what LCF is moving? when?? and why the hell to Elephant and castle??? do you know which department? (you can't mean the WHOLE college is moving there.. right?)
as for internships.. its a bit different, as far as I know.
CSM have an option where you can take your third year out (making it a four year course basically), and you spend it doing it placement/s. You can chose to do it at one place for a long period... or do a couple of short term placements at different companies.
Where as LCF incorporate a placement into the 2nd year of the course, 2nd term I think. Not exactly sure how this works though..
I'm sure both schools have pretty good connections, and like Meg said, you can do internships during the summer.. though it will be harder to acquire one without your school's backing.
Also.. bout the creative stimulation thing.. it is kind of true. But I don't think its the college pushing you one way or the other.. its rather, because of the respective reputations, the so-called 'more creative' students choose to go to CSM, and that sets the atmosphere I think.
But if my vision is really outrageously conceptual, than no ones going to shake that off. And if a 'Jil Sander' goes to CSM, its not going to change them into an Alexander McQueen or whatever. Just examples.. but you get what I mean..?
I guess it depends on what you are looking for in a college..
I chose LCF because I 'creative stimulation' is something I can find in other places, but technical skills, I need support, experience and resources.
MUXU, you are at CSM foundation right? are you applying for the Fashion pathway?