The "Am I good enough for Investment Banking/Consultancy?" Thread

Yeah I get that if you're good enough as a person and the right fit they'll hire you, but, having a maths/econ/some maths or financial degree is better than a chemistry/bio/other degree, coming from someone who actually is high up in Citigroup :P But thanks, now all i have to do is get into UCL/LSE!

Yeah I get that if you're good enough as a person and the right fit they'll hire you, but, having a maths/econ/some maths or financial degree is better than a chemistry/bio/other degree, coming from someone who actually is high up in Citigroup :P But thanks, now all i have to do is get into UCL/LSE!

Hey guys.

I have 3 degree options - which do you think would be the best?

1) UCL: Philosophy
2) Durham: Business and Management
3) Durham: Philosophy

Could someone also give their opinion on the degree Business and Management from Durham, is this seen as a doss course? Is it well respected?

Also, is there room for someone whose skill set favours the written word over maths (I'm quite sharp in terms of mental maths but I only got a B in GCSE maths and didn't take it further).
Cheers

philosophy is sick, durham course is fine too, if you prefer phil then ucl no brainer.

Thanks for the reply. What makes you think so highly of it?

Do you have an opinion on the Business and Management course at Durham?

Im in banking in a very senior post i got a job after uni and had the opportunity to go into investment banking but chose mgmt instead u can work you way up quickly with the right attitude even if u start in a cashier position u coukd be in either mgmt or investments within 5 years providing you complete internal exams even if u only have gcse maths and english. I became manager within 18 months of starting - good luck

Im in banking in a very senior post i got a job after uni and had the opportunity to go into investment banking but chose mgmt instead u can work you way up quickly with the right attitude even if u start in a cashier position u coukd be in either mgmt or investments within 5 years providing you complete internal exams even if u only have gcse maths and english. I became manager within 18 months of starting - good luck

Hey guys.

I have 3 degree options - which do you think would be the best?

1) UCL: Philosophy
2) Durham: Business and Management
3) Durham: Philosophy

Could someone also give their opinion on the degree Business and Management from Durham, is this seen as a doss course? Is it well respected?

Also, is there room for someone whose skill set favours the written word over maths (I'm quite sharp in terms of mental maths but I only got a B in GCSE maths and didn't take it further).
Cheers

i don't think anyone here is talking about retail banking. nice achievement nonetheless.



uni > course. ucl is a target, i'd go with that.

It surprises me Durham is held in lower regard than UCL, or UCL is a 'target' over Durham considering Durham is a more respected university on the whole.

Does anyone know why this is?

not sure where you got durham is respected more than ucl

It's much more traditional and entry requirements are generally higher. I actually spent this year at UCL but wanted to change course which I am down to do, although Durham have also offered me a place. It's much cheaper to study in Durham in terms of living costs (rent, food, nights out etc) and most people seem to think it's better so I'm leaning towards it. Although it seems for IB/Trading UCL is preferred... this is the only industry I've come across which has this preference so I was wondering why... maybe because it's in the city and is closer to where most of these banks are so naturally the intake is higher. But check some uni league tables if you fancy, sure you'll see Durham edging out UCL on most.

Slightly off topic from the thread title but does anyone know the most useful language to know for the finance industry out of Spanish and French? Thanks

Brazilian Portuguese or Turkish.

Spanish or French I only have two options unfortunately

Spanish or French I only have two options unfortunately

spend that time learning a language learning how to efficiently use excel and vba. much more utility

How complex are the excel skills you need to know?

And what even is vba haha?