econosur Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 Hi guys, please a litlle help: I'm between USC Msc in Economics and Master in Economics (Policy Economics) from UIUC in US. In UK, I am trying to decide among Msc Economics in Nottingham, Edinburgh, Warwick, Manchester and UCL. I missed the deadline for Duke and Michigan, so I couldn't apply. I want to apply later to a Phd in Economics. I'm interested in Financial Economics, Monetary Economics, Behavorial Economics and related fields. Which one of the above would you take? Thanks in advance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamsilipilav Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 go with warwick for sure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ophelie Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 I'd say UCL - it's on a par with LSE (according to even LSE professors) and based in London. Whereas Warwick is - well, in the middle of nowhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssch Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 UCL for sure IMHO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intrepidtravels Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 UCL is much stronger than Warwick. Overall UCL is in the UK top three for economics (LSE, UCL, Oxford) which are a big step ahead of Cambridge and Warwick, which are themselves a big step ahead of all other uni's. UCL is very micro and metrics focused, so be prepared for a lot of mathematical rigor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
econosur Posted April 8, 2012 Author Share Posted April 8, 2012 (edited) Throught the master I will decide if to continue with a PhD afterwards or to return to my current investment banking career, preferably in London. I would be choosing UCL but I am still in time to apply to LSE Msc in Economics. I would have to take GRE. Is it worth the effort or just go with UCL?. Please your comments!!! P.S: Anybody knows why UCL is seen tougher than the Msc in Economics in LSE and the MPhil in Cambridge?. I' ve read several posts that states that. Thanks!! Edited April 8, 2012 by econosur Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strings Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 Well, forget about Cam, it could not even compete. LSE Econ is pretty much the same level as UCL. Even the class size is close. UCL may be a little bit better in phd preparation. LSE has better reputation and it dominates if you aim at finding a job in industry as I think. Besides, I think time left for LSE Econ is limited as you even haven't got a GRE score yet and it is already April. Also, the tuition fee is much less in UCL if my memory serves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
econosur Posted April 9, 2012 Author Share Posted April 9, 2012 Thanks Strings, I think so that I am a bit late to take GRE. Why Cambridge despite of being at pair with Harvard in overall rankings, it is seen below than UCL or LSE in master of economics. Is it less rigorous or what? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strings Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 I guess you must know Joan Robinson. In case you are not that familiar with her, you can wiki her. Then you can partly understand what happened to Cam Econ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
econosur Posted April 21, 2012 Author Share Posted April 21, 2012 UCL is much stronger than Warwick. Overall UCL is in the UK top three for economics (LSE, UCL, Oxford) which are a big step ahead of Cambridge and Warwick, which are themselves a big step ahead of all other uni's. UCL is very micro and metrics focused, so be prepared for a lot of mathematical rigor. I see that you are accepted in UCL. Did you take the offer?. I already did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intrepidtravels Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 I see that you are accepted in UCL. Did you take the offer?. I already did. No, declined the offer. Good luck, it's a great school! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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