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YUP! I've finally graduated from L.S.E
After all the sweat, blood and tears, here comes a brand new shiny economist ready to face whatever challenges the world can throw at him (biggest one would be to keep my current job).
Throughout my 3 years at uni, I've heard many complains about the way LSE operates:
"LSE doesn't teach us anything here except how to get a job"
"It's too competitive here, if you don't get 4 firsts, you're screwed! If you don't get an internship, it's the end of the world"
"It's nothing but an investment banking school teaching you how to make money"
"They brainwash you to thinking giving 100 hours a week to your job is something glamorous"
I think there are definitely some truths behind those statements above. So, what have i learnt after my 3 years of studying. I've definitely gotten a bit better at maths and stats, got quite a bit of knowledge about the laws of supply and demand (most of which are too theoretical to be applied to real life) and I've gotten quite a good understanding of the financial world and the sh*t we are in now.
Is LSE really as bad as students complain it is?! Why then do so many top students from all over the world go there?!
Well, it is true that we have no more than 12 hours of classes a week, 8 of which may be considered as optional depending on how bad the lecturer is. And the rest is self-study. It's literally jumping into the sea to learn how to swim.
And it is also true that competition gets extremely high especially closer to exam time, so much so that going to the library after lunch hour would earn you a spot on the floor. (Yes, kiasuness in LSE is at an all different level. WARNING to prospective students: LSE is not for the feint of heart!)
And not to mention LSE has a brainwashing device that makes all students want to sign their life away with an investment bank.
But at the end of the day, I would have to say despite of how much we bad mouth the school, I did have a lot of fun as a student here.
I met some "special" people. Not special as in cacat, though some of them may seem to be that way!
Made some new friends
Had awesome adventures around
And discovered a different side of me
And discovered a different side of me
So after everything has been said and done, I would say without a doubt that I have absolutely no regrets choosing LSE and the past 3 years I spent here was a BLAST!
