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1) banking and int finance would place best in IB. MSC Finance is second. 2) LBS is #1 in London + Europe clear cut. Would put Cass in the second-tier in Europe (LSE slightly ahead), Cass is very well respected in the city (think NYU) 3) If you want to work outside of Europe, LBS or LSE are in another league vs everyone else.

Did the Investment Management program; got some solid offers post graduation in NYC. Can PM me if you want details

Also did MSc Investment Management. It's a good school but you should have a relevant internship or 2 before you go to give yourself the best chance

Also interested in this.

I'm thinking of applying to Cass' MSc in Banking and International Finance program. I also hear a lot of mixed reviews ranging from the very negative to the very positive. Some say in terms of recruiting it's on par with the very best, some say it's not that great of a program and isn't worth a penny.

I read somewhere that a lot of people with non-finance/economics/management undergrad degrees get accepted into these master programs that Cass offers so it's perhaps those people in particular that have trouble finding FT offers, whereas people that have a finance/econ/managment undergrad and have undertaken 1 or 2 finance-related internships before hand have no issue finding FO gigs.

I myself have two internships, one BO internship, one FO internship, in two different BB, so I'm hopeful if I were to apply.

Why would you recommend investment management over something like the corporate finance/banking and international finance/finance MSc at Cass? Aren't they all pretty much the same as you can virtually pick a ton of your classes?

So the question has got to be, why do some people say Cass is not that good? The facilities look amazing, it's right in the middle of the biggest financial center in the world, virtually all bulge bracket banks recruit there and go to the career fair, a lot of people say it's a great school, apparently lots of students land IB FO gigs. So what's the deal?

Is it simply a matter of people having/not having internship experience going in that determines whether or not you'll be satisfied with what the school offers?

p.s. the other day, a friend of mine who has tons of family members that work in banking told me to look into a very good school in London for my master degree. I asked which school. He said "Cass" and talked about how underrated it was and that it places extremely well.

Another general question about the recruiting process for MSc students. I know that usually most of the positions are filled with interns from summer internships, so are people who are attending a one year MSc program at Cass/LSE/etc. applying for grad roles or intern positions after graduation?