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SOAS/NSSR

have been offered a place for MSc Dev Eco at SOAS and an MA eco at New School for Social Research.Co...

MA International Studies and Diplomacy

Hi, I've noticed a lot of people asking on this board about this program. Are there any current or p...

SOAS for me

I did a Master\'s at SOAS a couple of years ago. In contrast to Oxford, where I did my BA, I found i...

about MA Critical Media and Cultural Studies

hi, i\'ve been wondering how studying MA Critical Media and Cultural Studies in SOAS would be...any ...

Highly recommend SOAS

I\'ve only been here for nearly a term now, but I\'m enjoying every single day here! Tutors are grea...

SOAS - not recommended as a place to work

One of the most disorganized and least unprofessional employers I have ever worked for. If the emplo...

international studies soas or lse

I was offered a place for developing my Doctoral studies in Int. Studies at SOAS and at LSE. Which o...

SOAS, King's College, Warwick

I'm applying to all three unis to do a masters in international politis/relations. Which is the bes...

Which university will be better???

Hello, im planning to go to uk for master's course this year. Now I have a problem cus I got offer...

SOAS reputation??

im considering applying to SOAS this year to maybe study development economics. but i don't know any...

SOAS Academic Shirin Akiner is Uzbekistan regime agent

interesting video news report on a SOAS lecturer:- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgUnTjNQ-44 ...

Standing & finances

Hi, I was wondering about the average GPA for incomming graduate students... The prospectus cla...

LSE or SOAS?

Hi, I've been accepted to study Anthropology at both. Before I heard from LSE i was all set on SOA...

SOAS

I've got an offer for BA politics, can anyone tell me about their impressions of the course? ...

should i go to soas uni?

hello, just recieved conditional place at soas for the study of religeons, any one got any info of w...

BEST STUDENT HALLS??

I am applying to SOAS for Music Studies BA to start in 07 (is anyone else?)... I was wondering which...

current 1st year students view

well its my second term and i remember coming on here before deciding which uni to pick....well soci...

Second BA at SOAS

Hey guys, I hope someone can help me out here. I am doing a double degree in Psychology and Socio...

Linguistics

I am planning on starting a degree in Linguistics & Arabic in 2007 and SOAS is one of my choices...

Muslim Student's victory against SOAS

Muslim student forces college boss to back down http://www.london-student.net/content/view/444/29...

MA International Studies and Diplomacy

I applied for MA International Studies and Diplomacy. It is said that it suits for people who want t...

MSc's in Econ/Development

Has anyone graduated or is currently enrolled in some postgrad programs at SOAS in development and/o...

Masters query

Hi, I am currently an IR student at a UK university. My grades so far have been erratic, first year ...

good professors

is there any way to find out which soas professors are good and which are good to avoid?...

linguistics

need advice urgently linguistics should it be QMary or SOAS? and whats music like at soas is there p...

Becky: PhD (Cam/SOAS)

Becky, Choose Cambridge. You will have such a better time at Cambridge and your PhD will be coming f...

My recommendations, for what they're worth

SOAS has quite a good reputation, but it isn't the centre of excellence that it claims to be (and at...

SOAS is weird?

Hi, considering an offer for linguistics and music at SOAS but i am worried that i will go to SOAS a...

classes?

any advice on the best classes and/or best professors?...

arabic and economics

is there anyone here who has studied economics and arabic? how has the course and life at soas in g...

financial problems- rubbish

SU closing down? where did you hear that, dear? all is alive and well, and despite soas' frequent mo...

You won't regret it!

Seriously , to people who are hesitating about applying to SOAS , DO IT! You do however have to acce...

pets and accomodation

Can you bring a pet to Dinwiddy house? I've been offered a room there and I want to bring my pet, he...

Economics and Arabic

I have accepted an offer to study economics-arabic, can anyone tell me how they find the course and ...

RE: Japanese at SOAS!??

My personal opinion is that it is an amazing programme, either single subject or joint with any othe...

