Go for the easy Master or the hard quant one?

Hi,

I have been accepted in two masters that are in the top ten business schools in Europe. One is a master that is a Master in Management that is relatively easy going (ESCP) and the other one is a hardcore master in Finance which is super competitive and hard (Bocconi).

All my friends that work in Investment Banking told me that I should go for the easy one and use my spare time to network like crazy to get the best possible job when I graduate, instead of spending all my time working on theoretical finance which will leave me no time to network.

Are they right?

 

Not sure if this is how it works in the EU, but I believe in the US you can opt out of revealing your GPA to employers.

"There's no reason to be the richest man in the cemetery. You can't do business from there." - Colonel Sanders
 

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