Times 2010 computer science ranking rant..

I'm sorry but the whole of your argument is very anecdotally wrong and subjective in that sense.

First of all, employers see no difference between course (other than analytical) - if you think they do, then your sourly mistaken.

Secondly, given that I have worked at the likes of GS (structuring FO), JPM (exotic rates FO) and Citi (FICC FO), I have actually seen computer scientists from various universities. Oxford is by far the best represented university - 4 of the 6 graduates in structuring for example were from Oxford at GS this year.

Further, having an excellent business school more than makes up for a 'London' advantage - which is frankly a myth. You have no advantage in being in London, as companies are MORE THAN willing to come to Oxford to recruit. If it was say between Imperial and Manchester university, then perhaps the London advantage would apply as firms would be more reluctant to visit Manchester. Said Business School is frankly the best in the country (I think there is no arguing that - and if there is, I would like you to put up a credible argument). Secondly in the market of hedge funds, Oxford graduates, and in this case computer scientists, have the opportunity to work on leading quant research with the worlds largest hedge fund whilst at Oxford itself (i.e. during their studies), as both Oxford and this particular hedge fund have a quant research/programming centre - I believe no other university has this.

Oxford in terms of IB (which is a field I know A LOT about through my experiences), beats Imperial hands down. For other areas, be that software programming at Cisco or what have you, I don't know those fields well enough to comment. But IB, I do know.

I'm sorry but the whole of your argument is very anecdotally wrong and subjective in that sense.

First of all, employers see no difference between course (other than analytical) - if you think they do, then your sourly mistaken.

Secondly, given that I have worked at the likes of GS (structuring FO), JPM (exotic rates FO) and Citi (FICC FO), I have actually seen computer scientists from various universities. Oxford is by far the best represented university - 4 of the 6 graduates in structuring for example were from Oxford at GS this year.

Further, having an excellent business school more than makes up for a 'London' advantage - which is frankly a myth. You have no advantage in being in London, as companies are MORE THAN willing to come to Oxford to recruit. If it was say between Imperial and Manchester university, then perhaps the London advantage would apply as firms would be more reluctant to visit Manchester. Said Business School is frankly the best in the country (I think there is no arguing that - and if there is, I would like you to put up a credible argument). Secondly in the market of hedge funds, Oxford graduates, and in this case computer scientists, have the opportunity to work on leading quant research with the worlds largest hedge fund whilst at Oxford itself (i.e. during their studies), as both Oxford and this particular hedge fund have a quant research/programming centre - I believe no other university has this.

Oxford in terms of IB (which is a field I know A LOT about through my experiences), beats Imperial hands down. For other areas, be that software programming at Cisco or what have you, I don't know those fields well enough to comment. But IB, I do know.