TheLondonSchoolof

EconomicsandPoliticalScience

-The General Course 2007/8-

Hsin-Ting Wang

Introduction
LSE (UniversityofLondon),
2008 ,LSE ,
2008 TheTimesUniversityGuide,LSE
,(UniversityofOxford)
(UniversityofCambridge)(ImperialCollege)
*(UniversityofLondon) 33
(affiliation)

LSE,UCL,KCL 2007/8

IC 2007.07.09
100

LSE ,

,
, 140

LSE(CoventGarden)(China
Town)(TheRoyalCourtofJustice)
(TrafalgarSquare)(BritishMuseum)
(St.PaulsCathedral)(SouthBank) 10~15


LSEHoughtonStreet

CampusMap


LSEEconomistsBookstoreTheOldBuilding(SSCside)


LSEatnightMainLibraryJohnWatkinsPlaza

CoventGarden

ProgrammesandCourses
TheGeneralCourse
Applicationprocess:

LSE , email request brochure

brochure LSE General Course
rolling 1 9
1
(online application)(submit in hard copy)

(2007/8 General Course)

7 (within 7 working days, )
DHL
LSE
(unconditional offer)

Eligibility&EntryRequirements
1.
2. General Course Application Form
3. Personal Statement
4. (//)
5.
6. IELTS 7 or
TOEFL PBT 627 / CBT 263/ iBT 107
7. GPA 3.3 ( 3.5) (preferrable)
8. 10%~15% (preferrable)

Scholarship/FinancialSupport
LSE General Course

LSE
LSE
offer

(case by
case).

(2007)

offer

Courses
General Course, General Course
LSE
offer
LSE
term

LSE one-click (

XD)LSE
term (Michaelmas
Term)
lseforyou
change,

SSC(Student
Service Centre)
Tutor (LSE
)

LSE SSC

LSE Student Service Centre

(SSC)

LSEone unit half unit,

LSE 4 units, (eg.
3.5 units) 4 units. LSEcourse
1 unitcourse,
LSE lecture, class seminar, (pgt)
seminar,(underg.) lecture+ class.
Lecture ()
(eg. accounting lec. 100~200
class 10 )class compulsory,
class 10~15 class participation/
contribution. lseforyou

( A: absent/ P: present/ R: absent with reasons)

term end lseforyou A,

N.B.Cappedcourse
course email

Capped course capped at 16,

16 course
coordinator permission capped course.

CoursesIenrolledin
LSE (one unit each)
1. The Elements of Accounting and Finance
2. International Marketing: A Strategic Approach
3. Human Resource Mnagement
4. Russian Language and Society (capped)
General Course (350
)

Department of Management,
Department of Management course
(Dapartment of Economics)

Course Human Resourse Management

(Goldman Sachs) HCM
(Human Capital Management) lecture (
term ) term
BRICs
Russia,
challenging but rewarding!

Campuslife

Registration
LSE email
(registration date), School/ departmental
induction, orientation email
LSE LSE

(
skype )
()

 Admission Office

email LSE
(conditional offer)(unconditional offer)

unconditional,
offer

LSE

Building.

LSEemailaccount/lseforyou
9 email activate
LSE email accountGeneral Course

 lseforyou

lseforyou

Mentor/Tutor
Mentor: LSE
mentor mentor 9
mentor

Tutor: tutor 4 tutor

(tutee)

TermDates
2008/09
Michaelmas Term

Lent Term

Summer Term

2 October - 12 December

12 January-20 March

27 April - 3 July

2009/10
Michaelmas Term

Lent Term

Summer Term

1 October - 11 December

11 January - 19 March

26 April - 2 July

LSE 3 term () term 10 Christmas (

) 3 Easter () 6

FreshersFair
(society)
building
Michaelmas Term
sign up societies
1.LSEMusicSocietyLSEOrchestra
LSE Orchestra audition()
Old Bilding 6 Shaw Library()(rehearsal)
Michaelmas Term Winter Concert, Lent Term
Spring Concert

Lent Term LSE Drama Society LSE Orchestra

The Wizard of Oz LSE Director Howard Davies
Oz

The Wizard of Oz, in which Sir Howard Davies acted as the Great
Oz. (The Scarecrow, the Tin Man, Oz, the Lion, Dorothy.)

