have prepared myself more thoroughly for what I was getting into. However I also feel that if I knew then what I know now, I would never have gotten on the plane.
The long-and-short of my story is that I ended up coming back to the US and am now finishing other program I'd originally been looking at. However, in the meantime, I wasted $36k and 12 months I will never get back.
I don't want for this to sound too discouraging, but I wish someone had 'wisen-ed me up' back when I was in your shoes.
I'm happy to elaborate via private email -- please post a way to reach you if you'd like to pursue further.
Regarding loan relief: google 'College Cost Reduction & Access Act 2007,' or read the excellent program summary at FinAID.org |
Date: February 13th, 2010 9:19 AM Author: idiotic arrogant heaven first get in (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1220512&forum_id=3#14105507) |
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Date: February 13th, 2010 6:27 PM Author: unhinged ticket booth second: look at how they didn't give you any financial aid. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1220512&forum_id=3#14108991) |
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Date: February 13th, 2010 6:27 PM Author: unhinged ticket booth third: decide not to spend your money on a toilet grad degree from LSE. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1220512&forum_id=3#14108993) |
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Date: February 13th, 2010 10:09 PM Author: odious hyperactive quadroon pervert *is a US student* *enrolls in a terminal masters program at LSE/Imperial/UCL for sticker price* *is cultured* *never fails to mention about living in LONDON* |
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Date: February 14th, 2010 12:44 AM Author: unhinged ticket booth *is in debt for the rest of his life* (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1220512&forum_id=3#14112762) |
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Date: February 14th, 2010 8:19 AM Author: territorial public bath mad-dog skullcap you forgot to mention SOAS. They're the most insufferable of the bunch. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1220512&forum_id=3#14114356) |
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Date: February 15th, 2010 6:11 AM Author: Flesh costumed rehab Explain (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1220512&forum_id=3#14124974) |
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Date: February 15th, 2010 6:30 AM Author: territorial public bath mad-dog skullcap SOAS students are generally miserable (read: outspoken, far-left, relentlessly contrarian) to begin with. Add 'Live in London' to their pretension arsenal and they become impossible to talk to or be around. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1220512&forum_id=3#14124977) |
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Date: February 15th, 2010 2:53 PM Author: Flesh costumed rehab are you talking about grad students? because most SOAS grad students would rather live in a yurt in the jungle than London. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1220512&forum_id=3#14126958) |
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Date: March 3rd, 2010 12:03 PM Author: Yellow marvelous cruise ship brethren prostitution. i'm serious. i know people who have done this. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1220512&forum_id=3#14288162) |
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Date: March 4th, 2010 10:51 PM Author: floppy church famous landscape painting Got leads for the summer? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1220512&forum_id=3#14302138) |
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Date: March 5th, 2010 12:11 PM Author: Yellow marvelous cruise ship brethren if you're into Scandinavian/Swedish, yes. East Euro too. have no clue about other nationalities though (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1220512&forum_id=3#14305286) |
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Date: March 19th, 2010 9:30 PM Author: doobsian curious circlehead church building Did LSE master's degree.
Got a good job out of it despite awful economy, as did many of my classmates.
As with any terminal master's degree, don't expect it to yield amazing benefits if you don't have the right experience.
LSE will give funding even to American students if you apply early enough.
Get a part-time job to pay living costs in London (I had two). With current exchange rate there is no reason to go more than $30k in debt assuming absolutely no funding. It's up to you if you think this is worth it. |
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Date: March 22nd, 2010 6:51 PM Author: Know-it-all Love Of Her Life This is awesome information. Was it hard to find a job here? And how many hours a week did you work? LSE recommends no more than 15 hours (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1220512&forum_id=3#14467853) |