LSE runs on a fairly intensive schedule in which each course covers a lot of ground each week. With quantitative courses, there are very few examples that are provided during lectures. Therefore, if you’re not careful, you could end up falling behind rather quickly and feel a little lost. That is how I was feeling this week, so I decided to clamp down and try to catch up over the next couple of weeks. Some students at LSE wait until the breaks to catch up, but I would not recommend this if you are a General Course student. Unlike them, your performance in your class is a component of your grade, so you do not want to do poorly on homework assignments because you didn't understand the concepts. There is also too much material to learn just over the breaks (what some LSE students do). Plus we are here for only a year, so might as well explore Europe/UK during the break instead of studying!