MA in Global Media, is it any good?

Can anyone tell me how high the MA in Global Media and Postnational communication is rated? I'd be g...

Re: SOAS

SOAS has a lot to offer academically - the Law course was fascinating and the tutors themselves are ...

MA in International Studies & Diplomacy

I've been accepted to CISD at SOAS for the M.A. in Intl Studies & Diplomacy. I'd like to hear c...

MSc Dev'Economics at SOAS

Hi I've been accepted to the MSc development eco programme... can someone please shed some light o...

LLB @ SOAS

I have been offered a place at SOAS to study law. The school seems to have an exellent reputation an...

MA in Applied Japanese Linguistics

I'm now thinking of taking MA in Applied Japanese Linguistics, and SOAS is one of my choices. Could ...

SOAS or New School: Which is better?

I've been accepted for the MA in Soc. Anthropology of Development at SOAS, and I've also been accept...

I' m really disappointed

Hi there, Well I'm a college student in London planning to go to SOAS this coming September but i w...

Conditional Offers

Hi i'm from the states and I am about to graduate with my bachelors. I applied for the Master's prog...

SOAS discriminates against Southeast Asians?

I find it rather unusual- does SOAS discriminate against people FROM southeast asia? 15 ppl from my ...

RE: student union

the student union is alive and well!!...

miss j

What can I say! SOAS is truly a FAB place to study, the people are great, the Acedemic staff are top...

history

hi...doing history BA in sept wondering if you could comment upon that and what the course is like ...

BSc Econ

No financial problems at the SOAS SU. There was a recent review of fire safety which meant that the...

SOAS student fights to clear his name

By Chaminda Jayanetti London Student SOAS student Nasser Amin has warned that he may take his un...

Accomodation

Hi, I'm hoping to study at SOAS in september and was wondering if anyone could tell me a bit about a...

economics at SOAS

i want to know what the economics department is like at SOAS. Im looking to do diploma then masters,...

dinwiddy or intercoll 4 undergrads?

at the moment teaching in thailand as a gap year thing, slightly unsure if i've picked the right uni...

MA CISD

I am an overseas student, recently accepted to the MA CISD programme. I would love to read some ass...

SOAS Finance problems...

I heard last week that SOAS was having alot of financial problems that their Student Union had close...

Neither anti-semitic nor muslim

To anyone out there considering studying at SOAS, yet worried by over-sensitive and paranoid calls o...

MSc Politics vs. MA ISD

Hi, I'm a student from the states applying for the fall of 2006, and I was wondering if any SOAS st...

HELP!

We have both been offered a place at soas but have been reading this site and are being increasingly...

LINGUISTICS - 2006

I am planning on starting a degree in Linguistics in 2006 and SOAS is one of my choices. Could anyon...

GAVIN GROSS IS AN ISLAMOPHOBE - OFFICIAL

The IHRC which is a human rights group part of the UN is running its Annual Islamophobia Awards to d...

Still busy tracing my IP?

Man, what's your problem??? Don't be so paranoid - I'm not Gavin Gross. As I'm not neither “Islamo-”...

IP check on Snake_Hunter

Actually I'll see if I can get an IP check done on that comment by 'snake_hunter' to identify if it ...

Just seen the proof of Zionazism on campus

The racist and Islamophobic comments by the Zionazi who uses the id "Snake hunter" clearly...

RE: Anti-Semitism

The athmosphere here may be unpleasant at times, but there's really nothing to be seriously worried ...

YES to Muslims, NO to Hizb-ut Tahrir scum!

Here's exactly what Nasser Amin wrote in his infamous article mentioned in the previous comment: ...

VOTE COLIN BUNDY FOR ISLAMOPHOBE OF THE YEAR 2005

The Director Of SOAS: Professor COLIN BUNDY has been nominated for the award of Islamophobe of the Y...

SOAS is anti-Muslim, its true

Read this: Free speech on campus: the strange case of Nasser Amin by Richard Seymour Axioma...

