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Would you bring up your Marxist thesis in a personal statement?
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Date: January 2nd, 2010 7:56 PM Author: vermilion shaky multi-billionaire death wish Subject: personal statement for LSE I'm applying to LSE and one of the questions for the personal statement asks, why would you choose to study in the UK?
I wrote a very controversial thesis in undergraduate school about Marxism and the global market economy. It received positive praise from a couple notable professors- but managed to offend a couple as well.
A huge reason I want to study development at LSE is because of my frustrations with the insular ideology and limitations of many US programs.
Is it too risky/offensive to discuss this in my PS? |
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Date: January 2nd, 2010 8:03 PM Author: deep church building water buffalo not sure about LSE, but you should look into the the economics department at the NSSR. http://www.newschool.edu/nssr/subpage.aspx?id=9166
there are many professors here who would appreciate a thesis such as yours, especially since some are marxists themselves. |
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Date: January 3rd, 2010 11:49 AM Author: excitant gaping i sincerely doubt you said anything original re: marxism and the global market economy (see world systems theory).....so i wouldnt worry about it. go ahead and mention.
edit: also, check out the sociology dept at SUNY-Albany (and folks decended from there). They are known worldwide for their marxist interpretation/approach to development and the global market economy.
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Date: January 15th, 2010 8:20 AM Author: mildly autistic messiness cumskin You think LSE is more ideologically experimental than its American counterparts? It's not. Consider that Anthony Giddens is one of the best known professors at LSE. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1179684&forum_id=3#13813552) |
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Date: January 17th, 2010 10:27 AM Author: mentally impaired trip generalized bond blatant SOAS trolling (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1179684&forum_id=3#13829941) |
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Date: January 19th, 2010 6:15 PM Author: mildly autistic messiness cumskin close (geographically), but I go to UCL. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1179684&forum_id=3#13852791) |
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Date: January 31st, 2010 1:30 PM Author: Odious stag film (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1179684&forum_id=3#13970539) |
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Date: January 31st, 2010 1:31 PM Author: Odious stag film Subject: good job OP... I don't know about LSE but the New School, UMass Amherst, SUNY Albany and Loyola have some Marxists in their Economic departments.
LSE seems like it would be very pro-free market. It was the University of Chicago of the UK back when it rivaled Cambridge in Economics. So I wouldn't recommend it.
But keep up the good work and don't listen to some of the idiots in here. A bunch of policy wonk, pro-establishment, wannabe I-banker dip shits in here. |
Date: January 7th, 2010 11:10 AM Author: razzle-dazzle area turdskin marxism is about as cliche as it gets in grad school (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1179684&forum_id=3#13743697) |
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Date: January 9th, 2010 1:32 AM Author: bespoke citrine business firm and in small liberal arts colleges. its also extremely ttt. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1179684&forum_id=3#13759812) |
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Date: January 10th, 2010 8:08 PM Author: Learning Disabled Pearly Indirect Expression Address both credited responses (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1179684&forum_id=3#13776536) |
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Date: January 31st, 2010 1:19 PM Author: Odious stag film Subject: wrong... Free market fundamentalism is ttt. Praising financial schemes and then blaming a "few bad apples" when the shit hits the fan is cliche.
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Date: January 17th, 2010 5:27 PM Author: crystalline field ape name some cliche subjects in other fields plz (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1179684&forum_id=3#13833171) |
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Date: January 21st, 2010 2:48 PM Author: razzle-dazzle area turdskin race/gender (sociology--although some soc departments still eat that shit up for some reason)
george bush as war criminal (poli sci)
nietzsche (philosophy) |
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Date: January 31st, 2010 1:23 PM Author: Odious stag film Subject: you forgot..... The myth that growth in GNP is a valid measure of human well-being and progress (Economics)
The myth that free unregulated markets efficiently allocate a society's resources. (Economics)
The myth that growth in trade benefits ordinary people. (Economics)
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Date: January 31st, 2010 2:47 PM Author: razzle-dazzle area turdskin hmm...not really a big econ guy, so i'll take your word for it. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1179684&forum_id=3#13971296) |
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Date: January 31st, 2010 8:20 PM Author: deep church building water buffalo credited post (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1179684&forum_id=3#13974704) |
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Date: February 2nd, 2010 7:45 PM Author: burgundy mad-dog skullcap you seem pretty stupid (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1179684&forum_id=3#13994298) |