(Both offer received) London Business School MiF vs Cambridge MFin

Hello guys,

I know there are similar posts in the forum but they seem to be outdated (~2013), so I thought it might be a good idea to create a new post for discussion. As the title mentioned, I have an offer from London Business School MiF and Cambridge Judge MFin so I am deciding which school I should pick. 

For my background, I am 26 years old Asian with work experience in Big Four Corporate Finance and currently working at a Fintech startup for capital raising & corporate development. I am targeting IB jobs in London after grad (I am also open to working in Asia in case if it doesn't work out). 

I have come up with some Pros & Cons for each school: 

LBS

Pros:

  • Based in London and will go hard in networking (depends on COVID situation) 
  • Probably one of the best business school in Europe (For Masters)
  • Excellent networking events and student activities 
  • Strong alumni network globally 

Cons: 

  • Less well known in Asia 
  • More expensive as the living standard in London is high

Cambridge Judge 

Pro:

  • Great campus life 
  • Great programme structure (Consulting project working with large corp directly, etc.)
  • Also excellent networking events
  • Higher employment stats to IB 
  • More well known globally

Cons

  • Judge's business school is fairly new and lower ranking (Based on FT) 

(Disclaimer: I didn't plan to apply for MBA solely because I am looking for a finance specialised degree.)

Would be great to hear advice from you guys. Many thanks in advance. 

5 Comments
 

Just a quick comment on cons of LBS. It's fairly well known in Asia i.e. no one is gonna stop you coz you are from LBS in Asia

 

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