[gtcalder]

(Original post by Nana_A)
How did you manage to get a work experience placement at PwC...do you know how hard it is to get one..i will even offer to pay them to allow me to do a days worth of work experience with them and i'll probably still get rejected ..btw i'm on a gap year

Perhaps i misleaded you guys slightly, sorry! its an insight day more than work experience, im going to use it as an opportunity to establish links etc so gaining work experience in the future should hopefully be a little easier rather then the pain of going through the HR departments. Ive tried that with a few investment banks, just to get some sort of insight insight, to no avail however!

Thanks a lot for those Uni suggestions has cleared a lot up for me! Will have a closer look at them now.

Cheers

[Livvy:)]

Username: Livvy
GCSEs: A*A*A*A*A*A*A*A*AAA
AS grades (and subjects): AAAC in Maths, Chemistry, German and History
Predicted/Subjects for A2: A*A*A in Maths, Chemistry and German
Universities likely to apply to: Only just really started looking at this, which ones would people recommend for my predicted grades, etc?
Extras: Any personal statement tips from all of you REALLY organised people? considering I have zero work experience and fairly limited extra curricular...

Thanks so much

[Jeeves_90]

(Original post by Livvy:))
Username: Livvy
GCSEs: A*A*A*A*A*A*A*A*AAA
AS grades (and subjects): AAAC in Maths, Chemistry, German and History
Predicted/Subjects for A2: A*A*A in Maths, Chemistry and German
Universities likely to apply to: Only just really started looking at this, which ones would people recommend for my predicted grades, etc?
Extras: Any personal statement tips from all of you REALLY organised people? considering I have zero work experience and fairly limited extra curricular...

Thanks so much

well Im sure the economics thread can give you some REALLY organised answers

I joke...Bristol, Bath, Warwick, LSE, Manchester, Liverpool, Newcastle and lancaster

[brokenlogic18]

Hey guys.
Two of the reasons (probably the main reasons) I've applied for Accounting and Finance are that I want a job in the business world and I'm good at maths and handling data. However, I have no real idea of the specific job I would like after and I'm hoping this degree will open plenty of opportunities for business jobs.

Are these good reasons to be applying for A&F?

[ksidhu]

(Original post by ToH12)
I am where else are u applyin to nd what sorta grades u got?

Im applyin to durham, reading, lancaster, loughborough nd ? Still dont kno what my 5th will be :/

cool im applying to leeds notts southampton and lancaster but not sure where to apply for a fifth choice any ideas

[eawilliams]

Anyone applying for Sussex? Or UEA?

[Livvy:)]

(Original post by Jeeves_90)
well Im sure the economics thread can give you some REALLY organised answers

I joke...Bristol, Bath, Warwick, LSE, Manchester, Liverpool, Newcastle and lancaster

Haha, i'm clearly not used to organisation then!

Thanks for that, I can finally get started looking at some courses now any advice for personal statements then? I don't have a clue where to start :/

[Confused101]

(Original post by Livvy:))
Haha, i'm clearly not used to organisation then!

Thanks for that, I can finally get started looking at some courses now any advice for personal statements then? I don't have a clue where to start :/

Woww you're stats are amazing!

Well I'd say if you're really stuck on how to begin, start with the middle section (i.e. work experience, academics, ECs) as those are things you can easily talk about.
Just write down whatever flows into your head, and get a basic draft down. Once you have a nice foundation, it's easy to begin editing and fine-tuning the statement...the hardest part is actually filling up the page with words I find.

So yeah, just write whatever you feel or think when you think about the course and yourself in general, and then fine-tune it later on.

[Choppyy]

LSE, Bristol or Nottingham?

[Jeeves_90]

does everybody on this thread plan to be an accountant (ACCA,ACA,CIMA qualified) or do you plan to go into other financial roles.....if soo what roles exactly?...Need some career advice as I dont want to become an accountant but have an interest in Finance, investment or insurance roles...

Would appreciate some advice

[ToH12]

(Original post by Jeeves_90)
does everybody on this thread plan to be an accountant (ACCA,ACA,CIMA qualified) or do you plan to go into other financial roles.....if soo what roles exactly?...Need some career advice as I dont want to become an accountant but have an interest in Finance, investment or insurance roles...

