EDHEC vs WHU vs ESCP vs ESSEC vs HSG in Finance/Investment Banking

Hi all. I would like to ask the tier ranking for opportunities in London for these DACH and French schools. Through personal searches WHU is number 1 in Germany for MSc Finance so I sort of put it like this:

HSG < WHU < ESCP < EDHEC

Where would ESSEC place itself? Above WHU? And what about Frankfurt and HSG?

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Any other opinions guys? I’m especially hesitating on joining whu over escp for working in London later. Escp are seen as spoilt brats right?

 

Huge amount of students (1000ish per year) and huge fees. There’s quality on the top but large amounts of “living the European city life” kids with horrible grades and bad behavior that completely repulse recruitment. That’s what I’ve heard

 

If you speak French go to EDHEC and if you speak German go to HSG. EDHEC is really great and I wish I had known this before doing my MSc. They have very good rapports with French banks and they'll help you get multiple internships during you masters. Recruiting to London full-time or off-cycle with multiple internships and a masters is an extremely good advantage. The same goes for HSG but I hear it's a tough programme overall 

 

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