Peter,

Congratulations on receiving the offer to study at SOAS!

It will be at least another 4 weeks until I hear back from LSE as their application window doe not close until the end of this month. I have had the chance to meet some of the staff from LSE in relation to this course so it has helped to enlighten me somewhat.

In regards to SOAS...I met with one of their senior recruitment officers who was able to give me the most wonderful of introductions regarding SOAS in general. He was a true gentlemen and definitely shows the university in a good light. LSE on the other hand seem a little on the unwelcoming side.

I'll see how it pans out.

What about you...what is your background/interests? What do you hope to do after you study the master?

I have been offered a place to study an MSC in International Politics for this academic year 08/09. In addition, I am also in the process of applying for the LSE-PKU Double MSC programme.

I would really like to know if anyone else is in the same situation as myself i.e. have you been offered a place to study this MSC at SOAS? Are there any students on this forum who are taking this MSC currently or have taken it in the past? I can’t seem to find any information regarding this course on the Student Room. From the research which I have carried out to date, I am led to believe that politics is perhaps one of the weaker areas at SOAS, is this so?

I primarily want my focus to be on Chinese politics and how it affects the Asia-Pacific region and further a field in the UK/EU etc. Even though SOAS, as its name testifies, is a specialist in African and Asian studies, it seems to be the case that LSE offers more breadth and detail in relation to China.

Any suggestions are testimonies as to the quality of this course at SOAS would be greatly appreciated!!