Student review [#23665]
for Business and Economics
at Lund University
Lund, Sweden
I am currently studying my third semester in the BSc in business and economics at Lund University. The program’s difficulty, academic wise, in my opinion, is fair. We are graded E – A and the majority of people who complete their courses will be graded between D and B, and it’s almost an even distribution at 20-30 % of the class. However, it is very hard to get a grade of A, which makes up around 5 % of the classes.
The legacy of a candidate exam at Lund University is considered quite high, you will have to do something to stand out from your classmates since the chances of you having the same grade are quite common.
Luckily, Lund is full of opportunities where you could be working part-time or be engaged in one of the many non-profit student organisations, both within your faculty and Lund. It’s also within these organisations you will be able to get the most of the student life when you are studying, and I am forever grateful for the people and happy moments I’ve had from engaging in student unions etc.
Back to the reputation of Lund. Since it’s considered quite high, I was surprised how much the professors’ lecturing skills could variate. Though I’ve had the majority of my lectures online, the ones I’ve had on campus have been quite shocking. Although the lectures are just complementary to the course literature, you should not expect that you will be set for the exam just by attending the lectures.
So in summary to the paragraphs above, if you are looking to get a competitive grade (A), you will have to put in a lot of hours in school, and the student life will probably be somewhat limited (if you are a normal performing student like me). You will have a blast in the program since the students are known for being very social, it will also be a great opportunity to gather a good network for the future (compared to other programs that are known to be less social).
It can be quite hard to get accommodation in Lund since it’s a big university. However, it will always work out and it’s just a matter of the number of requirements and standards that will narrow your chances of getting a residence.