The Wizard of Oz, presented by LSE Drama Society in

cooperation with LSE Music Society.

Sir Howard Davies, LSE Director

* Howard Davies, LSE Director, , 2000

Shaw Library, Old Building, LSE

Shaw Library LSE
Orchestra rehearsal
Choir()

 Public
Lecture exhibition.

2.LSEBusinessSociety
LSE society, 1 12.00
Houghton Street (Financial Times,
IB ),

Business Society emailnewsletter member ,

LSE presentation
Starbucks
event workshop. Internship
application deadline Business Society email
(Goldman Sachs)
(Morgan Stanley) LSE
CV Surgery Session.

3.LSETaiwaneseSociety
LSE
Freshersdinner, Chinese New Year Gathering
(2007)12

 Society

PublicLectures
LSE public lectures

LSE public lectures podcast

LSE
(2008)5
George Soros LSE What the 2008 Credit Crunch Means.
LSE LSE
podcast, mp4 LSE
website

*LSE Director, Sir Howard Davies talking with reputed LSE

alumnus, George Soros.

TheLSELibrary

Easter


Degree Class % Mark

Written

Class

Summary

AssessmentandExams
LSE (Final Exam) 100% Summer
TermEaster vacation lseforyou
exam timetablebuilding
lseforyou candidate number (- not
student ID number)
candidate number

(a unit) 3 3
()3-4 (essay) 3
answer book ( answer book 8-10 )

(
)LSE essay

Equivalent
First Class

Upper
Second
Lower
Second
Lower
Second
Third
Third
Fail

Equivalent
79-100
74-78
70-73
60-69

Work
A+
A
AB+

Contribution
A+
A
AB+

55-59

50-54

B-

B-

45-49
40-44
0-39

C+
C
F

C+
C
F

Class Grade
A+
A
AB+
B
BC+
C
F

Londonlife


BankAccount
LSE Natwest (National Westminster Bank)
Natwest
4 4
LSE Natwest 16.30
Natwest student banking service 4

( Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds TSB

offer, )
Debit Card,
()

Debit Card (
) Debit Card Solo, Debit Card
Solo online banking,

Debit Card Solo Card

Solo.

Mobilephone
SIM (payas-you-go)(20, top up
)
20(
)
12 (
vodafone, O2, T-Mobile, Skype phone, Orange
)(contract) 12 18
in

20, 300~500
1000 ( offer )

Transportation
http://www.tfl.gov.uk/

 Oyster Card
2, Daily pass 3.5~4 Oyster
Card, bus fare 90p (0.9).
Oyster Card Student Oyster Card

Student Union Student Oyster

Card( 30% off) 2
Student Union London Transportation
Office
weekly pass monthly
pass.
* Fares for London zone 1&2 (Tube, DLR, London Overground,
Bus)
Student Oyster Card

Oyster card

Weekly Pass
Monthly Pass

16.9
64.9

24.2
93

Accommodation
General Course LSE 11
residential halls, 8 Intercollegiate halls (
University of London LSE )
40 ( Xmas Easter)
(31 )
LSE prospectus

1.GrosvenorHouse
LSE 5 Leicester
Square

2.NorthumberlandHouse
LSE 10 Trafalgar
Square
24 Tesco, 24
(
24 )

Northumberland House

 3 Northumberland House

3.LilianKnowlesHouse
Liverpool Street Spitalfields Market 5
Central line, (Holborn)

Northumberland
()
Jack the Ripper Walking Tour
XD

4.SidneyWebbHouse
LSE

7 5 14

Hallway
postgraduate students,

(
UCLA Harvard LSE )
flatmates flat
flatmates flat dinner,

( flatmates postgraduate students

Sidney Webb House Borough Market 10-15

market
Borough Market

reasonable Market.

