Accounting and Finance vs Economics

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it was on indeed.com
maybe a US firm idk but it was in UK

http://www.tesco-graduates.com/graduate-programmes/finance/
http://workforsky.com/starting-out/graduate-opportunities/business-programmes/finance (click on the Q&A session: Engineering, Music and Econ grads speaking)
http://careers.virginmedia.com/early-careers/graduates-interns/graduate-schemes/finance/
http://www.baesystems.com/en-uk/careers/careers-in-the-uk/graduates/graduate-opportunities/our-schemes/finance-leader-development-programme
http://graduates.npowerjobs.com/mobile/Finance
http://www.mars.com/uk/en/careers/your-mars/uk-graduates/graduate-programmes/where-can-i-work/european-finance.aspx

Many more where those came from.

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So the grade is the fundamental factor? (ignoring whether you enjoy it or not)

Yes. And in specific roles at specific companies (front office IB, some consulting, some law etc), the uni.

But that's just to pass the sniff test, everything else on your CV will matter much more after that, not to mention your ability to traverse all the tests, interviews and group exercises..

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So say if I start Uni in a year or two, I should potentially join societies and stand out as much as possible with responsibility and stuff? And what is consulting? I see this everywhere

I've recently just finished my AS exams this summer, achieving an AABB in Economics, English Literature, Maths and Government & Politics respectively, and I have now got to decide the course and universities to apply for in the coming months.

I'm interested in working in the finance sector when I'm older, perhaps in Investment Banking or Accountancy, however I am unsure of the course which would be best for me. Realistically, I could maybe get offers for universities such as Exeter, Manchester, Loughborough, etc... for Economics, but for Accounting and Finance, as the grade requirements are often significantly lower, I could potentially get offers from likes of Warwick, Durham, Nottingham, etc...

Taking into consideration, that Investment Banks have specific target universities they recruit from, and that working in IB when I am older may be something I would like to do, which course would best help me get into that field, or in fact the finance field as a whole? Economics is arguably a more traditional and more preferred subject, and so would A&F be looked down upon?

I actually looked into the course you are doing, the I&FRM at Cass, but I dont know if the course is too narrow for me. What do you make of the course as a whole? I hear that the university is mainly praised for its postgraduate degrees as opposed to its undergraduate...

Is anyone in this thread at Uni now? I have a non-related question to ask

Hi, Hijacking this post wondering if anyone can give me overview of the differences between an accounting and finance and economics degree in terms of the content they cover, Which one is more maths based for example ?

According to uni league tables, Durham places 20+ for A&F... would it be wise to look at other 'semi targetted' universities e.g. Bath, for A&F as Durham places lower down?

... would that 20th place mean IB's are less likely to target Durham A&F students, despite the big university name?

Also, these 'target' and 'semi target' universities... do these only really apply to FO roles, or is it the same for every position? BO as well?

Yes. And in specific roles at specific companies (front office IB, some consulting, some law etc), the uni.

But that's just to pass the sniff test, everything else on your CV will matter much more after that, not to mention your ability to traverse all the tests, interviews and group exercises..

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What about ucas points though? isn't it worthless doing an accounting and finance degree for example with below 280 points because this is pretty much what every firm asks for.

This is why its confusing people go to the lower ranked unis for this course. This is what also pushes many to other fields it seems because of receiving lower ucas points, which sways people more into other fiels like CS where it's all about that experience and degree grade. It was defintaly one of the things that was offputting for me and some of my friends, sure there will be some jobs but the degree seems worthless in the accountting and finance industry without them ucas points.

There are jobs outside of the places which ask for UCAS points, in fact the majority of jobs don't. It's just that people are fixated in big corporate grad schemes.

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