Pursuing Graduate Study

Hear from alumni who have chosen to pursue graduate study programmes and learn more about what options are available to you at LSE.

The session will be split into two parts. In the first part of the session you'll have the chance to meet General Course alumni who are currently pursuing or have recently completed graduate study programmes. You can ask the alumni about the differences between undergraduate and postgraduate studies, how their further education has influenced their career plans and what advice they’d give to anyone considering following a similar path.

The second part of the session will be hosted by Graduate Admissions, and you'll get the chance to learn more about graduate study at LSE. In addition to providing an overview of graduate study opportunities and the application procedure, we will also be sharing insider tips on how you can make a strong application. You'll hear about the most common things that former General Course students get right - and wrong! - when making an application for graduate study at LSE. This is a unique opportunity not usually offered to other undergraduate students!

The panel discussion will run from 15:30 - 17:00

Meet the Speakers:

Sona (LinkedIn) was a General Course student in the 2020-2021 academic year. After graduating from the University of Texas with a BSc Honors in International Political Economy, she returned to LSE to pursue an MSc in International Social and Public Policy from the Department of Social Policy and graduated in December 2023. During the course of her MSc, she led various student consulting projects and is exploring careers in this field following graduation.

Fernanda (LinkedIn) attended the General Course in 2017-18 and focused her studies in business. She then went back to my her country of Peru and finished her studies in Management at Universidad del Pacifico in 2019. She started her work experience in Peru back in 2018, working in consulting for the financial sector and then moved on to innovation and technology within the same sector. After 4 years of work experience in the finance industry, she decided to change paths and move to London to pursue a master’s in Fashion Marketing at the London College of Fashion, UAL. She is now working at Cult Mia as a Partnerships Manager, overseeing the supply side of the marketplace business.

Mika (LinkedIn) attended the General Course from 2019-2020, in the International History department. She completed a degree in International Relations and History with a concentration in Economics at Wellesley College in 2021, and returned to LSE to pursue a master's in Theory and History of International Relations for the 2021-2022 academic year. She is currently working in consulting at Monitor Deloitte, as a Strategy and M&A analyst.

You may like to read LSE Careers' list of information interview questions for ideas of what you can ask the alumni.

You can find out more about LSE's graduate study programmes on the study at LSE webpages.