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belle_27
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Wine and dine me? lol! I'd definitely pretend I was interested in professional services companies if that's their approach!

Alexii: No, you don't need any previous accounting experience or Maths A level etc all you need is a 2.1 in your degree minimum. I know someone who worked as an accountant for Ernest & Young having done a Biology degree.

I applied for the Gap Year placements they have last year and the minimum proficiency they required in Maths was a B at GCSE. Except for KPMG who wanted an A at GCSE.
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Alexii
12
Ah cool thank you. And did you get onto any of the placements you applied for?

I made such a f**k up of my gap year :frown:

Edit: I have A at GCSE maths and B at AS so my maths credentials should be ok at least I guess.
I've gone really far away from history in the past few months, since I really started considering what classes I enjoyed, and what I want to end up doing in the next few years. I considered dropping it entirely, but I love it too much to completely let it go :biggrin:

I really like Math though, and am quite happy about staying in the USA now, because I want to stay broad in terms of what I study. As for career...I'm not very sure...hehe, yeah.

My plans might be a bit more firm after 9 am tomorrow, when UCSD releases their spring course schedule, and I know how manageable my graduation plans are. :biggrin:

edit: And I still don't know what universities I like!! lol. I really love UBC and UCSD, but UCLA or Berkeley would make more sense. I'm trying hard to not think about it until March/April, when they notify.
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Lottie
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I think I want to join the Civil Service's Graduate Fast Stream: Diplomatic Service these days. At this (very early!) stage, I'm not sure whether I'd like to get a MA first. I like the sound of the MA in Gender Studies at SOAS at the moment but I quite fancy studying abroad at some point so that is just a tentative thought.

This thinking about the future business can be quite fun.
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Jerby
Lottie
This thinking about the future business can be quite fun.
Totally agree. I'm toying with the idea of International Relations at LSE; but like you say, unis abroad like Yale or Princeton are attractive. I'd like to work for a law firm (another round of qualifications *groans*) or a think-tank or something like that.

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