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Reply 80

scriberg

I got a conditional for Investment & Financial Risk Management and an unconditional for actuarial at Leicester.

Finding it really hard to make my mind up :s-smilie:

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Reply 81

Seedvalley

Original post by Abdul-Karim

Hi, just seen this thread. I currently study BSc Investment & Financial Risk Management with the Cass Business School faculty of the university. If anyone has any question about the Business School or the university in general, feel free to ask.

Hi there, I received an offer for the MSc Finance course, but still choosing between Cranfield Warwick Manchester.. What else did u apply? I've heard that some rejected Imperial or LSE for Cass.. is that true? also, is it noisy living in dorms? If I accept that offer I might look for Pure City or Willen smth.. Thanks a lot!! :bubbles:

Reply 82

stawes

Hi I got my offer for Law before Christmas m100. Have been busy so forgot to post to know. Anyone else starting that course next year. Don't really have any friends at the moment so am going to make new ones as I am likely to go study here if I reach my offer.

Reply 83

Yasdyxo

Original post by KCheema

Any Law applicants here? Got an offer back in October!

I got an offer for Law also :smile:

Reply 84

KCheema

Original post by Yasdyxo

I got an offer for Law also :smile:

Nice! Was it for M100?

Reply 85

kaidyy

Ooh I got an offer for Law :smile:

Could someone tell me a bit more about the law school though, since I'm not from the UK and don't really know what reputation it has and etc :biggrin:

Reply 86

Yasdyxo

Original post by KCheema

Nice! Was it for M100?

Yeah it is aha :smile:

Reply 87

KCheema

Original post by Yasdyxo

Yeah it is aha :smile:

Sweeeeet! Private message me or something so we can get to know each other! Would be good to know some people on the course before hand!

Reply 88

KCheema

Original post by kaidyy

Ooh I got an offer for Law :smile:

Could someone tell me a bit more about the law school though, since I'm not from the UK and don't really know what reputation it has and etc :biggrin:

Hey, where are you from?!

The city law school has a pretty good reputation... the professors there are some of the best in the country and it has one of the highest graduate salary after 6 months(22 thousand).

Reply 89

gr8wizard10

Original post by Seedvalley

I'm an undergrad. However from my knowledge, Warwick tops Cranfield/Manchester.

Reply 90

kaidyy

Original post by KCheema

I'm from Estonia :smile:

Reply 91

lewif002

I have applied to City University to study Electrical & Electronic Degree (with foundation year)

Not heard anything back yet as I put my application in late :biggrin:

Reply 92

maxir99

Anyone know how hard it is to transfer courses at CASS? I recently recieved a conditional offer for management at CASS/City but want to transfer to investment and financial risk management. Anyone have any idea how this could be done? Before exams?

Reply 93

gr8wizard10

Original post by maxir99

Email the admissions department as soon as possible with your request. They should be able to accomodate you this early in the process. I'm an IFRM student myself, and know others who did the same and xferred over to the course. Good luck.

Reply 94

Robadond

Original post by Abdul-Karim

How highly is the IFRM course regarded among the industry? Is it well known and does it prepare you any better than any economics/business management course? And since it's such a specific degree, is it easier to get internships at IBs or HFs per se?

Reply 95

gr8wizard10

Original post by Robadond

Course doesn't matter specifically, moreso institution name. Cass is well regarded and known as a semi-target. The course definetely sets you up for the technical side of things, such as quantitative methods / business language, we still study economics/maths and personally I think with regards to technicals, my knowledge of banking processes/valuation methods/markets (even being first year) is superior to those whom study purely maths/purely econ.

With regards to getting internships, Cass will set you up as a brand name, however it's mostly about yourself as an individual, your competencies and extra-curriculars. University and degree is just 1-2 lines on your CV. What's important is what else can you offer, what are your extra-curriculars, do you have the interpersonal skills (especially for roles within Front Office).

I did a pre-uni summer internship at an Investment Bank and have recently interviewed with Morgan Stanley, HSBC, Barclays etc.. turned down an interview invite with RBS, have a BlackRock (Equities) interview coming up and have recently accepted a first year spring internship offer with Bank of America Merrill Lynch.

The degree definitely helped when I was asked some technical/commercial awareness questions, as we do study the contemporary markets and financial techniques such as how to mathematically value bonds, DCF analysis, Linear Programming, Calculus for optimisation etc..

Reply 96

Robadond

Would you say it would be wise to firm CASS (IFRM) over King's (B&M)?

Reply 97

gr8wizard10

Original post by Robadond

Would you say it would be wise to firm CASS (IFRM) over King's (B&M)?

Do whichever you enjoy, noone should make that decision for you. In industry, both schools are regarded as semi-targets.

This is the tables for Investment Banking specifically: https://www.linkedin.com/edu/rankings/gb/undergraduate-investment-banking?trk=edu-rankings-ctg-card

Again don't let this uni thing bog you down, aslong as you're attending a target/semi-target, and have the profile requirements I mentioned above, you're in the running to get interviews. The rest is down to your own personal intellegence and how well you perform during the tests/interviews and assessment centres.

What do you want to do as a career?

PS: Could you quote me in future so your response gets notified.

Reply 98

Robadond

Original post by Abdul-Karim

Well don't you reckon IBs would prefer a more finance-oriented course as opposed to a more managerial/umbrella business course? I know KCL is generally considered more "prestigious" than City and that's what I was wondering.. would it be smarter to a choose a course which is tailored for the finance/IB industry? or a University that's generally considered more prestigious? I'm leaning towards IFRM due to the fact that I'm genuinely more interested in it than management... But if going to a more "prestigious" University would open more opportunities then I don't know...

Career I'm thinking, macro: something business related and micro: something finance related. But overall business..

P.S. do you actively trade at Uni? and do you feel like the IFRM course enhances your ability to invest?

Reply 99

gr8wizard10

Original post by Robadond

When applying to schemes City and Cass are dealt with seperately. You would indicate Cass on the drop downs as oppose to City. The prestige of both institutions within industry is near identical (maybe Cass tops King's a little bit due to specialisation) but again both are regarded as semi-targets.

Along with Oxbridge, Imperial and LSE; UCL and Warwick, the remaining members of the G5, are also top Universities to break into the profession from. After the G5:

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Durham/Edinburgh/Nottingham/Bristol

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Cass Business School (London)

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York/Bath/St Andrews

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King’s/Manchester

http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/wiki/Investment_Banking

Nevertheless, as previously said.. it really doesn't matter what you study for the most part, as long as you show enthusiasm, drive, intellectual ability and have the relevant competencies to give you a shot at interviews. Obviously studying a finance related degree would give you a better technical understanding, if you were to enter Investment Banking specifically, albeit it's not the be-all and end all.

I think you're bogged down with this idea that between the two universities a difference is made as to your chances. Between the two, wholistically speaking there's not much difference and I'd go for the subject/place/atmosphere you enjoy most.

If you're unsure what you want to do as a career, you may want to study business in general. Most people on my course have an active interest in finance, so the rigorous studies associated are building the students up for careers in financial related insitutions or financial departments of businesses. We study moreso mathematical concepts with regards to business, such as optimisation techniques/cost efficiency/economic order. I can't speak for what the subject is like at King's.

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I used to trade with virtual funds, and yes risk mitigation techniques, portfolio management, financial valuations assist when conducting analysis on firms. I'm moreso interested in the Investment Banking side as opposted to sales and trading, so I no longer concentrate my efforts on secondary markets in my spare time but rather learning how to construct financial models through software such as excel.