Thai student

I'm a thai student who just applied for an engliash language with academic units course which starts...

Anti-Semitism?

I'm an American Jewish student planning on studying for a semester at soas. I'm a bit worried about ...

SOAS is anti-Muslim

Dear Dave, Its a shame you're an Islamophobe. Indeed if you are a student at SOAS you're hardly c...

Anti Muslim? Utterly Laughable

So a muslim student is carpeted by soas for condoning the appaling slaughter commited by bigots who ...

Re: Japanese at soas

It is incredible hard work but really fun. The hours are long and you are expected to learn hundreds...

How hard is it for a US student to get in?

I'm from Florida with a high SAT (1510 out of 1600) and 2 3+ AP exams, and I've just taken some SAT ...

SOAS is anti-Muslim

Inspite of its 'ethnic-friendly' image, this is the truth about the School: ACTION ALERT: Demand ...

Drinking

Where do all the oriental students go partying on a friday night?...

fckin awesome

lol i actually had doubts before the first day especially since I had rejected Manchester, Bristol a...

I have applied for Chinese alone/Chinese with Economics/Chinese with history

Or at least, I am going to apply but these comments are really starting to put me off this universit...

soas is the bomb

soas is quality, theres always quality parties, theres mad student halls, theres a relaxed atmospher...

Left Wing?

Reading back over the comments I read one from someone who was concerned that there was a left wing ...

flat mate needed in soas flat!

Hello, We have lost our fourth flat mate and we are now looking to find a replacement. We are mo...

CALLING ALL SOAS STUDENTS - FOURTH FLAT MATE NEEDED!

Hello, We have lost our fourth flat mate and we are now looking to find a replacement. We are mo...

SOAS vs Reading! Rhetorical question?

Reading is a really rubbish university, SOAS is one of the best in the world. Go away with your sill...

bad grammar amongst denigrators of soas

were the school of oriental and african studies to be shite, one might say 'soas is shite'. 'soas ar...

SOAS are SH!TE!!! DO NOT GO

I'm a SOAS student, just graduated this year in Law. SOAS students are great! But the university ...

MA at SOAS

hi, I'm in my final year of my graduate course and I wanted to know what kind of reputation the MA M...

SOAS v Reading

I am hesitating between an MSc Economics (International Business) at Reading and an Msc Economics (P...

MA ISD.

Have been offered a place to the MA international studies and diplomacy. Iould like to know how dema...

SOAS Final Fantasy fans

To Final Fantasy fans at SOAS, plz join the new forum : http://www.soasff.tk...

MSc Poltical Econ of Dev´t

I´ve also been accepted to this programme and I´m curious to know more about it, about the econ. dep...

Mixed emotions (history and life)

Hey, was just wondering wot ppl make of the history course at SOAS? Its my backup after durham, qui...

MSc POlitical Economic of Development

I am considering doing this course for 2005/2006. But I am not sure how competitive the application ...

What is it like??

Hi,I am considering applying to the MA in International Studies and Diplomacy programme, and I was w...

MSc. Financial Economics

Just wanted to get some feedback regarding the MSc Financial Economics programme at SOAS. I have bee...

transferring courses within soas?

I was just wondering how flexible soas is with regard to students changing courses. I've read you c...

I am a SOAS graduate.

I missed my offer in UCL 4 yrs ago and ended up doing my BSc Econ in SOAS. I didn't really like abo...

soas

Hey, as a current student at SOAS, and having read some of the other comments, I just feel inclined ...

Japanese at SOAS!??

I got accepted by SOAS and was wondering if anyone can tell me something about Japanese at SOAS! I h...

Development Economics

Hi there! I got offered a place at SOAS for Development Economics. Not sure if is should take it. C...

development studies and south asian studies

hii..ive got a conditional offer from SOAS..i applied for dev st with south asian studies..has anyon...

should i choose it ???

i am thinking of going to soas this coming sept and i kinda like the feeling of soas...but the most ...

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