LSE IR Research or Chicago CIR? Help!

[BornAndRaised]

What are the pros/cons of each? Which one should I pick? 

 

Specifically, 

1. Which would be better if I want to transition to a PhD? 

2. Which offers better job prospects? After this cycle's many PhD rejections I've faced, I'm on the fence about getting a PhD.  

3. What about the program/department/school/city? Is Chicago really that unsafe? 

 

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you! 

[phdhope2013]

I am only familiar with job prospects. 

LSE - better internationally/Europe

Chicago - may be better for US jobs

I have friends from India, Peru, and China who went to LSE and had no trouble finding jobs back home. 

 

I would say both are good for transitioning to a PhD and I think it would come down to which program would cost less for you to go to. I think LSE may be cheaper not sure though. As no MA program guarantees PhD acceptance I wouldn't go to one that would become a severe financial burden. 

Also, I think by posting this here you are opening yourself to some biased answers when it comes to wanting us to list pros/cons. I am fairly sure that you will get completely different answers if you head over to thestudentroom.co.uk. Hence, I think you need to do this yourself. 

Edited March 18, 2013 by phdhope2013

[NBM]

1. Which would be better if I want to transition to a PhD? 

 

I might be wrong, but I think I read it somewhere (one of the posts by faculty members) that US programs are more traditional "feeders" for US PhD programs.