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Hi there, 

I am able to (relatively) comment on this without doxxing myself too much as I am still studying at uni for a masters on top of my BSc abroad. 

TLDR: Yes, it's a good course at a good university. Just join the banking societies there (investment, I think it was ranked no. 1 in the UK in 2023 for business and finance societies) and you'll be all good! 

Imperial has a very good network for breaking into IB as of recently. It has the best finance society (at imperial it's called the "investment" society) in the country as of recently (I think they won 1st place) and they have good events such as lectures, opportunities to be a part of the society's investment fund and they place very well in BB and EB. 

Now, I know it's not exactly LSE or Oxbridge but it's still a target nonetheless so you'll still have to work slightly harder to make the grade. 

The only caveat is that the new course is partially set up by the business school, which isn't a STEM-based subject and is not a target. If you can spin the course with a critical STEM component (mainly maths), then you are able to benefit from its target status. 

Edit: they did come first place. you can see it here. (LinkedIn)

These opinions are my own by the way so you may find opinions differ, but feel free to message me if you have any other questions. 

 

Degree doesn't matter, only university does - Imperial is a target irrespective of degree, just a small correction. 

Target degrees exist at Masters, not Bachelors.

Thank you for the correction!

 

I think that if u choose imperial for break in IB is a good choice, if u like the program and you want that UK network go for it hands down

 

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