[aaronbenham]

Hello!

I have now received all my offers from UCAS and am now wondering which offer would be the best for a career in investment banking.

I have had offers from LSE, Warwick, Nottingham, Bristol and UCL. These are all for maths and economics (except UCL, which is maths with economics.) I am worried already about taking a joint honours rather than straight economics/maths.

I am aware that LSE is seen as somewhat of a breeding ground for bankers, but does the fact Warwick has a much better maths department put it on par with LSE?

Thank you very much for any replies

[Simplicity]

(Original post by aaronbenham)
Hello!

I have now received all my offers from UCAS and am now wondering which offer would be the best for a career in investment banking.

I have had offers from LSE, Warwick, Nottingham, Bristol and UCL. These are all for maths and economics (except UCL, which is maths with economics.) I am worried already about taking a joint honours rather than straight economics/maths.

I am aware that LSE is seen as somewhat of a breeding ground for bankers, but does the fact Warwick has a much better maths department put it on par with LSE?

Thank you very much for any replies

People think LSE is the only way to get into investment banking.

So pretty much everyone going to say go to LSE.

[roh]

One's a multifaculty uni on a dedicated campus just outside Coventry, the other is a specialist institution in the heart of London. Which one would you prefer to spend 3 years living and studying at?

You must have some inclination towards one or the other of such different unis? No point going somewhere you're going to be thoroughly miserable for 3 years if they're reasonably evenly matched prospects wise.

[aaronbenham]

(Original post by Simplicity)
People think LSE is the only way to get into investment banking.

So pretty much everyone going to say go to LSE.

That's my gut feeling too, i'd like to see some reasons really. Obviously LSE is in london etc and better for economics, but for maths Warwick is a lot higher. I just wonder if this means economics is more relevant to take for IB than maths.
Hmmmmm

[aaronbenham]

(Original post by roh)
One's a multifaculty uni on a dedicated campus just outside Coventry, the other is a specialist institution in the heart of London. Which one would you prefer to spend 3 years living and studying at?

You must have some inclination towards one or the other of such different unis? No point going somewhere you're going to be thoroughly miserable for 3 years if they're reasonably evenly matched prospects wise.

So you think they are relatively even prospect wise? I originally thought warwick because I like the idea of a campus life, but after visiting LSE recently I am literally balanced. It's just the cost of London worrying me

[roh]

(Original post by aaronbenham)
So you think they are relatively even prospect wise? I originally thought warwick because I like the idea of a campus life, but after visiting LSE recently I am literally balanced. It's just the cost of London worrying me

Judging by the posts on IB forums, I'm not sure someone far more in the know may say LSE is in a different stratosphere and they never recruit from Warwick.

If you like the idea of campus life surely LSE's the opposite? I'm not saying that uni is all about social, it's not by any stretch, but personally I find my friends who are happiest at their respective unis, have a good support network of friends, live with people they get on really well with etc. are also performing the best academically, and you will need to perform well academically to do IB.

If you honestly have no preference then fair enough go with prestige.

[aaronbenham]

(Original post by roh)
Judging by the posts on IB forums, I'm not sure someone far more in the know may say LSE is in a different stratosphere and they never recruit from Warwick.

If you like the idea of campus life surely LSE's the opposite? I'm not saying that uni is all about social, it's not by any stretch, but personally I find my friends who are happiest at their respective unis, have a good support network of friends, live with people they get on really well with etc. are also performing the best academically, and you will need to perform well academically to do IB.

If you honestly have no preference then fair enough go with prestige.

I have to say, the social side is very important to me, and that is where Warwick is winning me over. Being very harsh and honest, everyone I have met doing my course has the social skills of a pea, (except 1 or 2) and that's why I think I'll like a campus (where I can meet lots and lots of people), rather than LSE where it seems your closest friends are pretty much who you live with (as I don't know anyone else from my school with an offer).

[innerhollow]

(Original post by aaronbenham)
Hello!

I have now received all my offers from UCAS and am now wondering which offer would be the best for a career in investment banking.

I have had offers from LSE, Warwick, Nottingham, Bristol and UCL. These are all for maths and economics (except UCL, which is maths with economics.) I am worried already about taking a joint honours rather than straight economics/maths.

I am aware that LSE is seen as somewhat of a breeding ground for bankers, but does the fact Warwick has a much better maths department put it on par with LSE?

