Bocconi, ESADE, ICADE or Bayes

Need help picking a university. Dual UK/EU passport(Swedish). Native English / fluent Spanish. Want to work in London PE/VC/AM/IB. Offers from Bocconi, ESADE, ICADE, Bayes (Inv&RM). Which uni would give me the best chance? I feel maybe 1. Bocconi 2. Bayes 3. Tie ICADE/ESADE. Any guidance much appreciated!!

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Bocconi for sure. Even at the bachelor level their placement into London IB is just behind LSE/UCL. As long as you have good internships/grades/get through the online tests etc. you will be well positioned to getting an interview/offer. Your school matters a lot more in Europe than it does in the US and if you plan on studying outside of the UK you should look at the top 1-3 universities in each country. In my view Bocconi should be first choice outside of the UK. 

 

Bocconi but it is not just behind LSE and UCL. And definitely not the first choice out of Europe considering how bad the Italian economy is doing.

 

Well, since it is Italian it will be behind all UK targets and also the best semi-targets :) (as recruiters will know it less, same with other european schools)

 

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