UCD Econ, Maths, Stats vs Durham Finance vs Nottingham Financial Maths
UK student applying for unis in Ireland, and unsure of Ireland placement for IB/PE recruiting in London. I’ve heard that UCD Econ/EconFinance is a target course for london, but I wonder how their Bsc Econ,Maths,Stats degree places for IB especially since I would prefer to do a slightly quantitative degree to keep my options open for the future. Also not sure how UCD compares to UK semi targets like Durham Finance and Nottingham.
As background I am Irish. I didn't go to UCD or through the IB pipeline but I do no how the Irish courses stack up. Ireland doesn't rank people based on what uni they are in like the UK; we only have 6 or so in total. We rank people based off what courses they do.
In UCD Ec & Fi is a highly rated course. In 2024 you had to get 625 points in your leaving cert to get in; this is the maximum points you can get in the Leaving Cert.
For straight Econ the minimum score to get in was 532 points (a decent but not great score). I am not in IB but I would be very suprised if it was viewed as highly.
It is much harder for an UK student to get into an Irish Uni compared to an Irish student so your probably better off going for Durham or Nottingham.
Yes, it is relatively difficult to get into a top degree in Ireland, but a main benefit is that there is no reliance on predicted grades, part of the reason I want to apply. Would recruiters in London care about the subject studied of an Irish degree/competitiveness of the degree as you say Irish employers do, or would they not really care?
I agree
Again I am not in IB but from what I've seen of recruiters if its something they are unfamiliar with recruiters will place a low weight on it. Straight economics in Ireland isn't highly regarded so the only people who would know wouldn't but a tone of stock in it. If I could chose between EC in Durham and UCD I would chose Durham.
Can’t really provide any colour on UCD although have seen some alumni in Ldn IBD.
Would advise Notts Maths + Finance over Durham Finance. Reason being Notts/Durham are both equally semi-targets (no big difference in career prospects from the uni brand) but the maths element at Notts will open more doors (HF) + make you seem smarter over doing pure finance.
From an academic standpoint IMO you should spend your undergrad studying a traditional degree as opposed to pure finance, where there are plenty of vocational-style MSc Finance courses you could do if you wanted.
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