Is Bath uni a target uni for Investment Banking?

I have got offers from Bristol, Durham and Bath to study Economics. I am aware that Bristol and Durham are considered semi-targets, but I can't find may people talking about Bath. Bath is definitely my favourite city by far, but I am only going to uni purely to get a good job, so I don't mind missing out on the city. I was wondering if you could give opinions on whether Bath will enhance my chance at getting a job in Investment Banking?

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Anonymous #1

I think it's around the same. Durham is probably the best here by a slight margin, though. But I'm not sure if it's really going to make a difference when you will apply.

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Original post by JHW123

Hey there,

Great to hear you've got offers from those great unis.

One thing I would say about Bath is that it is extremely well-connected industrially, and if you choose to do a placement with your Econ degree (which is available for the huge majority of our courses and straightforward to ask for), then you can go off for a year to get some experience in a paid role for a year, in something like investment banking. This adds it weight in gold to a graduate's CV, gets their foot in the door for future employment and some students even end up going back to the companies they did their placements in for jobs after they graduate (not to mention being paid and a fun break from studying). So if you came to Bath and investment banking was something you were interested in then the course with a placement would be a great springboard for you to get yourself there.

I would also advise against picking a uni purely as a means to an end of getting a good job, because with Econ if you do well you are likely to be able to work your way into investment banking with degrees from any of them. Try to think about yourself a bit more and what you want to learn, where you actually want to be and spend the next few years. Its important that you enjoy your time at uni because this will really help your motivation and will make things easier for you - plus you've worked hard and deserve it!

Hope this helps and best of luck with everything - give us a shout if you have any more questions 🙂

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