LSE Management vs Warwick A&F
Which of the 2 courses/unis would be ideal for a career in high finance, would studying management hinder a career in high finance?
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there is no "ideal" course for Finance. more importantly is having an "ideal" CV of good academic results, internship experiences, and nice extra curriculum activities. go for the course in which you are more interest. warwick and LSE are both very good schools, but LSE's reputation is above warwick.
Would agree with the poster above ^. Would like to add that there are plenty of people who get into finance from both schools so I think you should choose the school where you feel you will have a better time and more of an interest in the course.
It's all about being on the ball when it comes to networking/applying for your internships. I'd imagine LSE set's you up better for this given you're in London and the alumni is fantastic. Having said that the Accounting and Finance course at Warwick is one of the best in the UK. LSE will carry more weight internationally and they also offer Private Equity focused MSc programmes if that's what you're interested in. (Although it will set you back 33k)
Ok, I understand they are both targeted unis and that you can get into IB from both, but would studying Management hinder your career, for example if you tried to switch to PE? Or is your degree largely irrelevant once you have a few years experience? Any advice is appreciated.
My experience is that the reputation of the university is more important than your type of degree. In the end, you can graduate with a History MSc and still enter into IB/PE if you know your CF & Acc. stuff. I know people who studied Mathematics or Mechanic Engineer at are now at large-cap/MF.
In my own experience, uni reputation is more important than degree topic. I know a guy who studied History at Warwick and he is working in a semi-quant role at a BB. Also, I know someone who studied Management at LSE and that person is working for GS now. This is only few of many examples.
From my experience - I can confirm that honestly you can study whatever you want - as long as your EC's, work experience etc. show you have an interest in finance it is more than enough. Suppose you study at LSE/Oxbridge Economics os Msc Finance etc. if you don't put in the additional work for EC's you still won't get much of a look. Your course subject really is quite irrelevant.
LSE - I went there on exchange for during my MBA and the full-time students there placed VERY well in London/Germany/Italy in IB and Consulting
Management at LSE will absolutely not hinder your chances of getting into top positions at banks! Many of my friends who do management at LSE have offers at GS/JP/MS for S&T/IBD/Finance. The only thing that will be annoying is on campus - management is one of those courses that econ students like to rip into, but other than that the LSE brand carries the same weight across all programmes when you apply for jobs. As far as brands are concerned, LSE managment would be the smart choice! Take a look at this: http://news.efinancialcareers.com/uk-en/274288/summer-interns-goldman-s…
LSE has the pros that is located in London. Warwick offers one of the best A&F programs in all the world. Mind living costs
Cheers
If cost is not an issue, why not play it safe and go to LSE?
Any course remotely-related to business will not hinder your career progression at all. Outside of the UK, Warwick really does not hold too much weight compared to LSE. At the end of the day, LSE will just open many more doors. LSE > Warwick.
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