Thank you very much for any replies

No not really. Mathematical ability isn't even massively relevant to the majority of Investment Banking jobs (i.e. Sales, Trading, IBD).

LSE is preferred by companies for IB and you'll benefit from the heavily career-focused environment at LSE, probably the biggest reason for which LSE graduates are the highest earning in the country.

[Teenage Pirate]

The previous thread about this was Manchester vs. LSE. Totally different. Go to Warwick if you prefer that kind of atmosphere. Plenty of banking wannabes at WBS to "network" with.

[roh]

(Original post by aaronbenham)
I have to say, the social side is very important to me, and that is where Warwick is winning me over. Being very harsh and honest, everyone I have met doing my course has the social skills of a pea, (except 1 or 2) and that's why I think I'll like a campus (where I can meet lots and lots of people), rather than LSE where it seems your closest friends are pretty much who you live with (as I don't know anyone else from my school with an offer).

OK, if social's very important to you you'll have to judge for yourself whether both unis offer that (they after all still both full of 18-21 year olds!), or if Warwick does have a significant advantage (a lot more people all focussed in one place, fewer internationals, greater variety of courses may well mean a wider variety of interests). Maybe post in both the forums asking what current students think of the social life?

[funkydee]

(Original post by aaronbenham)
Hello!

I have now received all my offers from UCAS and am now wondering which offer would be the best for a career in investment banking.

I have had offers from LSE, Warwick, Nottingham, Bristol and UCL. These are all for maths and economics (except UCL, which is maths with economics.) I am worried already about taking a joint honours rather than straight economics/maths.

I am aware that LSE is seen as somewhat of a breeding ground for bankers, but does the fact Warwick has a much better maths department put it on par with LSE?

Thank you very much for any replies

you could switch between LSE Maths & Econ to straight Econ after first year if you wanted to. Its the same first year except abstract maths is optional for Econ but can still be taken in 1st year

[aaronbenham]

(Original post by funkydee)
you could switch between LSE Maths & Econ to straight Econ after first year if you wanted to. Its the same first year except abstract maths is optional for Econ but can still be taken in 1st year

That is very true I am just wondering if it will in fact give me any sort of advantage to get into IB rather than the joint honours. I must say, I hope not as my preferences does lie in maths rather than economics

[bmqib]

Go to ucl, more hot girlz

[aaronbenham]

(Original post by bmqib)
Go to ucl, more hot girlz

Nottingham topped the list for hot girls on my visit days
Followed by Warwick, UCL, LSE then Bristol!

[Zweihander]

If you're solely interested in career prospects then got to LSE. But for banking, you would have an equal shot from LSE, Warwick or UCL, and they all get roughly the same numbers into the industry (LSE marginally more, but that can be attributed to the high concentration of LSE students who want to go into banking). Out of those three you won't go wrong even if you just pick whichever uni you feel you'll enjoy most, but of course there is a slight career advantage to being in London.

[Milan.]

(Original post by aaronbenham)
That is very true I am just wondering if it will in fact give me any sort of advantage to get into IB rather than the joint honours. I must say, I hope not as my preferences does lie in maths rather than economics

the social life is what you make of it, you can have the best time of your life if you make some effort... it is london afterall! and one thing i like is at LSE its quite small and so everyone knows everyone... and because all the halls are 25 mins away most people stay on campus for most of the day

doing a joint maths+econ wont disadvantage you compared to econ.. infact just in my opinion it might be better if you have maths+econ for certain divisions in IB
infact at LSE, just doing any BSc seems to be fine to get internships in IB

[davidkp]

LSE is always a favorite, although I know people with UCL and Warick degrees on very prestigious IB grad schemes.

A degree from a sh*t uni like mine (Brunel) will make it near impossible to get into IB, but some get lucky. Personally I'm going to pursue the part time MSc in finance at LSE.

[sir cadogan]

London South Bank

[Tsunami2011]

(Original post by davidkp)
LSE is always a favorite, although I know people with UCL and Warick degrees on very prestigious IB grad schemes.

A degree from a sh*t uni like mine (Brunel) will make it near impossible to get into IB, but some get lucky. Personally I'm going to pursue the part time MSc in finance at LSE.

What is Warick? I'm seriously astounded by the amount of uni students who are unable to spell WarWick accurately.

[davidkp]

(Original post by Tsunami2011)
What is Warick? I'm seriously astounded by the amount of uni students who are unable to spell WarWick accurately.

Haha, good spot. My apologies to Warwick students!