International Student >>> IB

Hey guys, I am an international student (outside EU). Its my final year at a top 5 UK university. I am doing Econ and expecting a First Class Degree. (3.8+ GPA) I could not get any strong internships due to many reasons, including Visa problems. Is doing a Postgraduate degree on finance, accounting or business at Oxbridge/LSE help me get in to IB or should I try to work in small business to sort my visa sponsorship and then reapply? (I have CFA Level 1 as well) Thanks a lot !!

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What do you think about doing a master in a top school and doing Level 2 CFA meantime? Do you think masters without a high quality work experience qualify me for IB ? thanks for the response..

 
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"lalala12" What do you think about doing a master in a top school and doing Level 2 CFA meantime? Do you think masters without a high quality work experience qualify me for IB ? thanks for the response..

I landed a BB gig after a masters. but that was a while ago and we didn't have any viruses flying around. I never did my CFA but wish I had.

 

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