European/German Undergrads

First of all I am sorry for asking about a topic discussed so many times before.

I am currently a leaving student at a gymnasium —probably graduating with a 1.1/1.2— and trying to pick the best university for my aims. Obviously because I am asking here I aspire to break into finance, preferably IB or even PE if that is possible. Therefore, I think Mannheim or St. Gallen to be the very good choices, however my family is not loaded and hence I lean more towards Mannheim. Yet, I would like to know if St. Gallen's premium over Mannheim is worth it (regarding academics, placement, internships, etc.)? Please consider that I would like to work in London (Frankfurt) or wherever the main European financial capital will be by 2021.

Next a stupid question, is a bachelor sufficient to gain ft employment or is a master needed? Additionally, I'd like to do my master/MBA at a British (or an American) University and would like to know if I should rather study/major in BWL or VWL to maximize my chance of admission.

I appreciate any information/insight you might have! Also, if you know other good schools please let me know. Thank you very much for reading this.

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WHU is up there too but if money is going to be a problem then it's probably out of the picture. I'd say both offer similar chances but St. Gallen might be marginally better. Definitely go with BWL / Business Administration.

A bachelor could be sufficient in case you manage to land and convert a summer internship, even though I'd say master's are increasing in popularity.

 

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