CASS- Good or Bad?

Thanks for your help. Having spoken to a number of people, it becomes sometimes evident that certain FO IB positions are out of CASS student's reach. BO and MO are more attainable, although like many non first-tier universities, exceptional students make it into FO.

Could be the case based on the percentage of Cass Undergraduates in graduate trainee programs for FO jobs. However, don't underestimate candidates that make into FO by the back door. There are pleanty of CASS undergraduates in i-banks that have made it to the FO eventually. Graduate Recruitment is just one aspect of the recruitment process!

Good Luck!! Is it more of a balance sheet, prepare a P&L kind of exam, or is it one where you have to talk about IFRS and other regulations/principles?

Fortunately for me it's the kind with p/l or prepare a balance sheet etc.

As for getting into FO from Cass, it's achievable through the traditional recruitment process IMO.

At the moment, I'm supposed to be heading off to Warwick for Computer Science and Business. However, a possibility for me is Actuarial Science at CASS.

Choose Actsci, Sunny. You know you want to Hit the casinos and all that

Cool. P&L and balance sheets aren't too bad to tackle, although I have only had experience of auditing them, and haven't had much exposure to preparing them.

Of course, it is achieveable to get into FO from CASS, but it's not as easy the top 5/6 universities. Have you got any figures yourself about CASS students going into banking? Or you know of any particular banks that CASS students have had success with of geting into?

my brother is a graduate from Cass....he did IFRM and got into bank of america.

And what's this whole thing about investment banking? I'd think a degree like IFRM is also well placed to do things like equity analysis or investment management instead of becoming an overpaid salesman :P

my brother is a graduate from Cass....he did IFRM and got into bank of america.

A very good plan indeed. However, having considered this option, and spoken to a couple of people, it becomes apparent that universities, like Banks, place weight on where you have done your undergraduate degree. It's not the sole thing of your application they look at, but a first from Warwick is more likely to get into a target school than a first from CASS.

If thats the case I'll join you in Comp Sci. at Warwick. heh.

But I do know some people from Soton (my first choice) who have got in. Some had internships with Merrill Lynch and grad jobs with RBS and other banks.

What happened to CASS? Thought you didn't like campus life?

Campus life is cool, its in London, thats whats attracting me. I'd rather be where Kings/LSE are.

Eh? Campuses at London unis? Thought you were wanting to go to Warwick?

Ah right, fair enough. So you going to choose soton as your firm for the time being?

I see, but you do have to take into account what year he joined, years ago it was less competitive to get. And before that you could get in without a degree!