Would appreciate some advice

Im goin to be a qualified accountant but I kno where ur comin from I too im interested in these other areas but becoming a chartered accountant opens the doors to many management roles nd such because of the financial experience. I read somewhere that like 70% of CEOs that run international businesses where trained acountants (or had accountancy degrees) at one stage

About investment banking we had speaker into are school who got a A&F degree nd then went onto be an investment banker he said that it or economics where probably the two best degrees to look at although he said that gettin a job in investment banking was really hard nd that you would have to apply to different firms in different countries. He said they once hired a guy from italy just because he was from italy, all the applicants where too similar and this one guy stood out just cause he was italian

Well I hope I was done help to u

[Nana_A]

(Original post by eawilliams)
Anyone applying for Sussex? Or UEA?

I was torn between these two Uni's
I literally flipped a coin, it landed on Heads so i picked UEA as my 5th choice....

- UEA are ranked really badly for accounting and finance and they have low job prospects
- however i know what will look better...And i think UEA is more known than Sussex....tbh Sussex is in Brighton, so it kinda evens out.

[Jeeves_90]

(Original post by ToH12)
Im goin to be a qualified accountant but I kno where ur comin from I too im interested in these other areas but becoming a chartered accountant opens the doors to many management roles nd such because of the financial experience. I read somewhere that like 70% of CEOs that run international businesses where trained acountants (or had accountancy degrees) at one stage

About investment banking we had speaker into are school who got a A&F degree nd then went onto be an investment banker he said that it or economics where probably the two best degrees to look at although he said that gettin a job in investment banking was really hard nd that you would have to apply to different firms in different countries. He said they once hired a guy from italy just because he was from italy, all the applicants where too similar and this one guy stood out just cause he was italian

Well I hope I was done help to u

hey thanx alot....Ive just gotta do some more research...but yeh this industry is hard to break into these days you need a first and have experiance so internships or a placement year are a MUST...where have you applied to mate

[gtcalder]

(Original post by Nana_A)
I was torn between these two Uni's
I literally flipped a coin, it landed on Heads so i picked UEA as my 5th choice....

- UEA are ranked really badly for accounting and finance and they have low job prospects
- however i know what will look better...And i think UEA is more known than Sussex....tbh Sussex is in Brighton, so it kinda evens out.

What other unis have you applied to? Im stuck for a ABB 5th choice also.
Currently have; Loughborough, Lancaster and Durham

[mali167]

For the universities offering pwc degree, do you know if they provide you with a calculator for assessment tests?

Thanks and good luck everyone

[itsbea]

(Original post by Nana_A)
I was torn between these two Uni's
I literally flipped a coin, it landed on Heads so i picked UEA as my 5th choice....

- UEA are ranked really badly for accounting and finance and they have low job prospects
- however i know what will look better...And i think UEA is more known than Sussex....tbh Sussex is in Brighton, so it kinda evens out.

Really? What do you think about Southampton prospects or Kent?
Where are you applying?

[Sam-8]

Hi, I am currently trying to do my ps for accounting and finance. just wondered if anyone had done any prelimenary reading and how they intergrated it in or how to talk about it? any advice or help would be greatly appreciated, thanks. i am wanting to get in at LSE so I am worried about how it sounds.

[Competencies]

(Original post by Sam-8)
Hi, I am currently trying to do my ps for accounting and finance. just wondered if anyone had done any prelimenary reading and how they intergrated it in or how to talk about it? any advice or help would be greatly appreciated, thanks. i am wanting to get in at LSE so I am worried about how it sounds.

What books have you read?

[Sam-8]

'Financial markets and institutions' and 'management and cosy accoutning'

[ToH12]

(Original post by Jeeves_90)
hey thanx alot....Ive just gotta do some more research...but yeh this industry is hard to break into these days you need a first and have experiance so internships or a placement year are a MUST...where have you applied to mate

I'm applying to durham lancaster reading loughborough nd robert gordon (as a backup plan if all goes wrong )

What about you were r u applying to? anywhere the same?