UCL, KCL or LSE. Any help would be amazing !

i have A*,A,A in business, economics and IT at A-Level and am currently on a gap year in China before applying next year. I wish to go straight into investment banking what Uni/course would you recommend ?
UCL - IT with management
KCL - International Management with Mandarin
LSE- International Relations

Opinions would be greatly appreciated

Reply 1

friyaa23

Original post by Jackhud147

All 3 are good although LSE is the best there.

However the problem is you've taken some pretty crap a levels which means you're unlikely to get into LSE. Maybe the others you'll have a chance.

London School of Economics

London

Reply 2

Jackhud147

Original post by friyaa23

All 3 are good although LSE is the best there.

However the problem is you've taken some pretty crap a levels which means you're unlikely to get into LSE. Maybe the others you'll have a chance.

Thanks for the reply. Do you think a degree in international relations is any good for investment banking tho ?

Reply 3

friyaa23

Original post by Jackhud147

Thanks for the reply. Do you think a degree in international relations is any good for investment banking tho ?

Yes it's fine, it's the uni you go to that matters

Reply 4

Ze Witcher

Original post by Jackhud147

You're going to have a hard time writing a PS for all three..

What are your other 2 options?

Reply 5

Jackhud147

OK thanks. Ill give LSE a go, even tho i agree i didn't pick the ideal A-Levels

Reply 6

Jackhud147

Original post by Ze Witcher

You're going to have a hard time writing a PS for all three..

What are your other 2 options?

I know that is a valid point ! Neither KCL or UCL will accept a supplementary personal statement so i may have to risk that i will get an offer from Kings or LSE as i can write a personal statement for those two.

Although i have been told KCL is pretty poor for IB, what do you think ?

Reply 7

Ze Witcher

Original post by Jackhud147

Don't set your eyes on LSE because you need to have a tailored PS and suitable subject combo - applying to IT at another uni and having economics and business together may hold you back, but I don't know the statistics for international relations.

KCL is alright, doesn't have a great representation for IB as LSE/UCL do, but you have A*AA which will carry a lot of weight.

You'll be fine. Just make sure you make your CV stand out for spring weeks.

Reply 8

friyaa23

Original post by Jackhud147

KCL is not poor for IB. They're a semi target and there are banks that organise networking events for KCL students (some joint with UCL for example). They're not as good as UCL or LSE but then again UCL and LSE are one of the best ones.

Reply 9

Jackhud147

Original post by Ze Witcher

I believe i would get an offer from UCL as the course is suited to my A-Levels and i have a fair bit of extra curricular experience in the technology area, although i would prefer the course at KCL.

You think best move would be to apply to UCL as it will increase likelihood of IB job prospects

Reply 10

Ze Witcher

Original post by Jackhud147

You can if you want. There's plenty of other good universities around the UK for IB, have you considered them - I presume London is where you want to be?

Reply 11

Jackhud147

Original post by Ze Witcher

You can if you want. There's plenty of other good universities around the UK for IB, have you considered them - I presume London is where you want to be?