11 Comments
 

You’ll be fine. In the UK uni > course (generally), and A&F would be a ‘target’ course anyway

 

Was going to make a post myself about this, but saw a fair number of A&F students particularly land a lot of great springs at the likes of DE Shaw, Optiver, trading invitationals by Citadel etc. Only (potential) problem I'm not 100% keen on the accountancy part as I have heard generally modules are quite boring / monotonous (feel free to confirm/deny). I would also still like to take some electives in Econ during my degree too, and was wondering if this would be possible to do? On the website it mentions CORE optionals and electives separately in the module section so thought I'd ask what overlaps and generally, what sort of freedom you get to select other modules.

Equally wanted to know if it's the success of the HF society at Warwick leading to a lot of students getting such springs?

Final one but I also had a look on whatdotheyknow.com recently too (which is just an openly available report of all FOIs people send into unis). The offer count seems really odd over the past 2 years for the course. For 2021 there were 1437 offers from 2210 applications (65%) but for 2023 there were only 808 offers from 1718 applications (47%). I know there was a stagger post-COVID so I'm not sure if I'm reading too much into it, but my GCSEs are poor (mainly 5/6s, 2 7s) so I worry I'd get rejected. I'd have 2 preferred subjects (Business/Econ) alongside the Maths at A-Level - so I'm not sure if it makes up for it - but would love to hear your thoughts.

Sorry in advance for the long message

 
Most Helpful
  • So I'm currently in my second year and I did one econ module last year and two this year(which includes econometrics). Econometrics is the hardest module I've done while the other two are some of the easiest ones, and that's the general consensus.
  • I personally enjoy accounting modules and afaik so do others after they initially crack it, which takes time for people who have never studied accounting before uni. There are 2 compulsory accounting modules in your first and second year each, but apart from these, it's your choice on whether you want to continue with it into your third year. I'm not because I chose to do finance and econ modules over the optional accounting modules.
  • CORE modules are the only modules I straight up dislike, but it's compulsory for all WBS students for "all-round development".
  • First year, you can only get 1 elective, rest are compulsory. Second year, you get 3 electives. Third year, it's 7. Personally, I'm not too bothered by not having that many electives in my first and second year as I would've chosen most of them anyways.
  • I don't think the HF society is the only reason people are getting springs. If you're a part of it, it will definitely help in your CV and as a talking point in interviews. But you don't necessarily need it as long as you got other extra-curriculars or work experience.
  • Not sure about the offer rates and how Warwick considers GCSE grades as I didn't study GCSEs. All I know is the Maths grade needs to be good. Eitherways, no point stressing about it and looking into it if you ask me, just have a good mix of difficult and easy to get in universities in your UCAS application and try to do well in your A-levels.

Good luck 

 

Tbh, the econ at uni isn’t so useful in practice anyways. Probably best leveraging the free time you’ll have (some WBS courses are seen as being easier) and focusing on extra stuff e.g. societies, interview prep.

Warwick will get you into the first interview, but it’s by no means a free pass (same as LSE, imperial etc). Recommend you optimise for overall CV/prep rather than just academia, by taking as many ‘practical’ courses as possible.

 

Aut omnis dolores commodi in. Dolorem odit animi omnis voluptate. Voluptate cupiditate incidunt ex distinctio pariatur enim. Est provident vero excepturi.

Natus pariatur fugiat dolor voluptas. Cumque voluptatem maiores accusamus autem. Aliquid a dolor eos sit eos cumque. Libero incidunt velit expedita sunt natus et inventore. Dolor ea vel autem consectetur sunt et. Voluptatem quo id a quisquam.

Incidunt sed explicabo et. Sint veritatis aspernatur dolor nam aliquam sapiente. Maxime aut qui perferendis sequi dolorum unde et.

Minima aut accusantium repudiandae deserunt omnis eum qui. Beatae dolorum maiores ducimus facere. Modi unde qui enim fugit blanditiis. Quidem esse et ex voluptatem dolor dolorum et. In rerum fugit quaerat molestias ullam.

Career Advancement Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.8%
  • Evercore 01 98.2%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.3%
  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (14) $434
  • Associates (44) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (78) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (72) $101
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

“... there’s no excuse to not take advantage of the resources out there available to you. Best value for your $ are the...”

Leaderboard

1
redever's picture
redever
99.2
2
Secyh62's picture
Secyh62
99.0
3
BankonBanking's picture
BankonBanking
99.0
4
kanon's picture
kanon
99.0
5
Betsy Massar's picture
Betsy Massar
98.9
6
DrApeman's picture
DrApeman
98.9
7
dosk17's picture
dosk17
98.9
8
CompBanker's picture
CompBanker
98.9
9
GameTheory's picture
GameTheory
98.9
10
Mimbs's picture
Mimbs
98.8
success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

“... I believe it was the single biggest reason why I ended up with an offer...”