*Borough Market Burger,

Ostrich Scallop Fish and Chips! flatmate

Sidney Webb House Tower Bridge

Tower Bridge
Tower Bridge
Bar

Tower Bridge

Sidney Webb House committee free pizza/

ice-cream night, drinking party,
final
Boat Party

Sidney Webb Boat Party

Sidney Webb House Borough

Elephant and CastleElephant and
Castle LSE hall
Elephant and Castle
hallSidney Webb House
Tabard Park,

 flatmates Tabard Park (Eclipse)

Sidney Webb House Great Dover
Street

Sidney Webb House LSE

30 15~20
hall (
35~40 )

Accommodation Fee Table

http://www.lse.ac.uk/accommodation/fees/list_LSE.htm

SocialCalendar
1.TheGeneralCourseWelcomeBoatParty

LSE General Course Boat Party

General Course

2.CumberlandLodgeVisit

LSE 80 General Course Cumberland Lodge,

The Dean of the General Course, LSE
Director LSE Study Abroad Manager

lectures,

18

Lectures and Seminars

Seminar Room

Bar inside Cumberland Lodge

 LSE Study Abroad Manager LSE

Cumberland
Lodge

3.Proscenium
LSE Proscenium LSE General Course
, UK LSE
work SMART, play HARD!
General Course LSE
enjoy life in London! LSE
General Course

tour.

A. Stonehenge, Glastonbury and Bath

Stonehenge

5527

Glastonbury

Bath - The Roman Baths

Bath- Jane Austen Centre

B. Dinner and Theatre-Wicked

4523

Wicked 25
Proscenium LSE General Course (23)
stalls()

LeisureTime ()
1.Concerts

Royal Festival Hall

2.2007/8LondonCountdown

2008 Beijing
Olympics- Light the Passion, Share the Dream

am proud to be
born as a Chinese!

3.EuroFootballMatchWatching
LSE Final
Pub vs.

Pub

sad

4. Wimbledon

hall night bus Trafalgar Square

( Northunberland House )
night bus

7 10
4 10

 No.1 Court (
> <) Safin vs. Lopez.

EmploymentOpportunities&Internship
Internship, deadline.
(division)(office location)
deadline
11 LSE Internship Fair,
HR

(Investment Banks) 12
LSE
presentation, do careful research
cover letter

(Goldman Sachs) 80% summer

interns summer internship offer,
Job offer! Summer
Internship 10-12 penultimate year student

Investment Banks Internship Application Process

LSE (Houses of Parliament)

LSE Offer LSE Careers
Service

LSE 9 Careers Fair

5 Carrers Fair
register Careers Fair.

Fair HR CV,
email (
) London Internship,

LSE Careers Fair@ Singapore

LivingCosts

Accommodation
Food
Entertainment
Bills
Travel
Clothing
Books
Stationery
Photocopying
Total
One off costs
Total living expenses for a year
Tuition fee
Grand total for the year

3796.20
2116.80
882.00
352.80
529.30
264.60
705.60
176.40
176.40
9000 for 9 months
1000(e.g. property insurance,
housing deposit, flights, etc.)
10,000.00
13,872.00
23,872.00

LSE Alpha Books

LSE Set Text 24-hour loan,
24 3 50p (0.5)

SomeAdvicesBeforeYouLeaveYourHome
Country
1. Christmas Easter
(Schengen Visa)

LSE Term time

one-click easyjet Eurostar

(
email )
2. (
)

2~3
+()
3. ( 250 )

LSE, Student
Union NUS Extra(10),

4.

 flatmates

5.

XD

LSE George the IV

Conclusion

LSE

Give him humility, so that he may always remember the simplicity of true
greatness, the open mind of true wisdom, the meekness of true strength.
(
)
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For further information, please visit LSE website at www.lse.ac.uk

Please dont hesitate to contact me at wanght.lse@googlemail.com
should you have any queries!