Looking to see which would be better for BB recruiting in general (US or UK, I have reason to work in either). Would be doing business/finance at UVA (McIntire) vs. economics/math at LSE. It'd be great to just hear which alums you tend to see more.
Thank in advance for the help.
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Pretty simple. Want to work in USA go to UVA. Want to work in UK/Europe go to LSE.
LSE will have everything you need for BB recruiting, but you will be up against much harder competition
L to the S to the E
LSE->Europe UVA->US One point to add: if you are looking for a career in Asia (esp. HK), then by all means go to LSE. I have seen far more LSE grads in HK/Mainland BBs.
UVA doesn't have OCR for DB, BAML, or MS
This is incorrect for MS, and there was BAML SA recruiting as recently as 1 year ago.
LSE!
LSE
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