[reneg@de]

LSE...! great going!

whats your profile like? do you have a conditional admit from LSE?

whats your GMAT score...

[adaha]

Hey thanks dude yes the program looks good and but the Program cost is on the higher side ,however i will surely give it a try
So how would u rank collages offering MSC IT programs :
What should be the order of preference !
My take is this:
1. LSE
2. Manchester
3. lanchester
4. Warwic
5. Aston

regards,
a!

[anandbatra]

Originally Posted by adaha

Hey thanks dude yes the program looks good and but the Program cost is on the higher side ,however i will surely give it a try
So how would u rank collages offering MSC IT programs :
What should be the order of preference !
My take is this:
1. LSE
2. Manchester
3. lanchester
4. Warwic
5. Aston

regards,
a!

I would say:

LSE(ADMIS?)
Warwick/Manchester
Lancaster
Aston

Originally Posted by Peruvianguru

Dear Anand:

Congratulations on your admission to LSE!!! getting that 60% shouldnt be a problem knowing that the home of F. Von Hayek is expecting you with open arms. I am starting my app. paperwork now so I am able to submit it in early October. Ill apply for scholarships offered by the Inter-American Dev. and World Banks and am confident on being both admitted and funded. LSE, those three letters that will open doors everytime, everywhere! keep the hard work and best of luck at school.

Thanks mate

[anandbatra]

Originally Posted by ankursuri

well its great guys that you've got places in lse. one thing for sure with lse is that they place a lot of importance on acads n that would always hold you in good stead.

I agree with you on this. I chose LSE over Cass just because of its reputation. Otherwise, Cass' program was much more practical.

[ankursuri]

Originally Posted by adaha

Hey thanks dude yes the program looks good and but the Program cost is on the higher side ,however i will surely give it a try
So how would u rank collages offering MSC IT programs :
What should be the order of preference !
My take is this:
1. LSE
2. Manchester
3. lanchester
4. Warwic
5. Aston

regards,
a!

well i'd say that the MSc ITMOC course at lancaster is a good bet with its tie-up with accenture. But on the flip side, lancaster university's said to be in the middle of nowhere so your job oppurtunities can get restricted although the accenture link might just help.
also, i'd suggest LSE anyday would be top of my list. Manchester should be a good option as it has its roots in a technical university which merged into the bigger university of manchester a few years back only.
but its overall rating has declined in recent years due to the sheer no. of students the city based university has to cope. but still, a big enough name n smack in the middle of manchester.
however, my choice would be A course in either imperial or lse. however, check out Imperial's MSc. computing for industry. its an interesting choice given your background. also, check out the MSc risk analysis and financial engineering course at tanaka bschool at imperial.

[ankursuri]

Originally Posted by adaha

Hey thanks dude yes the program looks good and but the Program cost is on the higher side ,however i will surely give it a try
So how would u rank collages offering MSC IT programs :
What should be the order of preference !
My take is this:
1. LSE
2. Manchester
3. lanchester
4. Warwic
5. Aston

regards,
a!

well i'd say that the MSc ITMOC course at lancaster is a good bet with its tie-up with accenture. But on the flip side, lancaster university's said to be in the middle of nowhere so your job oppurtunities can get restricted although the accenture link might just help.
also, i'd suggest LSE anyday would be top of my list. Manchester should be a good option as it has its roots in a technical university which merged into the bigger university of manchester a few years back only.
but its overall rating has declined in recent years due to the sheer no. of students the city based university has to cope. but still, a big enough name n smack in the middle of manchester.
however, my choice would be A course in either imperial or lse. however, check out Imperial's MSc. computing for industry. its an interesting choice given your background. also, check out the MSc risk analysis and financial engineering course at tanaka bschool at imperial.

[adaha]

Hi Guys
Thanks for the suggestion!!!
So LSE tops the list followed by Manchester and than Lancaster.

All for MSC IT & business

LSE:
Prog Cost: 16500 Pounds ( around 14lac)
living Exp: 9000 to 10000 pounds ( around 8 lac)
Total: 22lac

Manchester:
Prog Cost: 12000Pounds ( around 10lac)
living Exp: 6000 pounds ( around 5 lac)
Total: 15 lac

lancaster:
Prog Cost: 11000Pounds ( around 9.2 lac)
living Exp: 6000 pounds ( around 5 lac)
Total: 14.2 lac

Now i have to know the following:

i. What is the max that one can earn bu doing a part time? Will that suffice to take care of your living exp?

ii. Some people have told that living in london is costly but it might not go as high as 10k for a year but around 7 to 8 k? What do u guys have to say.Can some one give me a nearabout realistic figures of 1 year expenditure in London?

iii. Apart from the scholarships that collages give , Can some one give me any info about scholarships that one can apply here in India?


Thanks once again everyone.
Eagerly looking forward to the information from u guys!

[Peruvianguru]

[quote

Now i have to know the following:

i. What is the max that one can earn bu doing a part time? Will that suffice to take care of your living exp?

ii. Some people have told that living in london is costly but it might not go as high as 10k for a year but around 7 to 8 k? What do u guys have to say.Can some one give me a nearabout realistic figures of 1 year expenditure in London?

iii. Apart from the scholarships that collages give , Can some one give me any info about scholarships that one can apply here in India?
[/quote]

Dear Adaha:

Great to know u have joined this thread. Straight to the points.

i. As a full time student u can`t expect working more than 10-15 hours per week. At most u will get 20 hours but, at this point, there is no doubt ur academic performance will be diminished. I dont know exactly how much a worker is paid in the UK but I guess the minimum hourly wage stands at 5.5 pounds. BY ANY MEANS RELY ON PART TIME WORK FOR LIVING EXPENSES. It will just be a nice extra income to lower financial pressures.

ii. London IS very expensive. Unless u enjoy a beggar´s lifestyle, less than 1K per month will not be enough. 1K at least! and believe me, it wont be a comfortable lifestyle.

iii. Check out this sources
JJWBGSP
JJ/WBGS Program

I guess the Asian Development Bank has a similar scholarship scheme for Asian students than that of the Inter-American Dev. Bank

http://www.iadb.org/int/jps/main.asp?lg=EN

I was right! just got this from the web

http://www.adb.org/jsp/

Other financial sources (loans) - there are more, just search the net.

International Student Loan Center: Student Loans for College Students
Welcome to IEFC
https://www.isloan.org/indexs.asp

Hope this helps, cheers

PGuru

[anandbatra]

Originally Posted by Peruvianguru

ii. London IS very expensive. Unless u enjoy a beggar´s lifestyle, less than 1K per month will not be enough. 1K at least! and believe me, it wont be a comfortable lifestyle.

You'd love the LSE for this. 70 pounds a week with food for Passfield(triple sharing). It's next to the British Museum, UCL, SOAS, Birbeck College and 5 minutes from Tottenham Court Road.

62 pounds a week for Carr Saunders, which is located on Tottenham Court Road.

[gabriel666]

...guyz wat is ur take on the msc finance courses in UK ... how wuld u rate the colleges ... and where wuld manchester and lancaster be in that list ... and how reliable are rankings from the various magazines ( financial times, business week ) ... i mean financial times places manchester and lancaster at 22 and 28 respectively ( for MBA ) globally ... but in UK rankings it places manchester at 3rd and lancaster at 15th ... Thnx ...