Upper Second Or First?

Dude, I'm gonna ask you a serious question: you been on this forum for 4 years and you go to LSE - how are you still so clueless about everything?

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long story....
do you know the answer to the above please (it is a serious post)?

In no way does your post merit a serious answer. It belongs on 4chan or Reddit or some sh*t like that, but I'll bite.

The difference between the 2:1 and a 1st for the sake of banking job apps is negligble. Assuming you get at lest a 2:1 the only reason your degree class might matter, would be if assuming ceteris paribus they were deciding between two candidates on whom to give an offer. But nobody's exactly the same on paper, and neither will how they perform in interview be, so a situation like that is unlikely.

No one is going think you are an idiot for getting a 2:1 in Finance, and then applying for finance jobs. What you study is irrelevant as long as you get a 2:1.

Just wanted to know, although the minimum requirement to work at an investment bank is a upper second (2:1), do most people at investment banks (particularly IBD) have a first class?

Do I stand a chance, in this competitive recruiting environment, with a 2:1 for IBD jobs at BBs/elite MMs?

Is it even worse to get a 2:1 in finance because its means your not 'very good' at Finance? Is it better to swap to maths or something and get a upper second or a first?

I reckon I'm going to get a 2:1 (given my grades) and I'm a finance major so am pretty worried. If I'm getting a 2:1 in a finance major, then am I too dumb to be in IBD/pursue finance as a career? (serious question)

This has made me scared: http://www.resumerebrand.com/grademyresume.asp

Just wanted to know, although the minimum requirement to work at an investment bank is a upper second (2:1), do most people at investment banks (particularly IBD) have a first class?

Do I stand a chance, in this competitive recruiting environment, with a 2:1 for IBD jobs at BBs/elite MMs?

Is it even worse to get a 2:1 in finance because its means your not 'very good' at Finance? Is it better to swap to maths or something and get a upper second or a first?

I reckon I'm going to get a 2:1 (given my grades) and I'm a finance major so am pretty worried. If I'm getting a 2:1 in a finance major, then am I too dumb to be in IBD/pursue finance as a career? (serious question)

This has made me scared: http://www.resumerebrand.com/grademyresume.asp

2:1 fine, First better.

Personally, if I was interviewing somebody not on a 1st I'd ask them directly why this was but most couldnt really care...

Thanks for the reply.

The reason I asked this was because one interviewer asked me for all my modules/grades so far, compared it to his grades while at the same uni I was at (and made me feel s**t about my grades lol) and basically questioned whether I could manage the IBD workload with a 2:1. I'm sure it was a test but asking for all the modules/grades seemed a bit far fetched...

Its a legit question tbh. 'feeling like ****' is neither here nor there.

Yea I didn't mind - except for his tone haha.
Hopefully I convinced him enough to push me to the next round.

Which bank was this?

The reason I asked this was because one interviewer asked me for all my modules/grades so far, compared it to his grades while at the same uni I was at (and made me feel s**t about my grades lol) and basically questioned whether I could manage the IBD workload with a 2:1. I'm sure it was a test but asking for all the modules/grades seemed a bit far fetched...

Ha. If true, that's quite pathetic on his part. No doubt relaying his own insecurities. Unless you were actually giving him a reaction in which case his trolling was justified. But you do get a lot of these bankers pretending what they do is very difficult! Obviously the issue is not whether you're capable of doing the job, it's whether there are another 100 people that can offer (at least) what you can.

Wait, you had an interview here a banker questioned your "ability to handle the banking workload" because of your 2:1?

lolz, there are people who are braindead vegetables hooked up to tubes in a ICU that are smarter than at least 10% of the graduate classes at some of these top banks

A 2:1 is the same thing as a Upper Second. It's just a different way of righting it.

You will have a good chance at a job in Finance/Investment Banking if you get a 2:1. Not that many people get First's. As long as you get a 2:1, you'll be able to apply for all the jobs. The idea that anyone getting a 2:1 from a university like LSE is "not very good" or "dumb" is laughable.

2:1 from a Top 20 University. World is your Oyster. Law, Investment banking, Masters at Oxford, you can apply for the lot. Best of luck. I'm surprised at your lack of knowledge on this given your university.

I always thought a 2:1 was a good grade but for most masters courses at Oxford (for example) you need a first (e.g. maths/finance etc) and I keep hearing that people with firsts get into law/banking etc vs people with 2:1's (esp now given the level of competition). Thats why I was a little worried.