Accounting and Finance: Bristol or Bath?
I've recently got all my responses back and received unconditional offers (I'm gap year student) for both Bath A&F (with placement) and Bristol A&F. From an academic standpoint and career prospects, which is the better option?
Bristol from my understanding has greater prestige and is still favoured by old gen recruiters, it's a strong tier 2 RG university and is top 50 globally. However in current local rankings it's not as good as Bath.
Bath's been consistently top 10, even breaking into top 5 in some rankings and it's placement years I hear are partnered with CitiBank which is ideal since I intend to try to break into IB. Bristol has a placement year too but I'm not familiar with any ongoing partnerships and it's conditional on 1st year performance.
I'm aware they're both very close in rankings and neither would be a massive disadvantage but are there any details I've missed or overlooked that may give one uni the edge?
Bristol from my understanding has greater prestige and is still favoured by old gen recruiters, it's a strong tier 2 RG university and is top 50 globally. However in current local rankings it's not as good as Bath.
Bath's been consistently top 10, even breaking into top 5 in some rankings and it's placement years I hear are partnered with CitiBank which is ideal since I intend to try to break into IB. Bristol has a placement year too but I'm not familiar with any ongoing partnerships and it's conditional on 1st year performance.
I'm aware they're both very close in rankings and neither would be a massive disadvantage but are there any details I've missed or overlooked that may give one uni the edge?
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