Im currently doing GCSES and am almost certain I will get all A/A* and in College I chose Further Maths, A level maths and Economics however I am willing to change economics and I may be forced to do a 4th option as im doing further maths. As the thread title suggests I just want to know the career that pays the most, i have heard investment banking pays a ton but so does jobs like medicine. If you were to go for money what career would you pursue and what A level options do you need for the career?
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I wouldn’t necessarily say medicine, I’m more tempted to say investment banking or lawyer. Also isn’t that what everyone wants
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Economics is the highest paying degree and to get to a competitive place you will need A*A*A
if you really want to make money, go to Oxbridge
If that doesnt work,
Imperial
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Warwick
Durham (though not so known for economics).
Bath
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That will give you a good understansding of the world and business and position you for all kinds of quantative as well as qualitative aspects and careers. -
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Finance related career (banking, insurance etc..)
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(Original post by Keslo)
Im currently doing GCSES and am almost certain I will get all A/A* and in College I chose Further Maths, A level maths and Economics however I am willing to change economics and I may be forced to do a 4th option as im doing further maths. As the thread title suggests I just want to know the career that pays the most, i have heard investment banking pays a ton but so does jobs like medicine. If you were to go for money what career would you pursue and what A level options do you need for the career?
2. Investment banking is probably the best paid career, its earning potential is far greater than medicine (consultants earn up 100k but you will surpass this within a few years in IB with good performance)
The important thing for IB is to get into a target uni, preferably oxbridge (others include ICL, UCL, LSE), subject isnt really important as they take students with any subject but doing a summer internship is a must during your uni years (between year 2 and 3). So take the subjects you think you can get the highest grades in then go to a target uni
It is worth noting that you should read into IB before committing, while being money motivated isnt a bad thing imo you need to make sure that is going to be enough to drive you through the commitment of IB (70+ working hours a week is very common)
Law at a magic circle firm in the UK or a top firm in the USA would be the next career with the highest earning potential afaikLast edited by madmadmax321; 27-02-2018 at 20:46. -
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(Original post by Realitysreflexx)
Economics is the highest paying degree and to get to a competitive place you will need A*A*A
if you really want to make money, go to Oxbridge
If that doesnt work,
Imperial
LSE
Warwick
Durham (though not so known for economics).
Bath
St. Andrews
That will give you a good understansding of the world and business and position you for all kinds of quantative as well as qualitative aspects and careers.
(Original post by Keslo)
Im currently doing GCSES and am almost certain I will get all A/A* and in College I chose Further Maths, A level maths and Economics however I am willing to change economics and I may be forced to do a 4th option as im doing further maths. As the thread title suggests I just want to know the career that pays the most, i have heard investment banking pays a ton but so does jobs like medicine. If you were to go for money what career would you pursue and what A level options do you need for the career?
If you intend to apply to medicine you need to take Chemistry, and you should seriously consider Biology or Physics as a second non-maths STEM subject.
There is more to life than making money, as you'll no doubt find - job (and life) satisfaction doesn't necessarily correlate with being well paid, and the latter is not a necessary condition for the former (in fact I'd say it isn't even a sufficient condition) -
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Imperial doesn't have an Economics course.
Per the above, LSE requires a fourth subject with Further Maths for Econonics (and it's various joint honours courses), if you're considering that.
If you intend to apply to medicine you need to take Chemistry, and you should seriously consider Biology or Physics as a second non-maths STEM subject.
There is more to life than making money, as you'll no doubt find - job (and life) satisfaction doesn't necessarily correlate with being well paid, and the latter is not a necessary condition for the former (in fact I'd say it isn't even a sufficient condition) -
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(Original post by Keslo)
Im currently doing GCSES and am almost certain I will get all A/A* and in College I chose Further Maths, A level maths and Economics however I am willing to change economics and I may be forced to do a 4th option as im doing further maths. As the thread title suggests I just want to know the career that pays the most, i have heard investment banking pays a ton but so does jobs like medicine. If you were to go for money what career would you pursue and what A level options do you need for the career?
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I wouldn’t necessarily say medicine, I’m more tempted to say investment banking or lawyer. Also isn’t that what everyone wants -
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1. Ignore what one of the other poster said about economics is the highest paying degree, the subject you choose isnt important for most grad roles as they just want a degree in any subject (and it is the career you choose not the subject you do at uni that determines your earning potential)
2. Investment banking is probably the best paid career, its earning potential is far greater than medicine (consultants earn up 100k but you will surpass this within a few years in IB with good performance)
The important thing for IB is to get into a target uni, preferably oxbridge (others include ICL, UCL, LSE), subject isnt really important as they take students with any subject but doing a summer internship is a must during your uni years (between year 2 and 3). So take the subjects you think you can get the highest grades in then go to a target uni
It is worth noting that you should read into IB before committing, while being money motivated isnt a bad thing imo you need to make sure that is going to be enough to drive you through the commitment of IB (70+ working hours a week is very common)
Law at a magic circle firm in the UK or a top firm in the USA would be the next career with the highest earning potential afaik
he needs quantative skills....
you telling him to ignore a subject that combines math with money and critical thinking plus world awareness is rather idiotic. -
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IB looks good on paper but good luck staying on for more than 3 years when you work 90 hour weeks, and enjoy losing years off your life. Taking into account tax your net earnings per hour are basically equal to working at McDonald’s.
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(Original post by Keslo)
Im currently doing GCSES and am almost certain I will get all A/A* and in College I chose Further Maths, A level maths and Economics however I am willing to change economics and I may be forced to do a 4th option as im doing further maths. As the thread title suggests I just want to know the career that pays the most, i have heard investment banking pays a ton but so does jobs like medicine. If you were to go for money what career would you pursue and what A level options do you need for the career? -
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(Original post by Realitysreflexx)
so he said what type of degree....i said economics for good reason... so according to you he should take social work and then go into IB?
he needs quantative skills....
you telling him to ignore a subject that combines math with money and critical thinking plus world awareness is rather idiotic.
No offence but I dont think I have seen you give any good advice in the career section on tsr and a good amount of the time, the stuff you say is just completely incorrect
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