Hi everyone,
I got into an LLM at LSE (specialisation track of Competition and Innovation) which would allow me to specialise in Competition Law and Digital Law/Digital Markets. However, the tuition fees (and total cost of living in London) is holding me back (would approximately cost me 65k, for which I would at least have to lend 15-20k from a foundation and my parents).
Therefore, I am hesitant to go to London and also taking into consideration other options (LLM at Maastricht (European Business Law), LLM at ULiege (LLM Competition and IP) and LLM at UvA (Competition Law), since LSE would also rather be for the experience-network-career opportunities and since I don't know how much more value it would add to my current profile.
I also got waitlisted for the College of Europe but I don't have high hopes for this, since I'm not at the first positions in the reserve list.
Working next year was not really an option for me, since I really wanted to specialise one year in Comp and Digital Law (and also since april is quite late for Big Law in Brussels to find traineeships rn).
Anyone in the field who could help me out/advise me on what would be worth to take in consideration when deciding on which LLM to pursue next year before I start working?
As background information:
LLB KU Leuven (Dutch Speaking)
LLM Double Degree KU Leuven - University of Zurich (English Speaking LLM)
Multiple internships in Brussels (both Belgian and International law firms)