How Is the Education in Cass Business School?

Hey, I'm going to be an international student, so at the moment I'm totally confused as I can form my opinion only by reading forums. Cass Investment and Risk Management vs. Reading Finance and Investment Banking, is Cass obviously better?

Doing undergraduate with cass doesn't mean you are with cass. Cass and city are like two different places, at least the facilities do not have equal standard. Undergraduates with cass business school have most of their three years at city campus not cass building. When the "city" staffs make decision, they seem to not care about cass or law school( most faculty that don't base at the main campus). Between city and cass the staff have bad communication and you will know about the 'politics' between city and cass in lectures as told by the lecturers. The chancellor cut students benefit and raise his salary, profs boycott marking, how city want to 'convert' cass and make them part of city...etc. out of all, it is the students who suffer. If you are finishing you UG and thinking of going to cass for PG. I can assure you that you can learn a lot practical skills but the student experience won't be a great pleasure. Especially if you are from unis like LSE warwick IC etc etc....

Question for anyone who studied undergraduate finance at CASS: would you consider A-level math an essential to survive CASS? as it's the only school in London which offers undergraduate Finance courses, without requesting Math A-Level. I am currently considering to apply to the International Finance & Banking, and Investment & Risk Management courses. Any help would be greatly appreciated, thank you

Before I rule out this school completely, can I get some opinions on this school from current students or people who know about this school? Not from the official representatives please.

Reasons for ruling this one out.

I have been there a few times. The impression I got was that the school is like a foreign country and the admin people are all UK nationals (saw them on the third floor), feeding on those who come from abroad. The building is fancy because hey let's face it this isn't Harvard, this is the least they can do. I am all for the Euro-thing, but hey there should be some boundaries.

Teachers did talk about having a lot of experience teaching and suggested that they knew what they were doing. But given their previous qualifications, they would say that wouldn't they. Do they even have PGCE? I thought every university teacher had to have one.

I met current students, heard where they studied before and the grade they got, much too low.

The ranking tables are rubbish. No one cares. I don't think LSE cares about their position in the ranking tables and they don't have to. This school has to, because that's all they have got. This school is very showoff, anti-English. They never miss the opportunities to tell the world how great they are. In the financial times editorial thing, there are so many pieces by Cass teachers. I thought that teachers would get sacked if they mixed journalism and academia.

Finally, I don't like the fact that they have got representatives on the TSR. It makes them appear desperate and cheap.

Thanks people. No representatives please. No representatives please.

I am an insider from CASS business school. They don't accept any one from any university. If you don't get first class or distinction from previous degree, they would not even consider you the offer. I am currently with Warwick university, Imperial colledge, Oxford, LSE graduates students in the same class. All of them are currently struggle in our course at CASS business school. Please don't confuse CASS business school quality with city university quality. Couple of month ago, we had a good guest lecturers who is the Dutch bank forex trading director. Some students got personally business cards from the director. Students at CASS business school can make a good oppertunity through the city jobs. However, the course at CASS is very tough. Don't just come with some empty mind. you will soon regret. Once you start to work in the city, you will be very much suprise how many CASS business school gradute you meet everywhere. My advice is you can apply at CASS but you won't get any offer unless you have a very competitive mark from your previous degree. I have seen many people moaning about tough entry criteria at CASS business school after they were rejected from CASS but they all got offer from UCL or King's college or LSE.

Hi Guys

I'd like to apply for master in Corporate Finance. Would anybody else heard something about how difficult is to be accepted? Unfortunately I do not have excellent average on my bachelor degree. However, I have an experience in finance and I've done a summer school at Cass in mergers and acquisitions. Any idea how difficult it might get? The secretary tells you so little about the process...

Thanks

As I've said in my previous post, it is fairly easy to get in with low grades, I wouldn't worry if I were you...