Courses

Before I apply to LSE, I have to chose the courses I will take there. Here's the list:

http://www.lse.ac.uk/resources/calendar2008-2009/courseGuides/undergraduate.htm

I spoke to the study abroad MSB dean and she said that for LSE, I can take one course in finance, one in government, and one in operations management. The last and fourth class is up to me based on what interests me. By taking the one government course, I will fulfill my government minor. With one finance class taken, I'll only have two more finance courses to finish my major. And the fourth class can easily involve something that will work towards my international business major.

I'm excited to take courses in London, but that is getting way to far ahead of myself.

At this point, I still need to fill out the study proposal and get it signed by both an MSB and a government dean. I still need to get my pictures taken. I still need to get my conduct waiver signed too. I also have that pesky essay to get through. Thankfully I've written it already, and just need to edit it immensely.

Where is King's College?

So, Decker is still looking at King's College, which would be awesome. That got us wondering, how far are King's and LSE?


Answer: about 300 feet apart.

Completing the Application

After my meeting with Ms. Everson, I finally have all the parts of the application. Now I can complete it and turn it in before December 5th. The main issue I have with the application is that I need to get quite a few signatures and approvals in a short amount of time. I guess it's a good thing that I am starting this whole process early, otherwise I'd be scrambling in the end.
For this app, I need to get the Office of Student Conduct, my dean, and most difficultly, the government dean to sign off before I can submit my application. I guess I need to figure out which courses correspond to which credits here with the dean before I do much else. The only other thing I can do right now is get my teacher recommendations in order. If that doesn't work out, then this whole application is for nought. We shall see...

Meeting With Liz Tomorrow

I have a meeting with Liz, the OIP adviser for England, tomorrow to discuss my prospects for studying next year in London. I doubt too much trouble will come up since I have a high enough GPA to study in my intended program. Also, I have come up with a few questions, mostly about choosing courses, so that it seems more like I am still a curious student who's heart isn't already set on LSE. It's good that OIP makes these meetings mandatory since most kids probably have no idea what they are doing when they apply to go abroad. The main reason I am having this meeting is so that I can acquire a study proposal from Liz, on which I must document my intended course load while abroad. And considering I still don't know how LSE courses correspond to Georgetown courses, I am glad I have this opportunity to ask Liz. We'll see how it goes...