With recruitment for internships and full-time recruitment beginning to pick up the pace, I thought I would mention the fellow British monkeys!
Target Schools:
1. University of Cambridge
1. Oxford University
3. London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
4. Imperial College London
4. University College London (UCL)
6. Warwick University
7. Cass Business School
8. University of St Andrews
9. Durham University
Honourable Mentions
1. University of Leeds
2. University of York
3. University of Bristol
4. University of Manchester
Why this ranking?
I think all of us Brits, can agree that Oxbridge is the top of the top for IB, closely followed by their frenemies at LSE. Then we have the London universities who have the advantage of location over their peers and are able to give access to networking events, and seminars to the BBs, MMs, and EBs! Then we have the Northern Universities and Business Schools. Cass is known to be a top feeder for IB, and the Warwick, Durham band of universities are well-regarded too! Lastly, we have Scotland's most tough university to get into - St Andrews. If they were closer to London, they would probably be 4th on this list.
Lastly, I feel that if you are a student in the UK is going to 1 of the 24 Russell group universities then you are in a favourable position. (Russell =/= Ivy, Russell is based on research output, not necessarily prestige).
I genuinely feel that the Northern powerhouse commonly talked about by British politicians is starting to become a reality, with universities pioneering the effort, Leeds, York, and Manchester are best positioned... York specialises in Biology, Chemistry, and Law (They would be 5th if this was MagicCircleOasis!) they were recently sponsored by Morgan Stanley, with many students getting gigs at Citi, Lazard, Coutts (RBS), and JPM. Leeds is well positioned, with a nearby Rothschild regional office, and intense appreciation from BBs such as Barclays, Citi etc. Being in a bigger city gives them the advantage of a bigger pool of candidates for banks. Manchester is known for Brian Cox (that physics dude who makes BBC documentaries about the planet who isn't David Attenborough) - again, more STEM-oriented like York. Bristol is always seen as a decent uni, and some would argue that it should be in the target column, but I feel it just misses out - mainly from the location. A general all-rounder in subjects and deserves a spot on the list.
Thoughts and comments are appreciated as I want to know what everyone else's thoughts are!
EDIT: OMG I can't believe that Patrick himself linked this thread on his twitter! THANK YOU!
For undergraduate,
Target: Cambridge Oxford LSE Imperial UCL
Inbetween: Warwick
Semi-target: Nottingham Manchester Kings Cass Bristol
The gap between the actual targets and semi-targets are so so far apart imo. At my BB I don't even see anyone from semi-targets, perhaps 1-2 for my entire Analyst class
Warwick is a target
from what I have seen:
Targets (in no particular order): Cambridge Oxford LSE UCL Imperial Warwick LBS
Strong semi - you will get a spot if you put some effort (in no particular order): Edinburgh Bristol Kings Notts Durham St Andrews
Lower Semi (in no particular order): Manchester Bath Exeter Leeds York Cass
By and large, previous posts on this thread are accurate. For the sake of adding my 2¢, I'd say the following: UCL is a good school, however it's very much a secondary option to LSE or Imperial. This is for the simple fact that, if you want to study economics / social science / humanities, you apply to the LSE; if you want to study anything scientific or otherwise quantitatively focused, you apply to Imperial; if you fail to get into either of those, you go to UCL.