Investment banking - A question about university preferences

what a levels did u take?

I’m pretty sure your application will still be considered worth those A levels.
I did worse and I’ve progressed stages for banks and financial services, never got a placement though.

Go to the best uni you can. Study the course you'll most enjoy and see what happens from there. Why are you planning a masters that you may not even need?

Does best uni trump a favourite course?

I really love the look of LIBFs course for Banking and Finance.

As for the masters, I was considering it to bolster my application and also for personal development. The process of writing a dissertation is something that I would really enjoy to experience.

Yes, best uni trumps favourite course if job prospects in finance is high on your list of priorities. LIBF as far as I know is a non-target.

You can write a dissertation in undergrad.

If you want to do a masters, that's great, go for it. But if you're preempting a masters to boost an application which future-you has (and current you doesn't even know what it consists of) then it's way too early to be thinking about it. You should be focused on what you can do here and now so you don't have to shell out 30 grand for a MFin in a few years.

But to answer your question: yes your Masters school basically resets your undergrad school.

What about unis?

I love the look of Durham but I really love the courses at LIBF (London Institute of Banking and Finance)

I'm just not sure if loving the course there is enough to warrant me leaving a name like Durham from my CV.

does that mean the inverse is also true? i.e target undergrad --> non-target masters and seen as a non-target?

I have no idea why or how this scenario would even happen but to be honest I don't know.

is this like not a thing that happens? xD I thought people getting into like LSE then going to like Bath for a ph.D was kinda normal

If you're going for a PhD, I highly doubt IB or anything in high finance (except maybe SS Research or economic research which is a slightly different ballgame) is on your agenda.

Masters then, like is going to a worse uni for a master's uncommon?

Masters then, like is going to a worse uni for a master's uncommon?

You've been told before by the same user @anonuser99 I believe that semi-targets exist. I think this was a post to do with Bristol university. My point is semi-targets exist, and Bath is a semi-target so it should be fine. Semi targets are targeted by fewer banks but are still targeted. Even if you go to a target for your undergraduate, and then a non-target for your master's I think it should be fine, as long as you got a 2.1 or above in your first degree.

I don't understand why or how anyone would do this if their goal was to recruit into high finance (and not for intellectual purposes).

I've never seen anyone go to a worse uni for an MFin (that might just be selection bias though).

I understand that but say someone went imperial, got really good grades but failed to secure springs/internships and so don't have a job offer wouldn't they try to do a masters? And so due to competition they might end up at a non-target