St Andrews V Edinburgh V UCl

Hi guys, I am a sottish student currently in my last year of school and I have three offers from, St Andrews, Edinburgh and UCl, all for economics. As of now I am interested in going into banking, and I am really struggling to pick out of the three. In Scotland we get free education for Scottish universities so my question is, would it be worth moving to London and paying the tuition costs to try to secure a job in banking from UCL or would I have the same opportunities in either Edinburgh or St Andrews, for context I can see my self living in either of the universities and I would be willing to take on student debt if it had the opportunity of a more lucrative career.

Appreciate the response mate, as I have conditional from UCL and unconditional from both edi and St Andrews which of the two Scottish uni’s do you think would be better as an insurance choice?

No worries, mate. It would depend on which uni culture you would prefer. As you know Edi and Andrews are very different places. If you are more of a city-type go for Edinburgh. If you are more of a more relaxed vibe then Andrews is your choice.
I have no direct experience of either Andrews or Edinburgh but the communities would widely differ. You should also consider costs and social life.
Here is a video that I liked from a Scottish lad who talked about his uni selection experience. it is a short video
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KJ3jQe7k3MU
If you have more questions, let me know.

Nice one, so you would you say that neither of those universities would give me a significant advantage?

There's a lot of misinformation in this thread. Edinburgh has been teaching Economics for over 200 years, longer than any primarily English speaking university. Its on target graduate prospects for this subject is 91%, higher than St Andrews (84%) and UCL (81%). To be fair, UCL's research quality for this subject is higher (90% at UCL, 82% at Edinburgh. 74% at St Andrews). Source: www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk

Nice one, so you would you say that neither of those universities would give me a significant advantage?

lmao no its not . the fact you base graduate prospects off a percentage on uni rankings shows this. other rankings (such as QS) will place UCL ahead of edinburgh .
its quite a well known fact that in the finance sphere, UCL is a ‘target’ university (alongside oxbridge lse and imperial) whilst edinburgh and st andrews fall firmly into the semi target bracket. if you check other forums eg wall street oasis its laid out more clearly there

There's a lot of misinformation in this thread. Edinburgh has been teaching Economics for over 200 years, longer than any primarily English speaking university. Its on target graduate prospects for this subject is 91%, higher than St Andrews (84%) and UCL (81%). To be fair, UCL's research quality for this subject is higher (90% at UCL, 82% at Edinburgh. 74% at St Andrews). Source: www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk

Interesting perspective, from what I have learnt through friends and family/ research, that St Andrew's pips Edinburgh due to it being more 'prestigious' which would attracts a good network of students, however not sure how much of a difference this make.

Loving the advice guys which I will obviously take inline with my circumstances, hypothetically taking student experience out of the equation, between Edinburgh and St Andrews would they be on par, I am aware of the fact people will have their own preferences but objectively speaking is one better than the other?

But that's the thing. Your friends and family presumably aren't employers in banking. St Andrews is broadly comparable with Durham academically for all subjects on average. And a lot of private school students like them, sometimes regardless of how good the university actually is for that subject. There is a valid point that some students may get a lot from St Andrews style but is a quiet sea-swept place a natural breeding ground for economists? I don't feel that so much.