economics degree apprenticeship at Kent or development economics degree at LSE/ KCL?

Asking provisionally as unsure on whether I’d take ISPP at LSE / International Development at KCL or Econ Degree Apprenticeship @ Oxford Economics
In the long run looking to break into consultancy at the likes of TBI or BCG

Hey @revzorevenue248,
I hope you're keeping well. 🙂
Personally, I'd recommend the Economics Degree Apprenticeship, whether at Oxford or Kent, as the degree itself is a much more general subject - giving you multiple layers of understanding and avenues of opportunity and career paths, whilst opening you up to understanding the real world via first hand work experience - which future employers view as attractive. On top of that, many students (especially here at Kent) get not just the chance to continue working at the respective government departments after receiving their degree, but some are even offered promotions as an incentive. Obviously, not all do continue (let alone get an offer for promotion), but it's definitely a more secure path to immediate job prospects after university compared to just studying a regular degree programme. This immediate experience you can point to, I would say, is a lot more invaluable when trying to land a job in the consultancy sector (or any sector for that matter).
Basically, it's a much more rigorous degree programme (already more attractive than a general degree), coupled with work experience (very attractive for employers), bundled in one.
The only cons are that it is very competitive (high grade boundaries), and quite stressful (due to being a degree and work experience in one, whilst technically still competing with your fellow students to get good grades). You're not spoon-fed material and work like at school or even uni, you're seen as an adult and accordingly treated as one.
I hope this helps!
Warm regards,
David 🙂
University of Kent Student Rep

Good morning,
The information on this degree apprenticeship is no longer available. I am only in Y12 but wanted to have a look at the criteria early. Is there any chance you have the information on file somewhere so that I could have a look. I appreciate that things may be different for next year but it would still help.
Kind regards