US BS in Finance---> Msc at LSE or even Cass, or any other schools that place

My family is thinking about moving to London to experience Europe for a while. I really don't want to move out of the States but I would be open to getting my masters at a good school there. My GPA when I graduate will be 3.0-3.2 at a non-target. I just took the GMAT as an hedge if I don't get an offer by next year and got a 720 overall.

If I go to London, what are my chances of getting into a school that places well? At the minimum I will have interned at two boutiques and maybe a MM bank.

 

There are forums dedicated to that age long question "what are my chances" Also why don't you apply and find out, everyone has a different background.

Your GPA is sh.t, but your GMAT is good - so who knows. One thing though, as an American at the LSE think about job placement afterwards - as the fact that you don't have an EU passport might hinder your chances of getting a job here.

 

study/informationForInternationalStudents/countryRegion/northAmerica/USA/entryRequirements.aspx add the above to lse's website link (cant post whole thing b/c i'm a new user) "To be considered for admission to a master's programme we require a bachelor's degree with a GPA of 3.5 on a 4 point scale, or 4.3 on a 5 point scale or 85% overall."

 

Oh well.

The whole point of getting an Msc there would be to come back to the States and apply my masters here. I looked at Cass and I believe I could get in but it's useless in the States because it's unknown, unlike LSE.

 

Adcoms: So we can't let you in because your GPA doesn't meet our minimum requirement.

Me: Well in the only place that matters in the world, it is 85%, check your Euro gayboy math.

Adcoms: OMG! We were talking in these stupid, incomprehensible accents when we made the requirements. So we hope you understand, when we made this mistake because it was hard to understand each other. Welcome to LSE!

I got this...

 

85% overall is not a 3.0 in America- the scales aren't the same in the US and overseas, and an 85% overseas doesn't equal a B. In many countries, an 80% average is the minimum cutoff for a straight A GPA. Grading is done differently. It's not easier either, they just structure classes and grade differently.

 

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