I have offers for LSE MSc Accounting and Finance, HEC Paris MSc International Finance, Imperial MSc Finance, HSG St Gallen MSc Banking and Finance, Bocconi MSc Finance.
I would like to do BB IB in London. Which program would you choose?
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Doubt you already have an offer for those given that they typically send out first-round decisions in December / January so I assume that the question is theoretical. Since it appears you have not yet gotten any offers, I would definitely add LBS to the mix. For placement in London I would argue that the MFA programme at LBS or HEC Paris will get you the best results. LBS has a lower number of alumni at many of the top places but that is due to the fact that they don't have undergraduate programmes and their MFA programme has only been running for a few years. HEC will also yield amazing results but to leverage the full benefits of HEC, you should definitely be fluent in French. LSE is obviously an amazing school but their master's programmes are much weaker than their undergraduate programmes. Bocconi is also good but grading is super competitive, you will be surrounded by a bunch of Italian hardos and the courses are very heavily skewed towards capital markets rather than corporate finance. HSG is very DACH-focused. Recruiting for IB in London is definitely possible from HSG but it is indeed a notch below the other master programmes in terms of recruiting for London.
Thanks for your detailed response. I have received offers in January / February this year and already chose a program that I will start in a few weeks. So my question is theoretical indeed as I have already made my decision. However, I am somewhat doubting if I made the right choice. Unfortunately, I did not get any offers from LBS. My understanding is that you would choose HEC MIF over LSE A&F? How would you compare Imperial MFin against LSE A&F?
If you speak French, then yes I would go HEC over LSE. Never considered Imperial back when I was applying for master's myself so don't have very good insights but I would definitely say that brand name is a notch below LSE. Brand name is still enough that it should get you interviews at most places if you have a strong resume though.
How does one even get so many offers lol
They didn’t, this post is just a bored pre masters student without any offers asking a stupid hypothetical question that has been covered to death on WSO.
It’s the middle of the summer so no offers have gone out yet.
If you want to work in London, I'd definitely go to LBS/LSE/Imperial. That said, Bocconi/HEC/HSG are also very good programs in their respective regions.
Thanks! :)
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