Are UK undergrads competitive against Europeans for FT recruiting?

As the title says. I always see Europeans for FT and SA recruiting with like 3 different internships already under the belt and many with Masters degrees... When it comes to FT recruiting, and the UK undergrad only has the one IBD SA, are they given a fair chance/looked at compared to their European counterparts?

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