Is HEC / LSE / LBS worth it?

Hi, I would highly appreciate every opinion, since I am struggling with decision regarding masters. 

My goal is to complete analyst years in London and return to my home country. 

About me: bachelor's degree in Finance (non-target school), 3 months in consulting, next year i will have >1 year of combined internship experience at 3 different firms (small cap, MM and EB, all regional offices). Planning to pursue masters in Finance and land a job in London.

My choices are either HEC / LSE / LBS and going into ~35k debt, or SSE / RSM / ESADE / WU / St. Gallen and ~5k debt (euro).

Is completing masters at top european program really worth so much debt, considering my plans to land a job in London, yet not living there for more than 2-3 years? Would you suggest any adjustments to my plans that will help me? 

Every opinion is highly appreciated!

4 Comments
 

If you're planning on returning to your home country anyway, why even bother with dragging yourself through the gauntlet that is London recruiting? Can't you simply get a FT position at one of the MM/EB regional offices in your country from the get-go? Or do you simply want to enhance your profile to have a leg-up back home? If the latter is the case, any one of SSE/RSM/HSG etc. would serve just fine without having to work in London at all.

 
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