Help me make a decision Uk edition

hello guys, to give u some context, my goal is to work in finance/consutling in London. I am not set on IB, I am more leaning towards AM, Corp Banking or consulting. I am open to apply everywhere. I’ll do a masters in economics/economics and finance depending on the university Now I applied to these five universities University of Warwick (its my #1 choice and I know its the best university to go to out of the 5 however I am just saying if I don’t get accepted which is my second best option given the circumstances)

University of Bristol Durham Nottingham University of Manchester (I am leaning towards Manchester because it has a high ranking but I keep seeing posts on WSO thats its not even a semi target at best. Is it only for Investment banking or for all FO roles including consulting?) If you were in my shoes which one would you choose ?

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For us, in terms of # of people from these universities (just current-ish consultants, this is not reflective of odds of offers as I don't know how many apply from each):

  1. Warwick
  2. Durham
  3. Bristol
  4. Nottingham (I came from that one, personally)
  5. Manchester

And I know we have campus events at Warwick, don't know about the others.

 

thanks for the reply, one more question what do you think of city university of london (cass business school) now named bayes as an option compared to the other universities besides Warwick ofc.

 

thanks for the reply, in warwick i have 2 options either a masters in economics or a masters in business and finance at WBS, do u think going for the econ masters will hurt my chances in recruiting or the Warwick brand is all the same for students. Because I find economics much more interesting than finance therefore i can get higher grades

 

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