I completed my Masters in the Philosophy of the Social Sciences in LSE back in 2020. I was admitted even though I had little acquaintance with Philosophy. Doing Philosophy at LSE really changed my view of the topic in its entirety. The classes helped me understand how the subject has progressed over time in academia and how the discourse has grown to be about punctual argumentation. Understanding this helped me develop my analytical skills, which I now value most compared to any other academic skill I had exercised in the past. I was amazed at how varied philosophical considerations are nowadays and how important it is to strip arguments from their emotional appeal when considering issues of global importance. Overall, a trip through philosophy offered by LSE is an extremely rich experience that goes beyond the inspection of the extensive contemporary philosophical literature.

I have found my time here to be exceptional so far, no major complaints. The only minor thing I would raise is that the social life leaves something to be desired, however this might be more to do with the culture of the university which is perhaps beyond management’s control.

Very good uni, academically excellent. My course (philosophy) is intellectually stimulating and challenging. A key facet of the social life is halls, so make sure you do lots of research into which halls you go to.