LBS vs LSE Masters for London IB/PE
My profile:
Undergrad from Engineering College in India with first class honours, 1 year internship at a boutique bank where I worked on collaterals for a $100Mn M&A which fell through, and currently full time at the same bank working on growth equity fundraise mandates, expecting a closure this year.
- What are my chances at getting into LBS MFA and LSE MFE, assuming I get a GRE of around 320-330
- Which is better? LBS I've heard has well structured career services while in LSE you're more on your own. However, the class size increase of LBS to 300 is concerning.
- Do I have a good shot at directly recruiting for PE/VC entry level roles given my background in tech IB, or should I stick to IB recruiting?
Thank you.
There's 2 separate, unrelated questions here:
Whether you'll get in: I'd think you have a decent shot at LBS but you haven't shared what university you went to, what your GPA was (so an 80% is considered a first-class in the college I went to but universities in the UK have their own grading scale for Indian UG colleges and to them an 80% is an upper-second class so you dont know what this ends up being) and what your GMAT/GRE would be. A 330 is on the lower end for an Indian so you'd probably have to shoot for higher than that.
I went to IIT (B/D/M) for undergrad and have a 775 on the GMAT (100th percentile). I got into LBS MFA with the highest scholarship they offer but rejected from LSE. LSE is a crapshoot because of their selection criteria. They disproportionately prefer Econ/finance undergrads (atleast for Asians) and in the past 3 years they usually admit only 10-15 Indians out of the 400 or so that apply. This acceptance rate is significantly lower than what it is for students from UK/EU (The other part of this is that LSE runs these online distance learning programs for undergrad students and atleast half of the admits from India are from their own courses)
What are your plans now?
Any gmat tips lol
So did you get in to LBS or not? Either way stop larping on an online forum.
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Hey! Thanks for the detailed reply.
1. I attended one of the top private eng. colleges in bangalore - think RV/PES/MSRIT/BMS. CGPA Between 8.5 and 9. Haven't taken the GRE yet, but from the mocks I have given and after seeing some of the prep material, I am confident that I'll score 330+. I am assuming my work ex in front office IB in Blr, and the deals that I've worked on will make up for any shortcomings in my Uni brand name or in my GRE.
2. Yeah I realise PE is going to be a moonshot. IB will be a safer bet. What do you mean when you say MFA students don't have a high shot at IB recruiting? As per their employment report, 64% of the class of 2025 placed into IB and PE.
Also, is it worth applying/attending HEC Paris, given the EU visa issues and the language barrier? Also, any other advice you can give me? I'd be very grateful.
Thanks
LBS> LSE for postgrad, it’s not close
LBS is better
There are no "structured career services" like you are used to in India.
You WILL suffer and NOT get a job unless you get a grip, assimilate, and be willing to work hard and network. Just want to make that very clear before you apply under some illusion, somehow get in, and then complain about how difficult it is for Indians (its not).
They know ball^
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